KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — National badminton singles player Lee Zii Jia is hoping he will be able to adapt quickly to his new coach Wong Tat Meng’s training style, as he prepares to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The 25-year-old admitted he is running out of time, and hopes he can develop a special chemistry with his coach.
“He is a very experienced coach, so I hope our chemistry will be very special. I have also observed that he went to South Korea and Hong Kong (as a coach) and achieved very good results.
“He’s local, so I really hope to have a local coach, as Malaysians we can fight to the Olympics together,” he said in a video uploaded on Instagram today.
The world number 17 began training with Wong at the start of this month after taking a hiatus from badminton following a string of poor performances.
Lee is slated to play in the upcoming 2023 Korean Open from July 18 to 23 in Yeosu, South Korea.
— Bernama
