Hard-hit indie shuttler Giap Chin calls it quits


Giap Chin: ‘Times are tough but we can’t blame anyone.’

PETALING JAYA: Being an independent shuttler is hard enough. With the Covid-19 pandemic crippling sponsors and chances for prize money, it just becomes untenable.

Frustrated by the events, former Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) men’s singles player Goh Giap Chin has decided to end his career after playing under the New Vision badminton academy for five years.

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