PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttler Chen Tang Jie received RM100,000 from Senheng as reward for his World Championships gold-medal winning feat with Toh Ee Wei.
Tang Jie, who is an alumnus of the SS Junior Badminton Talent Scholarship in Petaling Badminton Club, which is sponsored by Senheng, was honoured for his historic achievement in a ceremony at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara yesterday.
The 27-year-old Tang Joe trained at Petaling BC from the age of 15 to 19 before joining the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
Ee Wei was also not overlooked and received RM25,000 worth of electronic products from Senheng.
Senheng executive chairman and managing director Lim Kim Heng has also promised RM1 million for Tang Jie if he captures gold in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
Men’s doubles shuttlers Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong, who are also SS Junior Badminton Talent Scholarship alumni will also be rewarded with a million if they win the country’s first Olympic gold with Aaron Chia and Tee Kai Wun respectively.
