{"id":15005,"date":"2022-09-27T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T05:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15005"},"modified":"2022-09-27T13:16:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T05:16:14","slug":"sree-abiraame-to-train-with-leading-south-korean-ice-skating-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15005","title":{"rendered":"Sree Abiraame to train with leading South Korean ice skating club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PETALING JAYA, Sept 27<\/strong> &#8212;\u00a0Young national figure skating\u00a0prodigy\u00a0C. Sree Abiraame is set to take a step further in the sport by undergoing a three-year training stint with South Korea&#8217;s leading ice skating club, The Skating Club Jewels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The 10-year-old will move to&nbsp;Gimhae, a city in South Gyeongsang Province and where the club is located, as an early preparation to qualify for the 2028 Youth Winter Olympics and 2030 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI am ready to train hard although training sessions there last for six hours. I am used to it,\u201d<\/em> she said when met by Bernama at the Sunway Resort.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-1024x638.png\" alt=\"sree\" class=\"wp-image-15006\" width=\"569\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-160x100.png 160w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-350x218.png 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM-800x498.png 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-1.13.51-PM.png 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Her father, B. Chendren said Sree would leave for South Korea on Oct 1 to begin her intensive training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThis is phase four of Sree\u2019s preparations on the world stage which require\u00a0six hours of daily high-intensity training, six times a week.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cTraining sessions in Malaysia last a maximum of two hours and we do not have complete facilities like over there. We will also have a technical coach when training there (in South Korea) and he will analyse Sree\u2019s performance from time to time,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Sree received sponsorship worth RM30,000 from Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI Selangor) and also contribution amounting to RM60,000 from Yayasan Sime Darby&nbsp;to finance the cost of training there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/sports\/news.php?id=2123849\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETALING JAYA, Sept 27 &#8212;\u00a0Young national figure skating\u00a0prodigy\u00a0C. 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