Kok Chi says Zii Jia can bring up case for arbitration at CAS


PETALING JAYA: All is not lost for shuttler Lee Zii Jia in his pursuit to play as an independent player.

Long-serving sports official Datuk Sieh Kok Chi is of the opinion that, as a last resort, Zii Jia can dispute his two-year exclusion from international tournaments, which was served by the Badminton Association of Malaysia, at the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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