KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Former national men’s doubles player Tan Boon Heong has welcomed the appointment of Malaysian badminton legend Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei as a new Council Member of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
He said the three-time Olympic silver medallist has the right qualities to continue driving the progress of national badminton, while hoping BAM will give Chong Wei the space and freedom to carry out his duties effectively.
“If Datuk Seri Chong Wei joins BAM, I really feel he can help BAM. But if he is only there just to attend meetings, to me that would be a waste.
“We need to give him the freedom and power to do what he wants because I believe he knows what needs to be done,” he told reporters today.
Prior tpo this, BAM president Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz had announced Chong Wei’s appointment as one of BAM’s new council members, marking his return to the national badminton scene in line with BAM’s vision of making Malaysia a badminton powerhouse.
In addition to Chong Wei, Zafrul said BAM has also agreed to appoint three prominent corporate figures as BAM Council Members, namely Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Director Tan Sri Gooi Hoe Soon (Finance); former NTV7 Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly (Branding and Media Strategy); and lawyer Datuk Sunil Abraham (Legal).
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