Sin Li Jane: Malaysia’s Bowling Trailblazer

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National women’s bowler took to bowling as an eight-year-old, rising to become the first Asian Player of the Year on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour.    Story by: Dinesh Kumar Maganathan  Shot by: Fauzi Yunus  Presented by: Theevya Ragu  Edited by: Hemaviknesh Supramaniam   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/10/19/national-bowler-redefines-success-on-her-own-terms/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #SinLiJane #NationalAthlete #Bowling #PWBA

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00:00Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our number one seed, from Malaysia, Lee Jane Sin.

00:09She's done it! Lee Jane Sin of Malaysia has won the 2024 U.S. Women's Olympic.

00:16As a national athlete, yes, there's a certain amount of weight that we carry.

00:22And especially we are going for major tournaments and all.

00:27Obviously, we are very proud to be representing Malaysia.

00:39It was a sports comeback like no other.

00:42After a brief hiatus as a national women's bowler, Sin Lee Jane stormed back in style winning three major titles

00:51at the Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour in the U.S., including the prestigious 2024 U.S. Women's Open.

01:01The Ipoh girl also made history when she became the first Asian to win the PWBA Player of the Year title,

01:10earning a place in the Malaysia Book of Records in the process.

01:15I was having the best time of my life.

01:18Actually, I'm trying to sink in every moment that I had there.

01:22Proud of winning, but not that many titles.

01:29Sin's bowling career began when she was only eight years old.

01:33Her parents often took her and her two older brothers to the Royal Perak Golf Club during school holidays,

01:39filling their time with tennis, swimming and bowling.

01:43It was there that she developed her love for bowling.

01:46Bowling is more to do better within myself.

01:53I'm not competing with other people and it's a non-contact sport as well.

01:59So it's more towards myself and the lanes and the balls and also the pin.

02:07Sin began representing her home state at just nine years old,

02:11juggling bowling practice in the morning with school in the afternoon.

02:16I knew that I wanted to go into sports. I wanted to be an athlete.

02:21My childhood dream was representing Malaysia.

02:26When she turned 14, she moved from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur,

02:30studying at the Bukit Jalil Sports School and training at the Sunway Megalanes Bowling Centre in Sunway Pyramid.

02:37In fact, it was Sin's mother who encouraged the move.

02:42When I was here, she did her job to be with me and support me all the way as a bowler.

02:51And until today, my mum and my brother, Ken, both of them, they've been supporting me.

03:00So, yeah, that's why I say it's important for, as an athlete, to have a very good support system.

03:09Sin also credits the Malaysian 10-pin Bowling Congress and her national head coach, Ben Heng Boon Hian,

03:16for helping her stay focused during challenging moments.

03:21This support proved crucial when Sin returned to the PWBA Tour.

03:27And winning the Singapore Open in 2023, after the disruptions of COVID-19,

03:33reignited her confidence and her professional career, which began in her teens.

03:39Bowling has taught me to be like, you know, sometimes it's a good day and sometimes you will have a bad day.

03:45And, you know, it's important for us to, you know, get up and do what we are supposed to do.

03:52I mean, like, sometimes staying positive is hard, always.

03:57But at some point, yeah, you have to, you have to.

04:03Looking ahead, Sin hopes to clinch more titles like the United States Bowling Congress,

04:09Queens and the World Championship.

04:12But she's not putting too much pressure on herself.

04:16My ultimate goal right now is to enjoy every moment that I'm having right now while I'm still a bowler.

04:25It's not all about winning.

04:27It's about the process of, you know, do you enjoy what you're doing?

04:31And are you, like, happy at what you're doing?

04:37Yeah, I think that's more important.

04:42Right now, obviously, yes.

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