Not this time Ikram, as coach picks Akmal for Rio


From left,Haziq Kamaruddin,Muhammad Akmal Nor Hasrin,Mohd Khairul Anuar and Muhamad Ikram Zoni posing for a photo after arriving back to Malaysia from Turkey when they qualified for Olympics last Friday. SAMUEL ONG / THE STAR, 21ST JUNE 2016.

SEPANG: Twenty-year-old recurve archer Muhd Ikram Joni will have to bide his time as national coach Lee Jae-hyung has opted for another junior – Muhd Akmal Nor Hasrin – for the Rio Olympics.

The Korean coach is sticking to the trio of Haziq Kamaruddin, Khairul Anuar Mohd and Akmal to carry Malaysia’s challenge in the team event in Rio de Janeiro in August.

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