In with a chance: S. Kisona, who replaced 2017 SEA Games gold medallist Goh Jin Wei, went on to win the women’s singles title at the Philippines Games last year.
KUALA LUMPUR: National shuttler S. Kisona, who came in as a replacement and then shot to fame with an unexpected women’s singles gold medal at the last SEA Games, has been nominated for the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM)-100PLUS 2019 Athlete of the Year award.
The 21-year-old’s fighting spirit helped Malaysia successfully defend the gold medal won by Goh Jin Wei at the 2017 Games in Kuala Lumpur. Kisona had been a replacement for Jin Wei, who fell ill before the Games.
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