We are ready to move on, says Jahaberdeen


KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are ready to “move on” without the country’s top player Lee Zii Jia for the next two years.

Yesterday, the national body took a strong stance by deciding not to register the 23-year-old All-England champion for all the Badminton World Federation-sanctioned (BWF) tournaments, effective Jan 18, as a result of him leaving the national team prematurely.

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