Chong Wei hopes for happy ending to BAM-Misbun controversy
KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei wants to see an amicable settlement to the spat between the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and its former junior singles coaching director Datuk Misbun Sidek. However, Chong Wei said it was up to Misbun to decide whether to accept the olive branch extended by BAM. […]
No hasty decision on Choong Hann’s replacement: BAM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will not be hasty in finding a successor to Wong Choong Hann, who resigned as singles’ coaching director recently. BAM president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria conceded that it is not easy to find a coach to fill the vacancy left by Choong Hann who ended a […]
BAM wants Chong Wei to be RTG shuttle team manager
KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will propose to the Road to Gold (RTG) Committee to appoint national badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei as the team manager of the RTG badminton team to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. BAM in a statement yesterday said it would be good if Chong Wei is […]
Recovered Letshanaa back with bam
KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has confirmed that independent women’s singles shuttler K. Letshanaa will rejoin the governing body effective March 1. BAM announced this in a Facebook post today, and stated that it was delighted to have the 20-year-old Letshanaa back with the national team. “She will surely add depth and strengthen […]
BAM still have faith in Misbun
KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are keeping faith in youth development director Datuk Misbun Sidek despite a dismal outing by the juniors at the 2022 BWF World Junior Championships in Santander, Spain. BAM secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh, however, said Misbun needs to lay out a structured plan as quickly as he can […]
Petronas lends a helping hand
KUALA LUMPUR: PETRONAS and its subsidiary, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) yesterday signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), forming a partnership that is expected to further boost the performance of Malaysian badminton. PETRONAS’ support will help enhance the training and preparation of the national players, especially in the run-up to […]
Former World Junior champion Jin Wei announces retirement
KUALA LUMPUR: Former World Junior champion Goh Jin Wei shocked the badminton fraternity today by announcing her retirement from the racquet sport, aged only 21. The Penangite announced her early retirement through a video posted on her YouTube, just two days after she was excluded from the Sudirman Cup squad. Jin Wei cited long term […]
Aaron-Wooi Yik’s success came at just the right time
TOKYO: The country’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik’s success in winning a bronze medal, Malaysia’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics last night, came at just the right time as the nation faces a challenging period battling Covid-19, said Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria. He said […]
Zii Jia replaces Khairul Anuar as flag bearer for Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia will replace archer Khairul Anuar Mohamad as one of the two flag bearers in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria confirmed this, saying Khairul Anuar had asked to be replaced […]
Eight shuttlers qualify for Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight Malaysian shuttlers have booked their place at the Olympic Games in Tokyo from July 23 to Aug 8. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement today, said the players that will be competing in the Olympic Games are national men’s singles ace, Lee Zii Jia, Soniia Cheah (women’s singles), Aaron Chia-Soh […]
