When the going gets tough the tough gets going. This aptly describes national rhythmic gymnast Foong Seow Ting

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Seow Tingsearchingfor theperfectbalancePETALING JAYA When the goinggets tough the tough gets goingThis aptly describes national rhythmic gymnast Foong Seow Ting picAt the Korat SEA Games inDecember she was down with anankle injury Instead of wallowing inself pity she wore a broad smile enroute to beating the odds to help theteam defend the gold medalNow she faces a tougher hurdle asshe tries to balance her studies as afirst year student of the UniversitiPutra Malaysia UPM and her gymnastics careerBut the 21 year old is not going tolet it discourage her and she hasvowed to justify her status as thecountry s top gymnast by churningout consistent performancesthroughout the yearI could have done so much betterin Korat but my ankle was givingme problemBut I refused to let it affect myperformances and fortunately 1 persevered said Seow Ting who alsowon four gold medals at the ManilaSEA Games in 2005Chrystal Lim the star of last year sSEA Games when she captured fourgolds has given up the sport to further her studiesSeow Ting however is ready tostand up to the challenge of doing abalancing act as far as her studiesand gymnastics are concernedI will begin my mass communication course at UPM in July It willnot be easy to do both studies andsports but I am determined to provethat I can excel in both said thenational championI do not want to give up the sportbecause there is so much more that Iwant to achieve in my gymnasticscareerThere are no major tournamentsthis year but I hope to raise my standard of performances by doing wellin international tournamentsI will also take greater measuresto stay injury free this year 1 am alsochanging my routinesIt will be challenging but 1 ambent on being consistent this yearSeow Ting s first assignment thisyear is the Asia Pacific AllianceGymnastics Competition in Hawaiifrom March 25 31Jaime Lee Brenda Yap and ElaineTan will join herPetite Wan Siti Haniza Wan Izharwill miss the stint because of injuryBesides rhythmic gymnasticsMalaysia will also take part in theartistic competitionThe sole male representative isKorat SEA Games gold medallist OoiWei Siang while two women gymnasts are Chan Sau Wan and NoorHasleen Fatihin

Seow Ting Searching For The Perfect Balance

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Seow Ting Searching For The Perfect Balance

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