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April 11, 2007
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New Straits Times
04-11-2007
Kien Keat-Boon Heong unfazed
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section

IT'S business as usual for All England champions Koo Kien Keat- Tan Boon Heong who have no intention of dwelling on their not winning the National Sportsman of The Year Award.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong, who ended Malaysia's 36-year Asian Games badminton gold drought in Doha last December, were pipped to the award by bodybuilder Sazali Abdul Samad.
Sazali, who only managed silver in the Doha, was chosen as he had won the prestigious Mr Universe crown for the second time last year.

Boon Heong said that neither Kien Keat nor himself was disappointed at not having won the award as they still have ...

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