Mixed doubles shuttler makes painful decision after recent misfortunes


Best achievement: Peck Yen Wei’s (front) best memory with Chen Tang Jie was winning the SEA Games gold medal in Vietnam in May.

PETALING JAYA: The break-up with long-time partner Chen Tang Jie and an untimely ankle injury has forced mixed doubles specialist Peck Yen Wei to quit the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

The 26-year-old from Kuala Lumpur, who has been with BAM for more than a decade, handed her resignation letter to high performance director Dr Tim Jones last week.

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