Hannah Yeoh - AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star
She’s Soo impressed!
CALL it a crush if you want, but Hannah Yeoh was a great fan and follower of a former badminton player.
She had a scrapbook full of his photos and newspaper clippings on him during her school days.
His name? Soo Beng Kiang, a member of the 1992 Thomas Cup winning team.
“Everyone in the school knew about it. Those days, everyone read the newspaper, there was no social media,” said Hannah.
“Every house would have a copy of The Star, and when Beng Kiang’s story and photo were featured, I would have 30 friends bring the same clipping to the school.
“I’ve even showed it to him when we first met up.
“Now, we are fast friends. I meet him and his wife regularly.
He gives me ideas, suggestions, and highlight problems in our badminton system now.
“He does not like to be in the limelight and that’s what I like about him – his humility.
”No politics in sports
A SPORTS dispute committee have been formed to solve issues within National Sports Associations (NSAs).
Hannah Yeoh said they had revived the committee to curb internal bickering, divisions and crisis within the set-up but she would stay out of it.
“In my work as a politician, I’ve seen how two groups can fight, even in condominium managements. They have to manage the problems they created,” said Hannah.
“If I’m directly involved, I will not have time to do other things.
“So, we have formed the dispute committee. We will select an expert to head it and manage. It has all been finalised.”
