KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Senior men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi are among seven shuttlers to be shown the exit by Badminton Association of Malaysia in the bid to form a new Project 24 squad. Besides the world number 19th pair, others missing the boat are three men’s singles shuttlers...
Friday, 03 Jan 2020 06:35 PM MYT
Project 24, which was launched in September last year, was aimed at taking Malaysia back into the Thomas Cup final and winning an Olympic gold medal in 2024. “They have contributed a lot to BAM and country and they have given their best basically but however as in any sports organisation when we have to do a review, we have to look at the overall performance and therefore, we have decided to retain some of those players and some we decided to let them go.
“It was not an easy decision but we want to be really serious in moving forward by making the necessary changes. We don’t want business as usual for the players and coaches,” he added. Kenny said the C&T committee also acknowledged that the women’s department had shown improvement, but has yet to reach a desirable level.“We are actively looking for coaches to beef up the women’s singles and doubles department. Currently, it is not easy to find coaches as they have been ‘locked’ by other teams ,” he said.
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