Hafiz, Mew Choo out to make amends in Delhi Games
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SHUTTLERS Mohd Hafiz Hashim and Wong Mew Choo will train under
different coaches after the world championships but they have set a
common goal.
Both are determined to lift their waning status in the national team by doing well in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October.
Hafiz, who will leave coach Hendrawan to return under the wings of Misbun Sidek next month, has a special wish.
“I want to set up a match against Lee Chong Wei once again at the Commonwealth Games but this time I want the meeting to be in the final,” he said.
Hafiz: ‘I may
have gone further if I did not meet Chong Wei.’
In the
world championships, the luck of the draw pitted Hafiz against Chong Wei
in the second round and, as expected, he was the loser.
“I was satisfied with the way I played but it was sad to lose in the second round. I may have gone further if I did not meet Chong Wei,” said Hafiz.
The 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games gold medallist is now ready to put behind the disappointment and work towards reaching the final again in New Delhi. Under Misbun’s charge, he will spar with Chong Wei.
“My mission is to make it an all-Malaysian final in New Delhi. I intend to keep my place in the national team until a youngster can challenge me strongly. So far, there has been none,” he said.
Mew Choo, who will leave Misbun to train under Wong Tat Meng, said that she had learnt from her third-round defeat by Ella Diehl of Russia.
Mew Choo, who was beaten 21-11, 15-21, 12-21 by Diehl, will aim to win a first individual gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
“I want to go one step better in New Delhi,” said the Malaysian, who lost to Tracey Hallam of England in the final of the 2006 Games in Melbourne.
“I am still inconsistent. Sometimes, I am physically good but my tactical game let me down. Other times, I am physically unfit. I have to strike a balance,” she said.
“I am not giving up my place in the national team as I believe I can still take my game to a higher level under Tat Meng.”
Both are determined to lift their waning status in the national team by doing well in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October.
Hafiz, who will leave coach Hendrawan to return under the wings of Misbun Sidek next month, has a special wish.
“I want to set up a match against Lee Chong Wei once again at the Commonwealth Games but this time I want the meeting to be in the final,” he said.
Hafiz: ‘I may
have gone further if I did not meet Chong Wei.’ “I was satisfied with the way I played but it was sad to lose in the second round. I may have gone further if I did not meet Chong Wei,” said Hafiz.
The 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games gold medallist is now ready to put behind the disappointment and work towards reaching the final again in New Delhi. Under Misbun’s charge, he will spar with Chong Wei.
“My mission is to make it an all-Malaysian final in New Delhi. I intend to keep my place in the national team until a youngster can challenge me strongly. So far, there has been none,” he said.
Mew Choo, who will leave Misbun to train under Wong Tat Meng, said that she had learnt from her third-round defeat by Ella Diehl of Russia.
Mew Choo, who was beaten 21-11, 15-21, 12-21 by Diehl, will aim to win a first individual gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
“I want to go one step better in New Delhi,” said the Malaysian, who lost to Tracey Hallam of England in the final of the 2006 Games in Melbourne.
“I am still inconsistent. Sometimes, I am physically good but my tactical game let me down. Other times, I am physically unfit. I have to strike a balance,” she said.
“I am not giving up my place in the national team as I believe I can still take my game to a higher level under Tat Meng.”
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