BAM eyes special incentive to end Malaysia’s 20-year wait for Asian Games badminton gold
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is considering a special incentive for national players if they end Malaysia’s 20-year wait for an Asian...
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The last time Malaysia’s badminton contingent reached the top of the podium at the quadrennial Games was in 2006, when legendary men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong won gold in Doha, Qatar.
BAM president Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz acknowledged that two decades without an Asian Games badminton title was a long wait for Malaysian sports fans.
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