LEE CHAN CONFIDENT OF EARNING TICKET TO FOURTH CONSECUTIVE PARALYMPICS

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- National Paralympic powerlifter Siow Lee

Chan hopes to make it to her fourth consecutive Paralympic Games by earning her

ticket to the London Paralympics in August.

Lee Chan who had been to three previous Paralympics, namely in Sydney,

Australia (2000), Athens, Greece (2004) and Beijing, China (2008) is no stranger

to powerlifting competitions and remains confident of making the cut.

After winning a bronze medal in Beijing, Lee Chan who competed in the

women''s 56kg, has been undergoing intensive training at the National Sports

Council (NSC) Gymnasium for the past three years.

"I am currently ranked sixth in the world for the women''s 56kg and 60kg

categories and that may work in my favour but the decision will be made by the

International Paralympic Committee (IPC)," she told reporters when met at the

five-day National Open Powerlifting championships in the Titiwangsa Stadium,

here today.

The 40-year-old Negeri Sembilan-born won the silver medal from the 56kg in

the championships with a lift of 90kg while Thailand''s Anon Somkhoun who cleared

95kg took the gold.

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Meanwhile, Malaysian Powerlifting Association President Kamaruzaman Kadir

said Lee Chan was among a number of powerlifters identified by the association

to make the cut for the London Paralympics.

He said apart from Lee Chan, Fatimah Wagimin (67.5kg) and Sharifah Raudzah

Syed Akil (82.5kg) are the hopefuls in the women category and Mohd Shahmil

Md Saad (90kg) from the men''s category.

Kamaruzaman said the IPC would meet by end of the month to decide on the 10

qualifying spots for the men and eight for the women plus two wildcard entries

in each category.

Malaysia''s best ever performance in the Paralympics was at the 1992

Barcelona Paralympics when Cheok Kon Fatt won a silver medal from the men''s 52kg

category.

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