Former world champ Jun Hoong open to becoming national diving coach
TANJUNG MALIM: After stepping back following her retirement, Malaysia’s only world champion diver, Cheong Jun Hoong, is willing to help rebuild the national diving team.
TANJUNG MALIM: After stepping back following her retirement, Malaysia’s only world champion diver, Cheong Jun Hoong, is willing to help rebuild the national diving team.
Diver Cheong Jun Hoong has willed herself to carry on numerous times but the odds were always against her.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former diving world champion Cheong Jun Hoong announced her retirement from the sport on Tuesday.
Results wise, Malaysian aquatics is so diluted this year, hardly any achievements in the pool, hardly a ripple of excitement.
Coach Yang Zhuliang hopes he will be given a chance to train national diver Cheong Jun Hoong for next year’s assignments.
The national camp in Tokyo is keeping a close watch on diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri who is feeling under the weather.
Can Malaysia win their first ever Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games? The Sports Ministry are certainly confident after setting a three-medal target, one of which is gold, for the 30 athletes who will be carrying Malaysia’s hopes across 10 sports when the Games officially open on Friday.
Cheong Jun Hoong is already feeling the pressure of expectations ahead of the Tokyo Games, but coach Yang Zhuliang believes she will be stronger and meaner in her third Olympic outing.