Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari and Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif determined to qualify for 2012 Olympic Games
Malaysia’s Men’s Doubles shuttlers, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari and Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif are determined to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, which will be held at the Wembley Arena, in London.
World Number 23, Mohd Tazari and World Number 25, Mohd Zakry have joined forces after leaving the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). They are now independent shuttlers and are free to participate in any international tournament. They are no more under
the restrictions of BAM.
Mohd Tazari and Mohd Zakry have signed a sponsorship deal with KLRC, which presents the best offers to shuttlers. They have also hired the services of Razif Sidek as their coach, who will train them for the Olympic Games.
Both shuttlers have been playing for many years with different partners. Mohd Tazari has been participating in different events with Ong Soon Hock and Mohd Zakry was the partner of Hoon Thien How. Both shuttlers left their partners to join hands and will
continue playing as independent players.
While talking about their sponsorship, Mohd Tazari said, “We have joined KLRC to continue our journey as players with the ultimate aim of qualifying for next year’s Olympic Games. The deal will see us competing in many international tournaments with the
cost fully funded by KLRC.”
They believe that under the supervision of Razif, their chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games are bright. Mohd Zakry said, “We want to qualify this time after missing out on the last Olympic Games. We are thrilled that Razif has agreed to help us.
It’s good to have someone of his calibre to guide and coach us. He has not asked for any money ... all he wants is our commitment to give our best in training.”
Now, the pair will start participating in different international events to earn ranking points to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. The duo has been playing together in the past and achieved good results. Now, they want to secure even better results at
the international stage while playing as independent shuttlers.
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