The glitter of youth


POISE, grace, youthful exuberance and tenacity – these traits best describe our young athletes that aced their first Commonwealth Games assignment.

The likes of weightlifter Mohd Aniq Kasdan, rhythmic gymnast Ng Joe Ee, national badminton singles player Ng Tze Yong and women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah showed that they headed to Birmingham not for exposure but to compete for medals.

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