Pandelela tells how Sukma and a white lie turned her career around


PETALING JAYA: Diver Pandelela Rinong’s face lit up when the name of Malaysia Games (Sukma) surfaced.

It’s not because her home state Sarawak will play host from Aug 17-24 but the Olympian credited Sukma as the reason for fanning the flames in her to what has been an illustrious career over decades for her.

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