Rachel looks forward to first meet after return from long layoff


Back in action: Rachel Yeoh Li Wen returned to training two months ago after undergoing surgery following a fall from the balance beam before the Commonwealth Games in July last year. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: National artistic gymnast Rachel Yeoh Li Wen is returning from a lengthy layoff to compete in the Polka Mixed Team competition in Stuttgart, Germany, in March.

The 24-year-old Rachel had been out of competitive action since undergoing the first and second metatarsal bone fusion surgery on her foot in August following a fall from the balance beam while training for the Commonwealth Games in July.

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