AS we have just witnessed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Malaysia has been overtaken by the likes of India and England in the overall medals tally for badminton. Add to that our collective failings in recent competitions, such as the prestigious All England, and looking at the BWF ranking of our players, we are in grave danger of losing our dominance in a sport that we have traditionally reigned supreme (if it has not already happened).
Datuk Lee Chong Wei is 35. There is just no one good enough to replace him. Our reigning Olympic silver medallists Goh V.S.-Tan V.K. and Chan P.S.-Goh L.Y. are either perpetually off form or perennially injured. Who are their replacements that we can consistently depend on?
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