Jackie Wong is first national athlete to test positive for Covid-19
Monday, 16 Mar 2020 02:36 PM MYTNational hammer throw record holder Jackie Wong Siew Cheer has tested positive for Covid-19. — Picture via Twitter/kl2017
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16 — National hammer throw record holder Jackie Wong Siew Cheer has tested positive for Covid-19 today.Jackie is one of Malaysia’s most consistent athletes breaking the national record 17 times. The latest was in last August during the Malaysian Closed Athletics Championships. The 28-year-old’s throw of 68.22m at the National Sports Complex Training Track here shattered his previous record of 67.31m, set at the South Korea Championships in June 2019.
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