It all begins in the schools, didn't u learn?

Schools used to play an important role in producing talent.

But not anymore!

Many reasons for that, some technical but it has failed in even the organisation of it.

Being part of a largely Klang Valley only paper, KL seems to be the focus most of the time.

First it was the cross country held at the end of January. It was a State level competition but the zone level hadn't taken place yet. - It will take place in Oct!

Now, HOCKEY! - National schools meet are on-going but KL has yet to conduct neither the zone nor State level.

Read KL not doing it right  in today's  Mailsport.

Goodbye Olympics

Gan Teik Chai has admitted that his pairing with Tan Bin Shen can only dream of the Olympics. The KLRC pair had lost to German pair Michael Fuchs and Oliver Roth 21-19, 21-13 at the Malaysia Open earlier.

pic taken from ssdhaliwal.blogspot.com

Shortly after the loss I spoke to Gan. Here's what he has to say.

"The Olympics dream is off. We have to face reality after losing in the first round today. It's impossible to qualify now... unless of course the extraordinary occurs (what he said it's best i leave it out)."

"I'm only getting older so I have to re-align my target."

According to Teik Chai, Bin Shen shares the same sentiments.

Only few days back I wrote about them starting their road to London at the Malaysia Open. Read it here

Anyway all the best Teik Chai and Bin Shen. and special thanks to Teik Chai for being ever so accommodating to me earlier.

Step up Zulfadli!

A heir to Lee Chong Wei's crown may have been found - although it may take several years and may be too early to say but signs look promising.

Step up Zulfadli Zulkifi - first he won the Asian Junior Championship in July, being the first Malaysian to do so, and now the World Junior Championship.

                        Zulfadli after winning the Asian title


Coached by his dad Zulkifli Sidek - no connection to the Sidek brothers here though - the KLRC player can only scale greater heights. BA of Malaysia (BAM) have already offered him a place but the 18-year-old doesn't want to turn his back on the club who has been supporting him for the last four years, as he told The Malay Mail here.

Haresh Deol has the story on his world junior title here.

KLRC could have a gem in their hands..... All the best Zulfadli.