Nadi Arena (25/11/24)
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00:00I am not an eyewitness to the 7th national badminton team, Kenneth Jonathan.
00:12His dream of winning the gold medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is not just a touch, but a team effort.
00:20I believe Malaysia has a great potential to win the world championship.
00:25The Malaysian badminton association has asked for a phone call.
00:31Let's continue with Zulmizan Azam.
00:34Welcome to Malaysia.
00:36Kenneth Jonathan was officially introduced as the head of the Badminton Association at the Badminton Academy in Bukit Kiara, East Nen.
00:47Zulmizan Azam is a 50-year-old Danish athlete with a great reputation.
00:52He was the second-best player in the world.
00:55He also helped Victor S. Halson to win the 2017 World Championship and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal.
01:06He was also named as the gold medalist for the country's contingent at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
01:17It's a big goal. It's the ultimate goal, always to win one of the big ones.
01:24I think four years' time is a long journey from now.
01:33We'll have to both in one way take it step by step, but the other way also to look if we have to do this by 28,
01:43then let's see what we have to do by 27, 26 and 25, because reaching the gap from now on is huge.
01:51I'll work very closely with both the players, but also very close with my colleagues, with my new colleagues,
02:02because if we are going to reach that goal, it's going to be a team effort.
02:07Nobody will be able to reach it on their own.
02:11And for that to happen, we need a lot of honesty and hard work.
02:18And that's 24-7, 365, for a long time to get to an Olympic gold,
02:27because nothing can be left to chance or we have to turn every stone to get there.
02:36And based on the list of players for 2025, which was announced by BM earlier,
02:41the national team now consists of four male players,
02:45Ng Ziyong, Leong Junhao, Justin Ho and Eugene Iweh,
02:49with two more players will be replaced by the youth squad.
02:53The juniors have a contract with BM for four years and will start their official duties on January 4, 2025.
03:01Zulhaimi Zainal Azam for Nadi Arena.
03:06Zulhaimi Zainal Azam for Nadi Arena.