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Yap Sean Yee of Malaysia competes in the women’s high jump final during the athletics event at the 28th Southeast Asian Games . — BernamaNational high jumper, Yap Sean Yee soared her way to the gold medal on the fourth day of the 30th SEA Games athletics competition here yesterday.
She shared the gold with Thailand’s Wanida Boonwan who also recorded the same height on the fifth attempt, while Pham Thin Diem of Vietnam secured the bronze with a jump of 1.78m. “This gold have certainly made up for the disappointment of losing the gold two years ago, but I’m actually a bit disappointed after failing to match my personal best of 1.83m,“ she told reporters when met after the event.
Earlier, national 110m hurdler, Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian, despite clocking 13.97 seconds, failed to defend the gold he won in 2017 after being pipped at the tape by the host nation’s naturalised athlete Clinton Kingsley Bautista. The competition technical team awarded Clinton the gold on photo finish.Two other national athletes, Choo Kang Ni and Queenie Ting Kung Ni, had to be contended with the silver and bronze in the women’s discuss throw event, recording a best distance of 47.02m and 45.
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