Aaliyah bags first podium finish at US Junior Masters

Well done: Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah posing for a photograph after bagging the silver in the tricks event of the Nautique Waterski US Junior Masters at the Callaway Gardens in Atlanta on Saturday.

PETALING JAYA: Hats off to teenager Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah. The 14-year-old added another feather to her growing list of achievements when she bagged a first-ever podium finish with a silver in the tricks event at the prestigious Nautique Waterski US Junior Masters at the Callaway Gardens in Atlanta.

Aaliyah, a triple gold medallist at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games last year, had taken second spot in the first round with a score of 6,530 points which was good enough for her to make the top-three skiers for the final on Saturday.