Exhausting year


PETALING JAYA: Viktor Axelsen (pic) has sounded the alarm on the possibility of burnout among shuttlers during the hectic Olympic qualification period, which begins next month.

Men’s singles world No. 1 Axelsen, while carefully choosing his words in his recent tweet, mentioned that “it would be interesting” to see how the players and coaches would face the busy schedule ahead.

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