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| Source: Zurainee Kula |
Back in 1950s and 1960s, North Borneo was doing well in the Badminton sport. North Borneo Badminton Association (NBBA) was invited to send a team to the first All Asian Badminton Championships held in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the opening of the Stadium Negara. The travelling expenses was sponsored by the organisers of the Championships which enabled North Borneo to be represented.
In the International Team Championships, North Borneo unfortunately drew Indonesia as their opponents with the result (foreseen under the circumstances) the were beaten by Indonesia 5-0.
A special Knockout Inter-team Championship was then arranged for those countries who did not reach the quarter-finals and in this North Borneo did very well being third out of the eight countries taken part.
They won the third place in the knockout Inter-team Championship
A tribute to the North Borneo (then) International players in alphabetical order :
1. Chian Shua Duan period 1960
2. Chan Tin Chua period 1959
3. Chin Sui Ping period 1959
4. Chung, Gilbert period 1959-62
5. J’afar Bin Ampong period 1960
6. Lai Wui Meng period 1959-62
7. Rajah, Francis period 1960-62
8. Sim Poh Lim period 1959-60
9. Tan, Raymond period 1960-62
10. Yong Chen Tung period 1959
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