Exodus of Amy Kwan and Co to Singapore as gymnastic coaches highlights sad reality at home


Huge gain for Lion City: ex-rhythmic gymnast Amy Kwan made the country proud by winning a gold in the ribbon apparatus and a few other medals at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

PETALING JAYA: The exodus of former national gymnasts to Singapore for a better future as coaches is a painful reality check for Malaysia.

Over the last five years, nine national gymnasts Amy Kwan, Tracie Ang, Noor Hasleen Fatihin Hasnan, Jaime Lee Yoke Jeng, Azham Afzanizam, Chau Jern Rong, Mohd Hamzarudin Nordin, Khairul Rasul Hilmi and Tan Fu Jie have taken up lucrative offers from Singapore as club coaches.

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