KUALA LUMPUR – National squash player S. Sivasangari is recovering well and reacting positively to her rehabilitation and treatment, according to National Sports Institute (NSI) chief executive officer Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli.
“She has been very positive and has been following the recovery process with us.
“We need to give her time. She needs to recover both physically and mentally so that she can return to squash fit and ready to perform,” he told reporters at the sponsorship ceremony for the upcoming Malaysia Games (Sukma) today.
Faedzal added that although there is no set time frame for Sivasangari’s recovery, NSI will evaluate her condition towards the end of the year.
“It is a traumatic experience, so we do not want to push her too much.
“For now, we are making sure she gets all the help that she needs so we can see her return to action when the time is right,” he said.
The world number 16 squash player was involved in an accident on the Maju Expressway at 3.46am, leaving her with injuries to her spine and head.
She was a passenger of a Proton Saga BLM that was 90% destroyed after colliding with a one-tonne lorry before skidding and catching fire.
The incident forced Sivasangari to miss the Commonwealth Games, where she was supposed to be the flag bearer for Malaysia and was the nation’s hope for gold in Birmingham.
She was discharged after spending a week in Putrajaya Hospital and has been going for rehabilitation at NSI.
Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia coaching director S. Maniam recently said that the Kedahan’s cheekbones, eyebrows and head are healed except for the back of her neck, namely the C1-cervical.
He added that Sivasangari is expected to be back in action by January next year. – The Vibes, September 2, 2022
