Rachel wins balance beam title for second gold in Hanoi
Bernama
Mei 16, 2022 19:19 MYT
Rachel wins balance beam title for second gold in Hanoi
National artistic gymnast Rachel Yeoh Li Wen won the balance beam event to clinch her second gold in the 31st SEA Games at the Quan Ngua Gymnasium Centre today. - BERNAMA
HANOI: National artistic gymnast Rachel Yeoh Li Wen won the balance beam event to clinch her second gold in the 31st SEA Games at the Quan Ngua Gymnasium Centre today.
The excellent performance by the 23-year-old came on the heels of her triumph in the uneven bars yesterday.
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In today's competition, Rachel amassed 12.567 points to edge Aleah Finnegan Cruz of the Philippines into second place on 12.367 points while Vietnam's Pham Nhu Phuong took bronze on 12.167 points.
When met by reporters, Rachel said her achievements in Hanoi would motivate her to work harder to produce good results at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July and 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.
Rachel said she had targeted just a podium finish in today's event.
"The competition is very stiff here and winning two golds and a bronze is a good achievement," said the Penang-born athlete, who won bronze in the individual all-around two days ago.
-- BERNAMA
