YOURSAY | ‘A bronze medal is still a great achievement.’ Zii Jia talks about pushing through media humiliation to prove worth Dr Suresh Kumar: National shuttler Lee Zii Jia, you should be proud of what you have achieved. Ignore all the naysayers who probably have not held a racquet their entire life.
Badminton is a highly competitive sport. Some players even have to perform acrobatics to retrieve certain shots. That is how highly competitive the game has become.
Reaching the semifinals at the Olympics is a great and respectable achievement in a field of world-class players, and what's more, winning a medal regardless of its colour. Righteousness4all: Indeed, you did well against the odds and the questionable full support of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM). If only the OCM had put more effort into the training, support and welfare of all participants who are representing Malaysia in Paris, they would possibly have garnered better results.
Lee, you have proven yourself, together with our national men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, who also came from behind and won their hard-earned bronze Olympic medals. That is what matters. You have all given Malaysia a special gift for the upcoming National Day celebrations.
Anticcpnterorist: It must be remembered that Team Lee was self-funded, and was denied two additional accreditation cards for his physiotherapist and personal sparring partner. Shame on OCM, sha.
