Youth and sports minister, Ahmad Shabery Cheek wants BAM to maintain high standard of badminton
The Youth and Sports Minister of Malaysia, Ahmad Shabery Cheek wants the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to maintain the high standard and reputation of badminton in the country.
The Minister has asked the governing body for the improvement of the sport after the resignations of World Number 25, Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and World Number 29, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari from the national squad of Malaysia. The sports minister also expressed
that this will not create a good image of BAM and the governing body has to prove its concern regarding the promotion of badminton.
Shabery Cheek is not happy with the resignations of the Men’s Doubles shuttlers and also expressed that this kind of situation exposes the weaknesses of BAM. Mohd Tazari and Mohd Zakry are not the only ones who left the national squad as a few months back,
the famous national coach of Singles, Misbun Sidek and elite shuttler, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim also left BAM.
Now, Hafiz Hashim is an independent shuttler and participates in international tournaments according to his own will and choice. Shabery cheek said, “BAM had been given the mandate to develop players, and if more players decided to leave, we are worried
old wounds will bleed again as in the departures of Muhammad Hafiz Hashim and Misbun (Datuk Misbun Sidek), much to the detriment of all quarters.”
Both shuttlers, Mohd Tazari and Mohd Zakry have been serving Malaysia for almost 15 years and the BAM put no conditions on them while accepting their resignation because of their long services for the country.
Nevertheless, Shabery Cheek wants the National Sports Council (NSC) to probe into the matter and find out the real reason as to why BAM has let them go. He added that if the practice becomes a tradition then what will be the use of the governing body which
has the supreme authority in the decision making of the relevant sport.
Mohd Tazari and Mohd Zakry are now independent shuttlers and can participate in tournaments without facing any restriction from the governing body of badminton in the country.
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