~I:l=b i~i~~.~l';:.: ~'t~l'~;"~\ '\' j ': •• > \ RIVl6000'O':;""'" ,"'.',,, l~'· .. Well done: The Malaysian silver medallists - shuttlers (from left) Goh V Shern, Tan Wee Kiang and ,and divers (from right) Cheong jun Hoang and Pandelela Rinong - posing with their mock cheques after receiving them from XOXBerhad chairman Datuk seri Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi (fourth from right). Also present were XOXchieffinance officer SylviaKng(fourth from left), XOXBerhad group chief executive officer Ng Kok Heng (fifhfrom left) and XOXBerhad group managing director Datuk Eddie Chai(third from right). - 55. KANEsAN/ The Star Chong Wei hopes .BAM.wiU keepcoach

By TAN MING WAI Hendrawan's contract is set to .given a lot to theteam ... but so Chong .Wei and seven, other expire at the end of December' has coach (Tey) Seu Bock, Olympic medallists - men's dou- PETALING JAYA: National bad- , and Chong Wei believes it will be "It will be up to the BAM (top bles pair Goh V Shem-Tan-Wee minton ace Lee Chong Wei did a no-brainer for the brass) .to decide on whether to Kiang, mixed doubles pair Chan ...._ not openly declare it, but it's obvi- Association of (BAM)to "retain them or not, but I hope Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying and syn- ous that he wants Hendrawan to offer him an extension.' both Hendrawan and Seu Bock chro- divers Pandelela -Rinong- continue coaching him for one '''His contributions speak for will stay on and be part of the Cheong [un Hoang (an silver) and last shot at a major title' - the themselves I think he 2020 Tokyo Olympic project." cyclist World Championships in Glasgow (Hendrawan) has proven himself Chong Wei has been training (bronze) - were rewarded with next year. and everyone can see what he under Seu Bock since 2010, with cash incentives totalling The 43-year-old Indonesian has done for me," said Chong assistance from former singles RM315,000 by XOX Mobile at a ~ was instrumental in helping Wei.' chief, coach Rashid Sidek and ceremony yesterday for their Chong Wei get back on his feet "Under his guidance, I fought Hendrawan, 'achievements in Rio. after an eight-month doping sus- my way back to the world No. 1 Hendrawan was then tasked Peng Soon-Liu Ying . and pension. ' , spot in just 14 months. I was at by BAMtechnical director Morten -Azizulhasni were absent yester- Returning to action in May last No. 182 when I first returned Frost to handle Chong Wei when day: year, Chong Wei took just 14 from suspension. the shuttler had finished serving .' XOX Mobile rewarded the sil- months to work his way back to "In the last six years, he has his doping suspension. ver medallists with RM60,000 the world No.1 spot in June. groomed other good singles play- , Frost was certainly spot-on in each (the pairs shared, the --_ Chong Wei has also won nine ers' like Iskandar (Zulkamain trusting Hendrawan, a world amount equally) and the bronze

titles along the way -e . besides Zainuddin). So, Hendrawan's champion in 2001. . .' ~ medallist RM25,000. . claiming silver at last year's , presence is not only important Hendrawanwas ceftainly/up Chong Wei received a total of World Championships in - for me, but also to the entire sin- to the task, although Chong Wei RMll0,000, including RM50,000 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics gles department. fell' short in his bid to nail the for doing the XOX Mobile proud last week. "Hendrawan has certainly elusive Olympic gold. as Itsbrand ambassador,