Zii Jia has turned down offer to join Road to Gold programme

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Professional men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has decided not to be included in the Road to Gold programme in his quest to win the gold medal in the Paris Olympic Games next year.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdd3h59v   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 World No. 11 men's singles badminton player Li Zijia will not be part of the Road to Gold

00:08 program.

00:09 The secretariat for the program said in a statement on Tuesday that they had met online

00:13 with Li's team, and it was concluded that Li will not proceed with the program.

00:19 The 25-year-old is the first athlete to turn down an offer to join the program at a time

00:23 when many others are trying to get in.

00:26 Those under the program enjoy benefits such as monthly allowances, sports science support

00:31 and use of facilities.

00:33 The statement said Li's coaches and manager explained in the meeting that the decision

00:37 was made after careful consideration.

00:40 Li's team, however, gave their assurance that they will continue to work with all stakeholders

00:45 in the lead-up to the Paris Olympic Games next year.

00:49 If the 2021 All-England champion can maintain his world ranking in the top 16 by the end

00:55 of April next year, he is assured of a ticket to compete in Paris.

00:59 [END]

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