Silver lining? Wheelchair tennis ace Abu Samah wants more in Japan


One for the album: Abu Samah Borhan (fourth from left) and teammate Mohd Yusuff Yusshazwan (third from right) posing for a photograph with Malaysia committee chairman of the IATSS Forum Japan Datuk Zuraidah Atan (third from left) during the Breaking Barriers-Wheelchair Tennis Awareness event.

PETALING JAYA: National wheelchair tennis ace Abu Samah Borhan is determined to defend his Asian Para Games silver medal when the next edition takes place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from Sept 19 to Oct 4 next year.

The 40-year-old said he is eager to get going and that the team’s preparation has been going smoothly.

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