Turning on the heat


Full of determination: Cheong Jun Hoong made a remarkable comeback from injury to book the Olympics ticket at the Diving World Cup in Tokyo.

KUALA LUMPUR: Coach Yang Zhuliang will double up the training load for diver Cheong Jun Hoong now that she has been given the green light to compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo after all.

In a surprise turn of events, world governing aquatics body FINA have given the 2017 platform world champion Jun Hoong an Olympic spot for the Tokyo Games following a successful appeal from the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).

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