Aaron-Wooi Yik acknowledge Morten and Looi Academy’s contribution


PETALING JAYA: National doubles shuttler Soh Wooi Yik’s career would have ended prematurely if not for the intervention of a former great and a professional club.

And yesterday, the 23-year-old, who won a bronze with Aaron Chia in their first Olympic Games outing in Tokyo, took time to appreciate Malaysia’s former national coaching director Morten Frost and Looi Badminton Academy for playing their roles when he was at his career crossroads.

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