Anything for my comrades


National shuttler Tan Boon Heong during the Malaysian Badminton team trainning ahead of the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open in Shah Alam, yesterday. MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star.

PETALING JAYA: Former international Tan Boon Heong’s (pic) hopes of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is over, but it will not stop him from helping other independent shuttlers realise their Olympic dreams.

For a start, the 31-year-old has stepped in to spar with the newly-turned professional quartet – Tan Wee Kiong, Goh V Shem, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying – in their preparation for the Tokyo Games.

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