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Kon Lee nets OCM's top award

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil hands over the Overall OCM-Milo 2010 Women and Sports Overall award to netball coach Choo Kon Lee at Wisma OCM, yesterday. Looking on is OCM president Tengku Imran Tuanku Jaafar. — Picture by Fariz Iswadi Ismail
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil hands over the Overall OCM-Milo 2010 Women and Sports Overall award to netball coach Choo Kon Lee at Wisma OCM, yesterday. Looking on is OCM president Tengku Imran Tuanku Jaafar. — Picture by Fariz Iswadi Ismail
 
NETBALL coach Choo Kon Lee was honoured with the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)-Milo 2010 Women and Sports Overall award yesterday after leading Malaysia to four Asian Youth Championship titles. Wong Long Choy and Kok Mee Foong, parents of badminton player Wong Mew Choo, were awarded the Women and Sport Partnership prize while table tennis coach and umpire Christina Chee Shin Liang won the Leadership award.

Former national football player Normala Abd Rashid received the award for Development of Sports in the Community for her tireless efforts in promoting the development of women's football and netball in the country.

The Grassroots Development award went to former Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia treasurer Lucy Read while Berita Harian journalist Jamhariah Jaafar claimed the Women Sports Journalism award.
About three-quarters of the national netball team came through Bukit Jalil Sports School, where the players are developed by physical education graduate Kon Lee.

Her work has seen BJSS gain an international reputation and receive numerous invites to competitions in Australia and South Africa.

Kon Lee's greatest achievement, however, was leading Malaysia to four Asian youth titles which has made her a much sought after instructor for coaching courses, clinics and seminars.

Mew Choo credits her parents for their "unconditional support" and motivation which made her the player she is today, leading to OCM to recognise her parents for their pivotal role in her development as a world-class player.

Christina has been instrumental in developing 45 state women coaches and 15 international women umpires, having herself developed into an international level two coaching instructor.

Normala started the USM-Milo Netball Carnival in 1991 which has since expanded to involve over 100 teams and she is now attached with the Perak Sports Council where she helped produce Malaysia Games gold medallists.

Lucy has served Sarawak squash for 20 years, helping the state develop several national players, including Asian champion Azlan Iskandar.


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