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Banking on Divers SLIM HOPES: Absence of Top Trio Could Dampen Gold Prospects AQUATICS Cheong Jun Hoong will spearhead the Malaysian challenge. Banking on divers SLIM HOPES: Absence of top trio could dampen gold prospects AJITPAL SINGH et, who is sitting for exams. the Sea Aquatic Championships in [email protected] Zhiayi, a back-up member for the Singapore in June." 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Meanwhile, the three-member has been making steady progress in swimming squad failed to win a diving team will be counted junior competitions. She finished medal against a world class field in A onDEPLETEDfor medals infive-memberthe ongoing fifth in the girls' platform Group B Dubai but Olympian Khoo Cai Lin Asian Aquatics Championships in (14-15) final at last month's World and Kevin Yeap made the n!ition Dubai after Malaysia returned Junior Championships in Adelaide proud by earning two quota spots empty-handed from the just con• and also won two ,gold fpr Federal each for next year's World Cham• cluded swimming and synchro• Territories at the Malaysia Games pionships in Spain. nised swimming competitions. in Kuantan in June. Cai Lin did not record a good With the absence of Olympic But the Asian meet will offer a time in the women's freestyle final bronze medallist Pandelela Ri• tougher contest for Zhiayi as she but her 4:17.88 gave her fifth plac• nong, Leong Mun Yee and Bryan will face world class divers from ing on Saturday. She also surpassed Nickson Lomas, the team, led by China, North Korea and Japan. the world mecetqualifying time of Sea Games champion Cheong Jun China are unlikely to field 4:18.55. Hoong, only have a medal chance Olympic champion Chen Ruolin It was enough for the Cai Lin to in the women's 3-metre spring• but are still sending national team earn a second quota spot after board individual discipline as Chi• divers and should have no problem achieving her first in the 800m na and Japan have registered their doing what is expected of them. freestyle at the London Olympics. best divers. "My degree of difficulty. is still low. She swam a commendable 8:49.96 Wendy Ng, Loh Zhiayi, Ooi Tze I am here to gain experiei;lce. I am to finish fourth in the 800m final Liang and Chew Yiwei make up the aware competing at the senior level . on Sunday. squad for the event which starts on is so much different than the junior," Kevin dipped below the world Thursday. said Zhiayi in Dubai yesterday. meet qualifying time in the men's Zhiayi, 15, who specialises in "But the coach told me to treat it 400m and 1,500m freestyle events. women's platform, wants to make just like any competition. I have In synchronised swimming, the an impact on her first major tour• been training hard after the world Lee sisters - Zyanne and Zylane • nament in Dubai. junior meet, so I am really looking finished fifth in free duet· with The debutante was only selected forward to the competition. 73.650 points. Olympic bronze to fill the void left by an injured "It's only my second senior ap• medallists China won the compe• Pandelela, and Traisy Vivien Tuki- pearance after a fruitful outing at tition with 94.210 points. CYCLING Lauretta tal,es centre stage THE honours among the boys were Abdul Karim (Pelapis); Skm scratch evenly spread, while national junior race: 1 Azrul Taufiq Anuar (Pelapis) Lauretta Eva Adrian remained a 6:37.825s, 2 Mohd Zawawi Azman (Prk), 3 dominant force among the girls in Mohd Syafiq Syazwan Zainuddin the second leg of the SportExcel