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28 April 2012 7.30am Bukit Jalil Sports School

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Press Release 1 ; Press Release 2; Programme For The Day

SPORTCHECK: Chong Wei, Pandelela Honoured

AWARDS: They are named 2011’s Sportsman and Sportswoman respectively

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah presents a jacket Pandelela Rinong. Looking on are Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek (second from right) and National Sports Council director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong, during the National Sports Award ceremony at the Palace of Golden Horses yesterday. Pic by Yazit Razali

Pandelela Is Sportswoman Of The Year, Third Time For Chong Wei

KUALA LUMPUR: Shuttler Lee Chong Wei, as expected, bagged his third National Sportsman Award, thanks largely to his achievement of winning seven international titles apart from reaching the World Championships final in 2011.

Pandelela Rinong sprang a big surprise by capturing the National Sportswoman Award, making her the first diver to earn the country’s highest accolade for athletes.

Pandelela beat the likes of squash queen Nicol David, shooter Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, bowler Jacqueline Sijore and track cyclist Fatehah Mustapa to claim the RM20,000 prize money.

World No. 1 Nicol enjoyed a fantastic season with seven international titles on the WISPA circuit, including a record equalling sixth World Open title in Holland last year.

The suit fits: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah helping Pandelela Rinong put on the National Sportswoman of the Year jacket as National Sports Council director-general Zolkples Embong applauds. — SHAARI CHEMAT / The Star