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Adik beradik Yoong harum nama negara

 
Phillipa Yoong (kiri) dan Aaliyah (didukung oleh Alexander Yoong) mengharumkan nama negara pada Kejohanan Ski Air Asia IWWF di Korea Selatan, semalam. 
 
KUALA LUMPUR - Adik beradik Yoong, Phillipa dan Aaliyah meneruskan kejaguhan mereka di pentas antarabangsa dengan kejayaan terbaru meraih emas pada Kejohanan Ski Air Asia IWWF yang berakhir di Chuncheon, Korea Selatan, semalam.

Kakak, Phillipa menjuarai acara slalom terbuka wanita manakala adiknya, Aaliyah, si cilik berusia sembilan tahun, tidak mahu ketinggalan meraih emas dengan memenangi acara tricks bagi kategori Bawah17 tahun.

Phillipa, ibu kepada dua anak itu, menewaskan dua pencabarnya, Yoo Ji-young dari Korea Selatan dan Saaya Hirosawa dari Jepun, sekali gus mempertahankan gelaran miliknya pada edisi tahun lalu.
Kehebatan Phillipa pada usia 34 tahun sememangnya menakjubkan mengambil kira dia keluar daripada persaraan dua tahun lalu.

Tahun lalu, dia bergabung tenaga dengan Aaliyah dan abangnya, bekas pemandu Formula Satu (F1) negara, Alexander, membantu Malaysia menokok empat emas dalam sukan air di Sukan SEA Indonesia.
Aaliyah, memenangi acaranya dengan kutipan 3,230 mata iaitu satu rekod Bawah 17 Asia baru, namun yang lebih bermakna untuknya pada kejohanan kali ini ialah pingat gangsa dalam acara tricks terbuka yang menyaksikan dia mencatat 4,220 mata untuk memecahkan rekod terdahulu miliknya sendiri iaitu 4,000 mata.

Alexander juga bertanding dalam slalom dan jump lelaki dan berjaya memperbaiki kedudukan dari tangga kelima dua tahun lalu kepada posisi keempat kali ini, di belakang Jepun, Korea Selatan dan China.


- UTUSAN

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