Prepma defend selection decision but Zy’s still holding out hope


Splashing show: Zy Lee Kher won two bronze at the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Para Swimming Association (Prepma) have defended that they were fair in their selection for the Paris Paralympics in August.

Prepma have chosen Nur Syaiful Zulkafli and Imaan Aiman Redzuan instead of Zy Lee Kher to fill up the two slots given by World Para Swimming (WPS) although all three have qualified under the minimum qualifying standard (MQS) for the Paralympics.

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