It’s finally good to know that the Malacca YDP Negeri has also recognized this and awarded a Datukship to Malaysia’s badminton single’s silver medalist….Misbun Sidek. He truly deserves it for breeding a champion.
When Lee Chong Wei won the Silver Olympic medals for badminton, he not only bagged RM300,000 and a pension of RM3,000 for life from the government, he was also awarded a Datukship by the Penang Yang Dipertua (YDP) Negeri from the Penang government.
And so I thought, something isn’t right here. How come Lee Chong Wei gets to bag the money and the title? How about the person behind the scenes who tirelessly coached, mentored, and guided this shuttler all the way to the top? Doesn’t he deserve to be honored?
Also, what about our 1996 Olympic Silver medalists, badminton doubles Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, why weren’t they awarded a Datukship? I’m not sure of their monetary gains, but are they equivalent to what Lee Chon Wei had won?
It’s finally good to know that the Malacca YDP Negeri has also recognized this and awarded a Datukship to Malaysia’s badminton single’s silver medalist….Misbun Sidek. He truly deserves it for breeding a champion.
Next question is, shouldn’t our squash queen, world No.1 Datuk Nicole David’s coach also be awarded a Datukship?
Things look like they could really get messy!
Despite all that, my heartiest congratulations to Lee Chong Wei and Misbun Sidek for making me and the rest of Malaysia feel proud to be Malaysian. Sports is oone avenue where Malaysians become color blind.
Iqbal Abd Ghaffar
iqbal Abd Ghaffar
