Shuttler Wooi Yik stunned by Asian Games axe
SEPANG: Men's doubles shuttler Soh Wooi Yik admitted to being shocked by his exclusion from the upcoming Asian Games, but has accepted the decision despite missing out on a gold medal shot.
Malaysian men's doubles shuttler Soh Wooi Yik was stunned by his exclusion from the upcoming Asian Games, despite the pair's silver medal finish at the 2022 World Championships. The decision by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to drop Wooi Yik from the squad came as a surprise, leaving his regular partner Aaron Chia to pair up with Tee Kai Wun for the Games in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4.
The omission affected the team's chances of securing a gold medal, as Wooi Yik and Chia were the only Malaysian shuttlers to finish on the podium at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, taking home bronze.
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