Junior shuttler’s long road to top

(Back row, from left) Lau and Liew with some of the winners at the Allianz Junior Badminton Championship in Kuching including (middle row, third and fourth from left) Aizalea and Rosella.

A seven-hour journey to Kuching is nothing new for Allianz Junior Badminton Championship (AJBC) 2024 U-13 Girl’s Doubles champion Aizalea Izzara from SMK Three Rivers.

The teen hailing from the coastal town of Mukah, over 500km from the Sarawak capital, said the travel was demanding but she didn’t mind it as she had the opportunity to spend the time with her parents.