Shuttles of hope - badminton charity match serves up joy for underprivileged kids


Husband-and-wife partnership R. Vikneswara (right) and A. Hemalatha.

PETALING JAYA: Charity matches involving badminton may be uncommon, but they are gaining traction, with the main aim of helping the less fortunate.

That is exactly what former national women’s doubles shuttler A. Hemalatha and her husband R. Vikneswara set out to do through their Golden Route Badminton Academy, in collaboration with MYS Engineering, which organised a charity match involving children from the Anbu Illam Home on Aug 3 in Petaling Jaya.

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