PBA president recalls Loh Kean Yew’s dedication to badminton as a boy

Kean Yew reacting with joy after defeating India’s Kidambi Srikanth during the men’s badminton singles final at the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain, on Dec 19. – AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

As a small boy, Penang-born Loh Kean Yew was already showing intelligence on the badminton court.

However, it was pure hard work that set him apart from the rest at the badminton academy in Jalan La Salle, Ayer Itam then.