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| Spectacular performance: Negri Sembilan team in action during the team combination synchronised swimming event at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday. — M. AZHAR ARIF / The Star |
Performing to a mash-up of the Pirates of Caribbeansoundtrack, the Negri girls were in sync and executed their moves with minimal mistakes to score a total of 70.40 points.
Federal Territories, coached by former SEA Games champion Shareen Png, almost sprang a late surprise as they also delivered a clean performance. They were, however, awarded 70.30 points and had to settle for the silver. Penang took the bronze with a 68.60 total.
It was the Negri team’s third gold with Wong Xin Ying, Tan Jia Jih, Tan Jia Hui, Wong Mei Teng, Ooi Shuang, Chai Jia Yue, Gan Hua Wei, Nur Liyana Nadirah and Nur Faqihah Abdul Halim having earlier won the team technical and team free golds.
The win also meant a great deal to Negri captain Gan Zhen Yu, who was not allowed to compete in the team combination routine because she had already competed in two earlier events – the solo technical and the team technical.
“I am a member of the national team. And having participated in the SEA Games, I can only take part in two events in this Sukma,” explained the 17-year-old Zhen Yu who won three golds at the 2011 SEA Games.
“Thus I had to make a choice and chose to participate in the team technical on Tuesday. But I’m glad our team won the team combination as they worked very hard win the gold. I’m definitely happy for them,” added Zhen Yu.
Negri coach Hu Shuxia was pleased with her charges’ golden show.
“The team will only get better in the future. For the next Sukma, we’ll definitely give more emphasis to the solo and duet events as Tan Jia Jih-Tan Jia Hui and Gan Hua Wei-Chai Jia Yue did well to win the silver in the technical and free duets,” said Shuxia.
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