Thomas Cup hero Soon Kit returns to coaching in Europe


Good old days: Cheah Soon Kit and Soo Beng Kiang in action during the 1992 Thomas Cup Finals. The Star/Chow Chin Huat

PETALING JAYA: After a seven-year hiatus, former national shuttler, Datuk Cheah Soon Kit is set to return to coaching, this time on foreign soil.

The 57-year-old, who won a men’s doubles silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, revealed that he has accepted a short-term assignment abroad, expected to last about six weeks.

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