Coaches take steps to protect players and keep them focused on Olympic mission

Ready to serve in Paris: Goh Jin Wei is one of two independent players in the Olympics team who are training at their own bases. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The national coaches are doing everything they can to protect the Paris Olympics-bound shuttlers and give them the best chance of success in the showpiece event in July.

With the badminton competition in the Olympics set to kick off in just 72 days, national coaching director Rexy Mainaky wants his charges to be fully focused on their preparations to be in the best shape possible for the world’s greatest sporting show.