PETALING JAYA: High jumper Lee Hup Wei and bowler Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman are the favourites to win the 2005 Milo Sportsboy and Sportsgirl awards inPutrajaya on Monday.
Hup Wei will compete with fencer Mohd Kaharuddin Ashah and chess player Zarul Shazwan for the Sportsboy award. Hup Wei is the clear favourite, having won the goldmedal at the National Schools (MSSM) Championships in Penang last year. He is now the country’s top high jumper, having set a personal best of 2.20m at the inauguralMalaysian Education Institute of Sports (Sipma) competition in Seremban in September.