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Published on: Monday, May 24, 2021
By: Bernama
Kuala Lumpur: Newly-elected Badminton World Federation (BWF) council member Datuk Kenny Goh
(pic) expressed his aspiration to see Malaysia having a bigger voice in the sports governing body.
Kenny, who is also the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general, hopes to resolve a lot of issues which will be brought up in BWF for the sake of badminton development, be it locally or internationally.
“I want to thank BAM president, Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria, who nominated me to the council and thank all members who believed in me.
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“To be frank, the trust has been placed on me but more so I think now we can really work together as a team to ensure the development in this sport for Malaysia and globally,” he said when contacted on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR – Newly-elected Badminton World Federation (BWF) council member Datuk Kenny Goh expressed his aspiration to see Malaysia having a bigger voice in the sports governing body.
Kenny, who is also the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general, hopes to resolve a lot of issues which will be brought up in BWF for the sake of badminton development, be it locally or internationally.
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“I want to thank BAM president, Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria, who nominated me to the council and thank all members who believed in me.
“To be frank, the trust has been placed on me but more so I think now we can really work together as a team to ensure the development in this sport for Malaysia and globally,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
Høyer to return unopposed as Badminton World Federation President Thursday, 22 April 2021
Poul-Erik Høyer is set for a third term as President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after being nominated for the role unopposed.
The Danish Olympic gold medallist and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member was first elected to the top office in 2013 and gained a second four-year spell without challenge in 2017.
His third term is now due to be rubber-stamped at the BWF Annual General Meeting on May 22.
The gathering will be held in a virtual format as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two other key elections will also be a formality with incumbents the only candidates for BWF Deputy President and BWF vice-president for Para-badminton.