When poor public speaking, not athletes’ smashing show, takes spotlight


WINNING back-to-back titles is a rare occurrence in Malaysian badminton even though they are small tournaments.

And instead of being praised for their sporting achievements, emerging men’s doubles pair Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri found themselves thrust into the national spotlight recently for the wrong reasons.

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