James urges top coaches to venture out and unearth new stars


Savouring the sweet memories: Moe Chin Keat, also known as Ciku, cutting the cake as he is watched by the 1976 Thomas Cup team.

PETALING JAYA: Top coaches in the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) should get out there to find new stars for the country.

This is one of the suggestions of former great Datuk James Selvaraj in order to expand the pool of talents in the country following the debacle in the Cambodia SEA Games, where Malaysia’s women’s team lost 0-3 to the Philippines in the quarter-finals.

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