Young gymnast Marissa vaults to historic bronze after timely message from Farah


Fruitful outing: (from left) Coach Lachezar Kirilov Bogomilov, Hannah Yasmeen Mazwan, Marissa Zaiful Azlan and coach Nataliya Sinkova posing for a photograph at the Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena.

PETALING JAYA: A personal message from idol Farah Ann Abdul Hadi did the trick for young artistic gymnast Marissa Zaiful Azlan.

Motivated to impress her role model, Marissa went on to win a historic bronze medal for Malaysia in the Asian Junior Championships with a powerful show in the vault event at the Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena yesterday.

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