Last-minute entrant came within a whisker of a medal


So near yet so far: Sydney Chin just missed out on a bronze medal in the woman’s tajiquan and tajijian all-round wushu competition yesterday. — S.S.Kanesan/The Star

THE future is certainly looking bright for wushu exponent Sydney Chin.

The 24-year-old was not included in the initial Hangzhou Asian Games squad but the last-minute entrant came close to becoming the first medal winner for the Malaysian contingent yesterday.

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