KUALA LUMPUR – Rising national men’s singles star Justin Hoh’s latest injury has left the national contingent in a quandary over the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, next month.
This came after the Badminton Association of Malaysia confirmed via Twitter today that Justin had suffered an Achilles tendon rupture in training yesterday.
“Medical exams carried out on the 19-year-old shuttler confirmed the rupture of the left Achilles tendon. Justin is set to undergo surgery tomorrow. Get well soon, bro,” it said.
Earlier last month, BAM announced that Justin alongside Leong Jun Hao and Ong Ken Yen will represent the men’s singles camp in the biennial Games.
For the women’s singles, Tan Zhing Yi, Siti Nurshuhaini Azman, and Wong Ling Ching are among the players BAM is betting on at the 32nd edition of the SEA Games.
Meanwhile, among the pairs that are entrusted with performing in Cambodia are the men’s pair Goh Boon Sze-Rayner Beh and the women’s twin pair, Cheng Su Hui-Cheng Su Yin.
The 2023 SEA Games are slated to run from May 5 until 17. – Bernama, April 11, 2023
