A first Asian Games basketball gold for 61 years sparked an outpouring of joy across the hoops-mad nation after the 'Gilas' beat Jordan 70-60.
A first Asian Games basketball gold for 61 years sparked an outpouring of joy across the hoops-mad nation after the "Gilas" beat Jordan 70-60.
She gave up her job as a copywriter to become a full-time runner and it paid off as she won Singapore's first athletics Asian Games gold in 49 years."What a season. It's been so crazy, it means a lot to me. I can't really describe this." Kang Hyong Yong, a little-known 24-year-old, then set a hat-trick of world records on her way to gold in the women's 55kg class.The haul prompted team manager Jang Song Nam to declare:"We are world leaders now. We wanted to show our strength and we did it."
All her times were highly competitive and the 25-year-old said it gave her confidence leading into Paris.
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