Amir takes massive pay cut to focus on gold


Gold on the chessboard: Malaysia’s Nur Feiqha Maulad posing with her gold medal on Wednesday.

NATIONAL B1 (totally blind) chess champion Amir Shamsuddin took a massive pay cut to focus on the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games.

The 42-year-old, who has eight children, has been receiving a monthly allowance of RM800 from the National Sports Council (NSC) since he became a full-time trainee early this year.

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