Noraqilah cleared of injury ahead of tough South Korea quarter-final
AICHI: Malaysia’s women’s badminton team received a boost at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with doubles player Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan declared fit for the Herculean quarter-final against South Korea on Tuesday.
Malaysia's women's badminton team received a boost ahead of their crucial quarter-final against South Korea at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Doubles player Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan, who had been nursing a left ankle injury from a training session two weeks ago, is now declared fit to compete. However, national doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky stated that a decision on Noraqilah's participation in the tie will only be made after a team meeting.
Rexy acknowledged that the match would be a tough test for Malaysia's singles players, particularly An Se Young of South Korea, who is ranked world No. 1. He also expressed hope that the doubles players could capitalize on their opportunities to contribute points. Noraqilah's partner, Low Zi Yu, will be teaming up with Cheng Su Yin in the second doubles.
The team hopes the doubles players can make the most of the opportunities available, given Malaysia's only previous medal in the women's team was a silver at the 1962 Jakarta Games.
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