Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s Irene Jane Henry won a gold medal in the women’s 48-kilogramme category for the country at the South East Asia Weightlifting Championship held in Singapore at the D’Marquee @ Downtown East on Friday.
The invitational only event is held to serve as a warm-up for the 33rd South East Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand scheduled this December.
Sabah Weightlifting Association president Philip Gisan congratulated Irene who is the only representative from East Malaysia to make the national team.
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