Badminton: Zii Jia, BAM reach win-win settlement after sanction appeal


KUALA LUMPUR: It looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel for the Lee Zii Jia saga.

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) announced that they have reached a win-win settlement with the world No. 7 in regards to his two-year sanction appeal after quitting he national team prematurely to turn professional following a close to two-hour meeting held at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (BAM) on Tuesday (Jan 25).

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