‘Burger champ’ has something right up her alley


A whopper: Alia with her new creation ‘The Bet’.

PETALING JAYA: It was a chant so delicious that it whetted national shooter Alia Sazana Azahari’s appetite for gold.

Six years ago, cheers of “burger, burger” from her teammates inspired Alia to beat homester Teh Xiu Hong 7-1 to top the 25m pistol event in the 2015 Singapore SEA Games.

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