Early start helps, but senior step-up matters most, says Boon Heong


PETALING JAYA: Former shuttler Tan Boon Heong (pic) believes the real measure of success lies in how well juniors progress to the senior stage – regardless of when they join the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

On Saturday, BAM president Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz proposed lowering the national intake age from 16 back to 13, reversing the policy introduced in 2024 under former president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria.

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