Malaysia unearth new heroes in scaled-down Games


Lesson learnt: Asian Games-bound Khiew Hoe Yean missed out on a place in the 400m freestyle final. – AFP

PETALING JAYA: The Glasgow Commonwealth Games may have been a scaled-down edition, but it still served its purpose by uncovering new talents.

It also gave few athletes valuable exposure ahead of the Asian Games in Japan next month.

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