KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — National males’s singles participant Ng Tze Yong nonetheless has a chance to signify the nation within the 2024 Thomas Cup as it’s estimated he would have sufficient time to get into fighting trim earlier than the biennial event opens on April 27 in Chengdu, China.
Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) coaching director Rexy Mainaky knowledgeable that the world quantity 18, who underwent surgical procedure on his again in February, had resumed coaching.
“There is certainly (nonetheless a chance for Thomas Cup) as a result of (I believe) Tze Yong is prepared as a result of we nonetheless have one month (earlier than it begins).
“Tze Yong has a (again) situation, we are able to see he can execute higher motion, however perhaps he’s nonetheless a little cautious in making excessive manoeuvres (along with) the actions to cowl the large court docket, (however) it’s already optimistic from what I’ve seen,” he mentioned right here at the moment.
Tze Yong was confirmed to be affected by spinal ache on account of an harm sustained in the course of the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) in Shah Alam, Selangor, in February.
The 23-year-old participant is skipping the chance to make his debut on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris which is scheduled to happen from July 26 to Aug 11 and even withdrew from collaborating within the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China on April 9-14.
The 2024 Thomas Cup takes place from April 27 to May 5 in Chengdu, China. — eNM
