Pandelela becomes youngest winner, thanks to her family


ENCOURAGEMENT from her brother and other family members inspired young Pandelela Rinong to play her part with Cheong Jun Hoong in retaining the women’s 10m platform synchronised diving title for Malaysia at the Aquatics Centre in the Korat Sports Complex yesterday. 

And in doing so, the 14-year-old Sarawakian became the youngest Malaysian gold medallist in SEA Games diving. Farah Begum Abdullah was 15 when she won the first-ever gold for Malaysia in the sport at the 1999 Brunei Games. 

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