Izzati hopes to inspire more non-Chinese to take up game


All for one: National women’s basketball team captain Nur Izzati Yaakob (left) with (from right) vice-captain Pang Hui Pin, team manager Dr Teng Tjoon Yow and coach Yoong Sze Yuin after a press conference yesterday. — RICKY LAI / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Nur Izzati Yaakob has one dream this year: to help the women’s basketball team defend the gold medal in the KL SEA Games in August.

The experienced 27-year-old, who skippered the national team to the 2015 SEA Games triumph in Singapore, also hopes to inspire more non-Chinese to take up basketball.

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