NAYPYITAW: It may have nothing to do with Malaysia but one can’t help but feel for Filipino swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi, who had to surrender the gold medal she won in the women’s 100m freestyle on the opening night of pool action on Thursday.
The London Olympics swimmer had won narrowly over two Singaporean rivals to become the first Filipino woman swimmer to triumph at the SEA Games since Akiko Thomson won in 1995 in Manila.
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