Standing tall: Former badminton players (from left) Koo Kien Keat, Zakry Abdul Latif, Woon Khe Wei, Foo Kok Keong, Rashid Sidek, Cheah Soon Kit, Rahman Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Ong Ewe Hock. — S.S.KANESAN/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Eight former badminton greats have taken on the monumental task of unearthing new talents – a dearth faced by country – the unorthodox way.
Instead of going through the run of the mill method, former Olympic Games silver medallist Cheah Soon Kit and former Thomas Cup winners Foo Kok Keong and Rahman Sidek and ex-national players Ong Ewe Hock, Roslin Hashim, Zakry Abdul Latif, Koo Kien Keat and Woon Khe Wei will be going down to the grassroots in their search for a raw gem or two.
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