Chopping kick: Che Chew Chan (left) in action against Uzbekistan’s Evgeniya Karimova in the women’s 67kg category at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
PONTIAN is a beautiful coastal town in Johor used to be known for its pineapple plantations and fishing.
But not many are aware that it has produced an Olympian athlete in Che Chew Chan.
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