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 in Putrajaya 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 gold medal at the National Schools (MSSM) Championships in Penang last year. He is now the countrys top high jumper, having set a personal best of 2.20m at the inaugural Malaysian Education Institute of Sports (Sipma) competition in Seremban in September.