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OLYMPIC bronze medallist Pandelela Rinong is delighted her coach Yang Zhuliang has agreed to stay in Malaysia.

The Chinese-born Australian, who has received several lucrative offers, including one from Australia, has opted to stay in Malaysia and help Pandelela for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“I’m happy our coach has told us he has decided to stay,” said Pandelela who won the Olympic bronze in the 10m individual platform. “I don’t know if he has signed the contract, but he has already received the offer.”

The National Sports Council (NSC) has already offered the new contract to the 48-year-old diving coach, whose current contract – rumoured to be worth US$5,000 a month – expires on Oct 31.
It is learnt his new contract will make him among the highest paid coaches in the country and is for two years with an option to be renewed for another two years which will take him right up to the Rio Olympics.

Zhuliang arrived in Malaysia 11 years ago and was instrumental in helping Yeoh Ken Nee and Leong Mun Yee win bronze medals in the 2002 Asian Games.
The duo are still going strong and were in the diving squad for the London Olympics, but failed to win any medals.

After four years in Malaysia, Yang Zhuliang was lured away by the Australian Institute of Sports but returned to his ‘adopted’ home four years ago.
He is now set to extend his stay and that is good news not  just for Pandelela but also the rest of the diving squad.



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