Blood, sweat, tears – and untold truth behind goodbyes – what’s next?

TWO prominent Malaysian athletes – gymnasts Farah Ann Abdul Hadi and high jumper Lee Hup Wei bid farewell to their respective sports last month for different reasons. Farah decided to end her more than a decade-long career while Hup Wei did not make the cut for his last SEA Games fling, ending his 18-year career.

In the case of the artistic gymnastic queen Farah, it was pretty straightforward.