Chong Wei bowled over by Tengku Zafrul’s detailed five-year badminton development plan

Convinced: Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei finally agreed to return to BAM as an independent council member after seeing the comprehensive five-year plan called ‘Tangkis 2030’.

PETALING JAYA: It was never easy trying to lure Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei back into the fold of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

For years since his 2019 retirement, the nation’s greatest shuttler kept a respectful distance, politely turning down repeated offers to rejoin the body, preferring instead to contribute on his own terms.