Commonwealth Games: Malaysian badminton coach gives his shoes to Jamaica’s player
Malaysia's badminton coach showed sportsmanship during Commonwealth Games by giving his shoes to Jamaica's Samuel Rickets.
Malaysia’s badminton coach Hendrawan has shown sportsmanship during Commonwealth Games 2022 by giving his shoes to Jamaica’s Samuel Rickets after his pair was damaged.
The moment were caught on camera during the badminton mixed team event during Ng Tze Yong versus Samuel Rickets’ singles match.
Thankfully, Hendranwan’s shoes were a perfect fit for Rickets, who continued playing in them even in the doubles match later in the day.
When the opposition coach is your shoe size and saves the day 😇
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— Commonwealth Sport (@thecgf) July 30, 2022
However, Rickets lost the singles match 12-21 and 16-21. In the doubles match, Tokyo Olympic bronze medallists Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik had defeated Ricketts-Joel Angus 21-7, 21-11.
Although Jamaica cruised to a 4-1 victory against Zambia in their next group match, they couldn’t qualify for the quarterfinals.