Malaysian media blames BAM president for failure<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Following the defeat of host and runner-up
\nMalaysia, local media has put the blame firmly on Badminton
\nAssociation of Malaysia (BAM) president Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan,
\nsaying he should be held responsible.<\/p>\n
Malaysia bowed out 1-4 to Denmark in a do-or-die group match
\nin the Thomas Championships on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Che Wan had told a post-match conference that he would take
\nthe blame by submitting a resignation letter to the BAM council
\ndue to the failure of the team to fulfill target of winning the
\ntrophy. However, the media still doubted his statement.<\/p>\n
Up to Thursday, newspapers in Malaysia continued to condemn
\nthe country's failure before a packed house of 12,000 spectators
\nat the Putra Indoor Stadium.<\/p>\n
They blamed Che Wan for burdening players by setting high
\ntargets they were unable to attain.<\/p>\n
Roslin Hashim, who injured his right elbow in a match against
\nIndia on Sunday, said: "They (officials) never questioned us
\nabout our condition. They just talked about how to win the cup,
\nwhich, in fact, we are unable to do."<\/p>\n
Speaking before competitors at the welcome ceremony on May 9
\nat the Palace of the Golden Horses, Che Wan expressed hope that
\nhis team would be able to win the cup like in 1992 when Malaysia
\nalso hosted the biennial event.<\/p>\n
However, he said: "I will submit my resignation letter to the
\nBAM council as my responsibility for the failure. I apologize to
\nthe people of Malaysia due to our team's failure here, that they
\nwere unable to go through to the semifinals, especially after
\nbeing given support from all sectors."<\/p>\n
"Our players have performed their best. However, they lost to
\na better team. We prepared them well, but, apparently, our
\nopponents were better prepared than us," Che Wan, who was
\naccompanied by Thomas Cup team manager Muhammad Al Amin Majid and
\nUber Cup team manager Lim Teong Kiat, said.<\/p>\n
Earlier reports said that the Malaysian team had prepared the
\nsquad in closed-door training sessions and not had allowed the
\nmedia to cover the preparations.<\/p>\n
After the failure, Che Wan said he expected all officials,
\ncoaches and players to concentrate on upcoming major events,
\nincluding the Olympic Games in Sydney in September, the 2001
\nSoutheast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002 Thomas
\nCup championships. (yan)<\/p>",
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