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Tracie, See Teng Get Chance To Impress At The World Cup

PETALING JAYA: Tracie Ang and Cheong See Teng have a chance to vault Malaysian women’s artistic gymnastics to greater heights once again after the sport has been in the doldrums for almost two years.

The duo will be out to impress the selectors at the World Cup, which will start in Paris today.

Motivated: Tracie Ang and Cheong See Teng (below, left) aim to lift Malaysian women’s artistic gymnastics out of the doldrums.

A good showing will ensure that Malaysian women gymnasts are represented in the artistic event at the Commonwealth Games in India in October.

The Paris outing is the team’s first international tournament this year.

The women’s artistic team have been in cold storage following the lack of outstanding results and the retirement of Nurul Fatiha Abdul Hamid after the 2007 SEA Games in Korat has left a huge void in the squad.

Chan Sau Wah shone briefly when she won a gold medal at the Korat SEA Games before sinking into oblivion.

Malaysian Gymnastics Federation (MGF) secretary N. Shanmugarajah said they wanted full representation at the Commonwealth Games.

“The focus may have been more on rhythmic gymnastics and the men’s artistic over the last two years. There were times when we were unable to send women’s artistic gymnasts out for competition because of a lack of depth in the team,” said Shanmugarajah.

“We hope that the situation will change this year.

“We are sending Tracie and See Teng out for the first time this year. They have done well in training and we need to gauge their performances in a competitive field.

“They need to do well so that we can justify their inclusion in the Commonwealth Games. This Games is one of our main targets this year,” said Shanmugarajah.

Both Tracie and See Teng are making a grand comeback after going through dark moments in their respective careers.

They had been bugged by a series of injuries but currently, the duo are showing better grip in their game under the guidance of Russian coach Mikhail Gutsalyuk.