National hammer thrower Grace Wong breaks SEA Games record

SWELTERING heat reaching nearly 40°C did not stop national women’s hammer thrower Grace Wong from achieving double success at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia today. 

Besides defending the gold medal, Grace broke the record of 59.24m that she had set in 2017 with a distance of 61.87m in her fourth throw on the first day of athletics at the Morodok Techo National Stadium.