BAM reveals Malaysia's lineup for Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Indonesia
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement today, said the newly crowned Slovak Open champions will be joined by the pair of Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan and Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta, who finished as runners-up at the same tournament.
'The girls' team will also feature Lee Mun, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi, Lim Zhi Shin, Nicole Tan and Nicole Chau,' the statement added.
Meanwhile, in the boys' category, Razeeq Danial Roslie returns to lead the squad alongside Ayu Fu Sheng, Kong Wei Xiang, Lim Boon Le, Datu Anif Datu Asrah, Loh Zi Heng, Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad, Damien Ling, Shazmir Shahrul and Tan Zhi Yang.
In last year's edition held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Malaysia secured one silver and three bronze medals. — Bernama
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