The Three Malaysian Athletes Who "Tak Dapat Masuk" Commonwealth Games
Hopefully Malaysians can unite and do better in their absence.
By Darian Goh — 23 Jul 2014, 02:04 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
1. Lee Chong Wei. The biggest name on this list is missing the Games due to a thigh injury.
Malaysia's world number one badminton player Lee Chong Wei has been ruled out of this month's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because of a thigh injury.
2. Kimbeley Yap. The triathlon specialist was knocked by a car while she was cycling on the road back in May 2014. She was reported in a stable condition but she will be a big miss in the Commonwealth Games.
“She was believed to have been knocked down by a car that changed lanes (right to left) before hitting Kimbeley Yap's bicycle. She was thrown off her bicycle due to the impact,” he said adding that the NSC was monitoring her condition and assisting in handling the case.
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3. Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim. The gold medalist sharpshooter was forced to withdraw from the Games after her shooting jacket was lost in transit. However, the authorities are appealing to reinstate her back in the Games.
The Malaysian government has launched an appeal to Commonwealth Games organisers to have rifle shooter Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim reinstated in the competition after she was withdrawn because her jacket was lost en route to Scotland.
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