THE four-year Commonwealth Games gymnastics development programme is
beginning to bear fruit.
Among the most improved '98 Games trainees are Au Li Yen, K. Kavitha and
Chang Siew Ting, who helped Malaysia grab five gold medals at the Sea
Games in Jakarta two months ago.
The junior boys' and girls' squads also made waves recently when they
won four and six golds respectively at the Seagcon-Milo Junior
Championships.
Rhythmic gymnasts Goh Yi Wei, S. Priya Devi and Teh Ya Li also grabbed
five of the six gold medals at stake for the Malaysians to record an
impressive haul of 15 golds out of the 20 on offer.
This left coaches and participants from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines
and Singapore wondering what the Malaysian formula for success is.
Rather than rest on the laurels, the Malaysian Gymnastics Federation
(MGF) have drawn up a blueprint that would surely maintain a steady pool
of gymnasts for future.
"A new batch of youngsters are already being groomed under the guidance
of foreign coaches. They need the same kind of treatment the Commonwealth
Games trainees had receive if they hoped to make waves," said MGF
secretary N. Shanmugarajah.
The trainees are being housed in a boarding school and given special
training which includes a coach and nutritionist.
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beginning to bear fruit.
Among the most improved '98 Games trainees are Au Li Yen, K. Kavitha and
Chang Siew Ting, who helped Malaysia grab five gold medals at the Sea
Games in Jakarta two months ago.
The junior boys' and girls' squads also made waves recently when they
won four and six golds respectively at the Seagcon-Milo Junior
Championships.
Rhythmic gymnasts Goh Yi Wei, S. Priya Devi and Teh Ya Li also grabbed
five of the six gold medals at stake for the Malaysians to record an
impressive haul of 15 golds out of the 20 on offer.
This left coaches and participants from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines
and Singapore wondering what the Malaysian formula for success is.
Rather than rest on the laurels, the Malaysian Gymnastics Federation
(MGF) have drawn up a blueprint that would surely maintain a steady pool
of gymnasts for future.
"A new batch of youngsters are already being groomed under the guidance
of foreign coaches. They need the same kind of treatment the Commonwealth
Games trainees had receive if they hoped to make waves," said MGF
secretary N. Shanmugarajah.
The trainees are being housed in a boarding school and given special
training which includes a coach and nutritionist.
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