BAM plans go haywire as centralised training fails to get off
News 10:26 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Several plans have gone haywire for the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) as far as the Thomas-Uber Cup Finals preparation is concerned.
Yesterday, there was a hiccup when a centralised training for the premier team event failed to get off as planned at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara.
National chief coach Rexy Mainaky had hoped for the singles and doubles players to train together but not all turned up for the stint.
Some of the doubles players will only return from New Delhi today while world No. 1 singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei did not show up for training after falling ill.
Team manager Datuk Sayed Abu Bakar Abdullah said: “We hope all will be able to train together on Wednesday (tomorrow). But the team will certainly go ahead with their plan for a motivation camp for the players from April 23-25 at Port Dickson. That should kick start everything.”
The arrival of BAM president Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh from Germany had also been delayed due to the chaos in air travel following the Icelandic volcano ash. He was supposed to arrive this morning and hold a dinner for the Thomas-Uber Cup team tomorrow.
One important programme, however, took place as planned yesterday when BAM general manager Kenny Goh and Sayed took time to meet up with representatives from the ING Insurance Berhad over a sponsorship deal for the national team.
Yesterday, there was a hiccup when a centralised training for the premier team event failed to get off as planned at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara.
National chief coach Rexy Mainaky had hoped for the singles and doubles players to train together but not all turned up for the stint.
Some of the doubles players will only return from New Delhi today while world No. 1 singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei did not show up for training after falling ill.
Team manager Datuk Sayed Abu Bakar Abdullah said: “We hope all will be able to train together on Wednesday (tomorrow). But the team will certainly go ahead with their plan for a motivation camp for the players from April 23-25 at Port Dickson. That should kick start everything.”
The arrival of BAM president Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh from Germany had also been delayed due to the chaos in air travel following the Icelandic volcano ash. He was supposed to arrive this morning and hold a dinner for the Thomas-Uber Cup team tomorrow.
One important programme, however, took place as planned yesterday when BAM general manager Kenny Goh and Sayed took time to meet up with representatives from the ING Insurance Berhad over a sponsorship deal for the national team.
Posted by Lucas Liau
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