Keng Liat’s Olympics debut at 15 set the stage for historic achievements


One of a kind: Alex Lim Keng Liat is relatively short for his sport but made giant strides for Malaysian swimming.

STARRY-eyed swimmer Alex Lim Keng Liat was still a month shy of turning 16 when he set foot in the athletes’ dining hall at the Olympic Village in Atlanta, United States.

Sitting and having their meal was basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Johnson, who was in 1996 the face of world athletics.

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