Take one for the team, Boon Heong


Tan Boon Heong (left) and Hoon Thien How in action during the recently concluded Thomas Cup in India. Boon Heong has been left out of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games beginning next month. - Filepic

PETALING JAYA: The decision not to include Tan Boon Heong in the Commonwealth Games squad was made in the best interest of the team.

This was the explanation given by Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) deputy president Datuk Norza Zakaria yesterday.

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