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A village carries the nation’s weight

By D. RAJ
Historic lift: Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz competing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, where she became her country’s first gold medallist. — Reuters

After producing a Filipina champion, Kesang Tua could be grooming a Malaysian Olympic gold medallist

TUCKED away in a rural corner of Melaka, Kesang Tua is a quiet village with more durian plantations and livestock farms than anything else.

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Kesang Tua , Malaysian Olympic gold medallist , Filipina , Hidilyn Diaz , Tokyo 2020 Olympics , Ahmad Janius Abdullah , weightlifting , Thailand , Nakhon Ratchasima , 2032 Games Brisbane

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