Kuala Lumpur: After the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) was informed that Lee Chong Wei’s doping case hearing has been scheduled at Dec 8 in Amsterdam, Mike Morgan, the sports lawyer hired by BAM to represent Lee has requested Badminton World Federation (BWF) to adjourn the hearing to a later date.
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Goh V Shem out remainder of season
Kuala Lumpur: Top men’s doubles pair Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong of Malaysia suffered a setback in their hope of scoring some much needed qualification points for the 2016 Rio Olympics, when The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have made the news official on Monday that Goh V Shem will miss the rest of the season due to knee injury.
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Mixed Opinions on Morten Frost hiring
Kuala Lumpur: The hiring a of Morten Frost seemed to be the right move by Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) until another badminton legend, Han Jian of China offered his “other side” thoughts on Frost’s track record.
“He is a well-respected badminton coach and was a well-known badminton player,” said Han Jian.
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BAM confirm Malaysian shuttler failed dope test
Kuala Lumpur: After an emergency council meeting on Sunday, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) made an official announcement that one of their shuttler had failed a drug test, but decided not to reveal that shuttler’s name until the B sample results are out.
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BAM calls for emergency council meeting
Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will hold an emergency council meeting on Sunday to discuss the alleged doping incident that involved a Malaysian player and the match-fixing scandal that was linked to a Malaysian business man.
One of the council members would like BAM to shed some light on those two incidents.
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A top badminton player fails doping test
Kuala Lumpur: It was reported on Tuesday that a “top shuttler” from Malaysia failed a drug test during August’s World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to Malaysian media.
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Eyes on BAM for Lee Chong Wei’s new coach
Kuala Lumpur: World number one Lee Chong Wei preferred not to involve in the decision of whether he should get a new coach. He would let Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to take the proper action in this case before he started to chime in.
BAM, it’s time to put together a stronger team around Chong Wei
To Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM):
While the existing team around Lee Chong Wei continue to serve him well – helping him to maintain his world number one ranking and winning several Superseries per year, after falling short in huge tournaments such as Olympics, World Championships and Asian Games over and over again, and before Chong Wei’s confidence is running dry, BAM should work on assembling a stronger team with personnel that can defeat challenges from the Chinese team.
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BAM set to appoint Lin Dan’s junior coach as singles coach
Kuala Lumpur: In the hope of reviving the glory days of Malaysia badminton, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have installed Lin Dan’s junior coach – He Guoquan as the men’s singles coach for Malaysia.
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BAM to hire a coaching czar
Copenhagen: According to Dato’ Norza Zakaria – the Deputy-President of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), they are looking to hire a head coach for the national training and coaching department by end of 2014.