Chi Wing in good hands as he hangs up racquet to focus on coaching


Dual role: Former national champion Lim Chi Wing will now spar and train the independent players at the Sports Affairs Club.

PETALING JAYA: Former national champion Lim Chi Wing has called time on his professional career to concentrate on his coaching role at the Sports Affairs Club.

Chi Wing, who won back-to-back national titles in 2016 and 2017, was seen as a bright prospect but a lack of results saw him quitting the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in 2019 to become an independent player.

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