Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) announced on Friday that its women’s doubles coach – Chan Chong Ming has resigned from the organization.
According to BAM, Chan tendered his resignation letter last Wednesday, and BAM decided to accept it.
“After careful consideration, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has reached the decision to accept the resignation letter tendered by women’s doubles coach, Chan Chong Ming on Dec 29, 2021.
The 41-year-old coach left his position by mutual consent after joining BAM in July 2000.
BAM would like to express its gratitude to Chong Ming for his contribution to the national women’s doubles team’s achievements thus far.
Everyone at the Association wishes him well in his future endeavors,” said BAM in a statement released on Friday.
Meanwhile, Chan also post a message on his social media explaining the reason for his departure and also listed some of his achievements as the women’s doubles coach during his 18-month stint with BAM.
“… and it’s a wrap! Last working day for the year.😁
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Today marks my 1️⃣8️⃣ months at BAM & with mixed emotions, 🍋🍒😌 it is also my last day as I have accepted an outside opportunity in the new year. 🤘I feel truly honored to be able to have had my childhood passion in my career, with a scope and impact of work that will touch hundreds of millions of Malaysians favorite sports – badminton. 🇲🇾 🏸
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For as long as I can remember, BAM has meant a lot to me. ▶️ I had started my badminton journey when I was 13 years lo old and was spotted and trained by Akademi Badminton Malaysia at Taman Maluri, Cheras.🏸🏸 I had left home to chase my dreams.😭😭 ➡️ A few years later, I had transferred to KBB, Cheras then Bukit Jalil. ➡️ At last, I nested in 📍Bukit Kiara as where is now the Akademi Badminton Malaysia located. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Throughout my career, I had ranked as the World no.1️⃣ in 2002 and won a total of 24 titles, 🥇🏅twice the bronze medallist 🥉at the World Championships in 2001 and 2005 before I retired from BAM in December 2007. 🏆💦💪
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🚗🚗 😄18 months ago, I drove back to BAM after a 12-year hiatus not knowing what to expect, but excited to be part of the new spirit of BAM tasked with reviving the women’s doubles department. 🙇🙇 The road to success is not as easy as we already knew.🥺 We would encounter different challenges that will test our patience and will work hard to achieve our goals. 💦💪🏋🏻♀️As one could imagine, these paths were mostly rough.🚦⛔ There were lots of obstacles for us to overcome in order for our department to reach the top. 🙋♀️🏔️😄🧗♂️
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🎉🎉 The biggest achievement for me was when our Malaysian Women emerged as the Swiss Open champions the very first time. 🇲🇾🥇🥇 So, it was a great achievement not only for Pearly/Thinaah but also a huge moment in my coaching career. 🙏🏻🤞 I am grateful and so happy for them because finally, they achieved their lifelong dream as champions. 🏆 The win was a major milestone for us because all players started to believe they can make it to the 🔝 of the podium. 🧗♀️❤️🔥🔥 This was well worth our sacrifices in blood, sweat, and tears. 💯💦 They displayed a high inner desire to succeed which drives them to their best effort every time they were on the court. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 For me, no matter what it is that ignites the drive to win, whether it is the roar from the crowd, the glint of the gold medal, nothing beats the hunger to win. ♠️💯 🔑 🎯 For the urge for success must first come from within. In one of our conversations with the players, they told me they appreciate all the experiences representing the country 🇲🇾🇲🇾 because they get to chase their goals and the dreams 🥅 🏸 which fuel their flames of ambition. ⛽🔥🏎️🚀 This was very emotional for me as it meant a lot to hear it from the players themselves. 💛☺️
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👏👏 It was an incredible experience, and I would like to thank everyone who has helped me grow along the way, especially my leaders for the guidance and opportunities. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I also thank my teams, the players, and my colleagues for your commitment, energy, and determination, allowing me to embrace such a challenging, fun, and rewarding career. 🤜🙇❤️🔥🤓
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I will always stand proud having been part of BAM as a Malaysian National Badminton coach. 🇲🇾🏸🏸 BAM will always hold a special place in my heart (both as a player and a coach). 🙇🙇I’m excited to see greater heights achieved by the players in 2022 and many more years to come. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆
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“It is necessary sometimes to take one step backward to take two steps forwards – Vladimir Kenin.” 2021 was one of my most intense years with lots of challenges, discoveries, and inspiration yet fruitful. 🍓🥞🍋🌶️
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😊 Do remember to always chase your dreams because your dream will never chase you back. ❤️🔥🏆
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Thank you for an eventful year … and see you in 2022!”
