Yang makes history but hoped for better

Rhythmic gymnast Mikayla

- Joel Chang

Yang made history by winning Singapore’s first silver medal in the individual all-around on Dec 16 in Pathum Thani, but she could not help but feel a tinge of regret.The debutante’s final score of 101.490 put her just behind the Philippines’ Jasmine Ramilo, who claimed the gold with 102.180, with 2022 silver medallist Ng Joe Ee of Malaysia rounding out the podium with 96.890 at Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus.

The Singaporean came up short in the chase for the title, having led the field after the hoop, ball and clubs apparatus. But the 18-year-old could muster only a low 22.53 in the final ribbon event to lose the gold to the 17-year-old Filipina-Italian by a 0.69 point margin.