KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) --- Six Malaysian table-tennis players are now in Beijing, China to undergo a month-long training programme in preparation for the World Individual Table-Tennis Championship in Yokohama, Japan from April 28 until May 5.
Table-Tennis Association of Malaysia (TTAM) executive director Soong Poh Wah said the national squad were training at the Zheng Ding International Training Centre in Beijing since last Saturday and they would be leaving for Japan on April 26.
"The national squad will compete in all the five categories offered for contest at the championship in Japan," he said when contacted by Bernama, here Monday.
The six players undergoing the training are Ng Sock Kim, Beh Lee Wei, Muhd Shakirin Ibrahim, Chai Kian Beng, Kho Mao Sheng and Chui Soo Jiin.
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