Sport Integrity Australia will undertake an independent review of the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Program at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.
Saturday, 15 May 2021 07:51 PM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Michael Geh was the immediate past president of FIABCI Malaysia and current President of FIABCI East Asia Multi National Chapter. Picture by Steven Ooi KE
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GEORGE TOWN, May 15 FIABCI East Asia Multi National Chapter president Michael Geh Thuan Peng died of complications stemming from his Covid-19 infection at 1.45pm today.
The chartered surveyor, the immediate past president of FIABCI Malaysia, was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Penang Hospital about a week ago.
Geh, who was known for his jovial personality, left behind his wife Celia Fung, daughter Nicole Geh, sisters Linda Geh, Amy Geh, Vivienne Geh, Guat Saik and brother Thuan Hsien.
Heading to the Beach This Summer? Take Your Runs to the Sand for Extra Benefits Samantha Lefave, Lisa Jhung
When Kyra Oliver heads out for her morning run, she usually opts for a paved route. But once or twice a week, the San Diegan heads toward the beach instead, where she watches the sun rise and listens to the waves crash as the miles tick by. Running on the sand helps Oliver clear her mind, but it also supplements her training for marathons and 50-mile trail races.
“It works different muscles and requires a different focus for me,” Oliver tells
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Sarah Ritchie was just five years old when she started gymnastics and eight when, she claims, her coaches started weighing her.
As an “extremely underweight” child, Sarah claims she was held up to other children as the golden example of how their scales should read.
“We were weighed twice a day,” Sarah told
The Feed.
“And what I found horrific was watching my friends run to the toilet to try and evacuate anything they could to have a lower weight.”
“It wasn t uncommon in our era for gymnasts to strip naked to step onto those scales because they wanted to not even have the weight of the leotard impacting on their weight.”