Chong Wei, Koo and Tan excused from SEA Games

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei’s wish to stay out of the Indonesia SEA Games has been granted.

In fact, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have also decided not to send their top men’s pair, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, for the biennial Games scheduled for Nov 11-25.

Yesterday, BAM secretary Ng Chin Chai echoed Chong Wei’s sentiments on giving the younger players a shot at proving themselves in the regional Games.

“The BAM have made plans to expose a newer group of players for the Games. We will name the squad at least three months before the Games,” he said.

“All the players under the Road to London programme – Chong Wei, Koo and Tan – will focus on their preparation for the Olympics.”

With the BAM’s decision, a keen competition is expected to take place among the back-up shuttlers to prove their worth to earn selection for the SEA Games.

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