BAM considers RTG proposal for national and professional badminton players to train together, aiming to boost competition and performance.
THE Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is open to the Road to Gold (RTG) Committee’s proposal for national and professional shuttlers to conduct joint training sessions.
BAM secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh confirmed the proposal had been previously discussed but requires further examination.
“We need to discuss with the coaches here and also perhaps with Datuk Stuart Ramalingam to see in detail what is meant by joint training,” he said at Akademi Badminton Malaysia in Bukit Kiara.
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Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh announced yesterday that the RTG Committee proposed joint training starting early next year.
The initiative aims to create more competition between BAM shuttlers and professional players under the RTG programme.
Kenny noted that joint training isn’t new, having occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He acknowledged the proposal could benefit Malaysian badminton.
Current BAM RTG shuttlers include Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun in men’s doubles.
Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah represent women’s doubles while Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei feature in mixed doubles.
Professional RTG shuttlers include Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in men’s doubles and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie in mixed doubles. – Bernama
