Olympic-bound swimmer Lai Kwan quits national team


PETALING JAYA: Swimmer Chui Lai Kwan, one of the two Malaysian women – along with Khoo Cai Lin – to have met the qualifying marks for the London Olym­pics so far, has dropped a bombshell by quitting the national team.

Lai Kwan, citing burnout as a reason, said she wants to take a break for the rest of the year and does not want to swim at the Indonesia SEA Games.

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