Lanky Venugopal stands tall in world of badminton after coming full circle


Good memories: Venugopal with Datuk Punch Gunalan during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

PETALING JAYA: The passion in badminton has driven M. Venugopal from being a player to coach-cum-administrator in an extraordinary career spanning five decades.

And at the age of 69, Venugopal, is not planning to slow down any time soon.

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