Young shuttlers shine in finals


Education Ministry Sports, Co-curriculum and Arts Division director Zainal Abas (second row, left), (second row, from third right) deputy director-general Dr Ahmad Rafee Che Kassim, Zainal and Perak Education director Dr Mohd Suhaimi Mohamed Ali with the overall state and Federal Territory champions, the Kuala Lumpur contingent, as well as their coaches and coordinators.

THE Perodua-MOE Badminton Talent Development Programme (BTDP) ended its second edition with the emergence of 14 young national champions.

As a collaboration between the Education Ministry and Perodua, the national finals at the Arena Badminton Perak in Ipoh saw 224 finalists from all over the country in 11 categories competing over four days.“Launched in February 2018, the BTDP is a five-year human capital development programme that aims to find and cultivate future Malaysian badminton talent among primary schoolchildren, in the hope that they can play for our country one day, ” said Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad.

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