‘Lego’ Sam Jee Lek wowing the judges en route to retaining his gold in the men’s breaking competition at Olympics Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 16, 2023. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Syafiq Zuber (left) lands a kick on Indonesia’s Osanando Naufal in the taekwondo men’s under 80kg final at Chroy Changvar Convention Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 15, 2023. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Kimberly Bong in action during the women’s 3m springboard final at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 8, 2023. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Laos’ Somboun Banxadeth (right) makes a kick against Myanmar’s Thein Soe during the khun khmer men’s 51kg quaterfinal match at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 6, 2023. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

The men’s field hockey team training at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil ahead of the SEA Games in Cambodia, April 26, 2023. GLENN GUAN/The Star

One to watch: Andrew Goh celebrates after breaking the national record in the men’s 50m breaststroke at the Malaysian Open swimming championships in Bukit Jalil, March 15, 2023. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Match winner: Malaysia’s smallest player Faisal Halim, nicknamed ‘Mickey’, is congratulated by teammates after scoring in the 1-0 win over Thailand in the AFF Mitsubishi Cup semi-final first-leg match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, January 8, 2023. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

An ecstatic Ng Tze Yong after beating Indonesia’s Ikhsan Leonardo to deliver the winning point for Malaysia in the Asia Team Championships final, February 20, 2022. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik celebrate after beating South Korea’s Kim Hwi-tae-Kim Jae-hwan in their Asia Team Championships semi-final doubles match in Shah Alam, February 19, 2022. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin in action against Japan’s Shuntaro Mezaki-Haruya Nishida during the Asia Team Championships 2022 in Shah Alam, February 18, 2022. — GLENN GUAN/The Star