Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Malaysian Armed Forces [MAF]: Malaysia |
Name of coach |
Park Sang-Soon [national], KOR; Park Cheol-Wan [national], KOR |
Handedness |
Right eye, right hand |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up shooting in 2000 and began competing a year later. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I look forward to every tournament as though it is my first. Shooting is my career and I go into every competition with only one aim, to win." (thestar.com.my, 02 Dec 2013) |
Other information |
SUSPENSION In 2007 she and Malaysian shooters Bibiana Ng and Siti Nur Masitah Mohd Badrin were banned for two years by the International Shooting Sport Federation [ISSF] after testing positive for propranolol. They had pleaded not guilty to the offence, claiming they were unaware chocolates given to them by their coach Anatoly Egrishchin contained the banned substance. They returned to the sport in April 2009. (thestar.com.my, 03 Aug 2009; indianshooting.com, 31 Jul 2009; thestar.com.my, 04 Jun 2009; news.asiaone.com, 30 Apr 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Footedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |