M’sia name big team but set modest SEA Games target in the pool


Someone to rely on: Khiew Hoe Yean has been in record-breaking form this season where he won silver at the World University Games in Berlin last month. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Aquatics (MA) will field a full squad in all five disciplines at the Thailand SEA Games for the first time but they are keeping their medal ambitions in check.

Deputy president Marilyn Chua said they would have to depend on swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean again to deliver gold as it would be tough for the others to deliver.

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