Malaysians grow up playing badminton. But, if they are not given the chance to develop, how can the country have a larger pool of talents?
I READ an article titled Takraw: Malaysia’s sliding into mediocrity on March 10.
In that article, after beating Malaysia in the final of the ISTAF SuperSeries Finals 2013-2014, the team manager for Thailand, Tanawat Prasongchareon, said that a professional league is what made the difference between Malaysia and Thailand in terms of the development of the sport. And I have to say that he was absolutely spot-on. Sadly, a lot of other sports in Malaysia have similar problems.
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