PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will be left with only one representative in the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Indonesia SEA Games following Amy Kwan’s withdrawal due to injury.
Malaysia will now bank on Lee Wan Nin to win the solitary gold medal on offer in the rhythmic event when the one-day competition is held in Palembang on Nov 19.
Team manager Petrina Low said that Amy had a stress fracture on her left leg and deemed unfit by the doctors to compete.
“There is only one gold medal on offer in the SEA Games this time. Previously, rhythmic offered six gold medals and Malaysia are usually the biggest winners,” said Petrina.
“We still have Wan Nin and we hope she will stay in good condition to keep Malaysia’s flag flying high in the event.”
Petrina said that the dwindling numbers in the senior team was not a big concern as she felt that there was talent aplenty in the National Junior Championships held in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur’s Fatin Zakira Jalani stole the show when she won four gold medals – one team and three individuals.
In the individual all-around, a consistent Fatin had a total score of 69.499 points to bag the gold. Her team-mate Olivia Tai also did quite well to win two gold medals with strong performances in the hoop and ribbon events.
“The juniors did well and showed that they are on the right track for the future,” said Petrina.
Results
Team: 1. Kuala Lumpur 225.145, 2. Selangor 209.846, 3. Pahang 189.913.
Individual all-around: 1. Fatin Zakira Jalani (Kul) 69.499, 2. Olivia Tai (Kul) 68.140, 3. Ooi Emma (Kul) 66.390.
Hoop: 1. Olivia Tai (Kul) 24.116, 2. Fatin Zakira Jalani (Kul) 23.983, 3. Ooi Emma (Kul) 22.783.
Ball: 1. Fatin Zakira Jalani (Kul) 23.116, 2. Emma Ooi (Kul) 22.183, 3. Olivia Tai (Kul) 21.875.
Clubs: 1. Fatin Zakira Jalani (Kul) 22.400, 2. Shak Yuki (Sel) 21.708, 3. S. Shasangari (Kul) 21.116.
Ribbon: 1. Olivia Tai (Kul) 22.149, 2. Emma Ooi (Kul) 21.424, 3. Veronica Au Wei Ran (Sel) 20.808.
