KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — National men’s singles ace Hendrawan today admitted that he faced some difficult personal problems just before leaving for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.
“The journey to the Tokyo Olympics was very difficult indeed my father, who was in Indonesia, was rushed to hospital and placed in the intensive care unit. Hendrawan also admitted that Zii Jia’s achievement in winning the 2021 All England in March had put additional pressure on him and his panel of coaches to get the world number eight up to speed to achieve more success at the Tokyo Olympics.
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