Tricky samba steps


Still on a high: Brazil’s Ygor Coelho beat Canada’s Brian Yang to win the men’s singles gold medal in the Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru, on Aug 2. — AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Watch out for the samba boy Ygor Coelho.

National men’s singles coach Hendrawan wants Lee Zii Jia to be wary of his unheralded first-round opponent from Brazil at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, from Aug 19-Aug 25.

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