Ariffin makes wise decision to play badminton full-time, and it’s slowly paying off


PETALING JAYA: It looks like Mohd Ariffin Nazri Mohd Zakaria’s (pic) gamble has paid off handsomely when he won the boys’ singles title in the first leg of the National Under-18 badminton championships.

Ariffin, turning out for Johor, defeated Badminton Association of Malaysia’s Jan Jireh Lee 22-20, 21-18 to claim his first national title since taking up the game 12 years ago.

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