Sukma champs Dhuha and Xin Lin settle for silver in favourite events
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Games (Sukma) swimming champions Mohd Dhuha Zulfikry and Chong Xin Lin had to settle for being second best in their pet events in the South-East Asia (SEA) Championships in Singapore yesterday.
Dhuha, who splashed to six golds for Federal Territories in the Sarawak Sukma last year, had to concede defeat to Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Quoc Tran Van for the second time in as many days.
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