No officials,no hug from Bik Mama caused Choon Wei's defeat...

Youth and Sports Minister Shabery Cheek said the absence of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) top officials officials contributed to Malaysian top shuttler's Lee Chong Wei's defeat at the 16th Asian Games yesterday.

Lee lost the men's singles title to China's Lin Dan in three sets.Lee is the reigning All England champion and he had also bagged two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi last month. He is also the world No. 1 ranked player.

"The BAM officials did not go to China to watch our badminton matches, causing our badminton team in the Asian Games to lose," suggested Shabery. The minister said that as badminton is the country's national sport, the nation's dignity was at stake.

Shabery's said the success of the national men's hockey team which will be playing in the semifinals in the Asian Games next week was due to support from its leaders. According to him, the presence of Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) officials notably its president, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the crown prince of Pahang, as well as former president Perak Sultan Azlan Shah, made a big impact on the team's performance.

"Chong Wei's failure needs to be viewed seriously. I want to see more sports association leaders present besides just the managers because every little bit helps."

Although Shabery did not point out at anyone in particular, the president of BAM is Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, with Pahang prince Tengku Kamil Ismail Tengku Idris Shah as deputy president, and the patron of the association is Rosmah Mansor.

source:malaysiakini

How lame can an excuse be and coming from a Minister. This shows the level of stupidity among our so called' intelligent' leaders.

Lee Chong Wei lost to a better player not because of no support.....mangkok!!!

cheers.