Na• (Pelapis). tional Junior Circuit (Track) at the Under-16 - 200m sprint: Mohd Fir• Kuala Lumpur Velodrome over the daus Mohd Zonis (Pelapis) bt Mohd Fad• weekend. hil Mohd Zonis (Sel) 2-0, Third: Moham• Amid more calls for the country's mad Shariz Efendi Mohd Shahrin (Sel) bt first indoor velodrome's construc• Asyraf Nairn Ying (Pelapis) 2-1; Team tion to be speeded up - rain dis• sprint: 1Selangor, 2 TMISS, 3 Perak; 3km rupted events on Friday and Sat• individual pursuit: 1 Mohd Hishamudin urday, while length of events held on Jaafar (TMISS), 2 A1<mal Hakim Zakaria Sunday had to be shortened • (Sel), 3 Ahmad Najib Ismail (Ter); 3km Pelapis rider Lauretta featured in all team pursuit: 1 Teng1<u Mah1<ota Ismail four under-18 girls' finals. Sports School 3:50.125s, 2 Selangor The Sabah-born Lauretta won the 3:51.767s, 3 Kuala Lumpur 3:54.911s; 3km 200m sprint, 50Om time trial and scratch race: 1 Mohd Faqih Nairn Abdul scratch race, but had to settle for Samad (ASZU) 7:11.438s, 2 A1<mal Hal<im second in the 2km individual pur• Zal<aria (Sel), 3 Muhammad Amirul Am• suit won by fellow Pelapis rider Nu• ran (TMISS). rul Nadia Mohd Fauzi. Girls' Under-iS - 200m sprint: 1 Lau• The new breed of Perak riders did retta Eva Adrian (Pelapis) bt Nurul Aidil• provide an eye-opener as they bat• lina Adilla Sam (KL) 2-0; Third: Siti tled the Pelapis riders in the under• Aishah Elias (Pah) bt Fatin Syafawani Mo• 18boys' races. hd Sani (NS) 2-1; 500m time trial: 1 Lau• Mohd Zawawi Azman was a retta Eva Adrian (Pelapis) 40.3s, 2 Nurul name worth noting, as he took Aidillina Adilla Sam (KL) 42.39s, 3 Pelapis rider Syafiq Shazwan Zain• Nursyahmira Anis Saidi Ahmad 42.74s; uddin to three heats in the 200m 2km individual pursuit: 1 Nurul Nadia sprint final, before losing and al• Mohd Fauzi (Pelapis), 2 Lauretta Eva most took a surprise victory in the Adrian (Pelapis), 3 Nurul Aidillina Adilla lkm time trial. Sam (KL); 3km scratch race: 1 Lauretta Zawawi clocked one minute 15.561 Eva Adrian (Pelapis) 4:45.874s, 2 Nurul seconds in the lkm time trial to set• Nadia Mohd Fauzi (Pelapis), 3 Fatin tle for second with Syafiq Shazwan Syafawani Mohd Sani (NS). taking the win by the skin of his Under-16 - 200m sprint: Nurul Alissa teeth with a time of 1:15.228s.Za• Mohd Azman (Sel) bt Nurasyiqin Mohd wawi also got on the podium with a Sajihan (Sel) 2-0, Third: Siti Nur Afiqah second place in Hie scratch race and Abdul Razal< (Ter) bt Siti Zulai1<ha Ham• third in the individual pursuit. dan (Joh) 2-1; SOOm time trial: 1Nurjeha Results (all finals) - Boys' Under-1S Iwani Roslan (Pelapis) 42.8s, 2 Nurul Alis• 200m sprint: Mohd Syafiq Shazwan sa Mohd Azman (Sel) 43.78s, 3 Zainuddin (Pelapis) bt Mohd Zawawi Az• Nur1<hairunnisatul Aina binti Mohd Fad• man (Prk) 2-1; Third: Iskandar Fitri Ah• zli (PLN Sel) 43.835; 2km individual mad Sabti (Ter) bt Mohd Azwan Othman pursuit: 1 Sian Wilson (KL), 2 Nurjeha (Prk) 2-1; 1km time trial: 1 Mohd Syafiq Iwani Roslan (Pelapis), 3 Nuratikah Fati• Shazwan Zainuddin (Pelapis) 1:15.228s, 2 ha Abdul Latif (TMISS); 3km scratch Mohd Zawawi Azman (Prk) 1:15.5615, 3 race: 1 Norris Aqilla Samsudin (Pah) Iskandar Fitri Ahmad Sabti (Ter) 1:17.881s; 4:45.219s, 2 Nur1<hairunnisatul Aina Mo• Team sprint: 1 Pelapis,. 2 Peral<, 3 PLN hd Fadzli (PLN Sel), 3 Nuratikah Fatiha Terengganu; 3km individual pursuit: 1 Abd Latif (TMISS); Team sprint: 1 Se• Mohd Firdaus Suardi (Pelapis), 2 Azrul langor, 2 PLN Selangor, 3 Pahang. By Arnaz Taufiq Anuar (Pelapis), 3 Mohd Firdaus M.Khairul.
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