Tee Jing Yi is one of three shuttlers who have been placed in Category B for the SEA Games in December. The BAM will have to fund their trip and it will be reimbursed if the trio win medals at the Games.
KUALA LUMPUR: The lack of depth in the women’s badminton squad was exposed yet again when three of them were named under Category B for the SEA Games in Myanmar in December.
It is the first time that badminton shuttlers have been placed under Category B in the biennial Games. Athletes under Category B will be funded by the association and the money will only be reimbursed if they win medals at the Games.
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