Former Malaysian squash star Ong on transition from player to coach
CGTN
18 Apr 2025, 05:26 GMT+10
Former squash star Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia used to rank No. 7 in the world and won gold medal twice at the Asian Games. Having retired as a player in July 2015, he became a coach, first in his home Malaysia, then in the U.S. and now in China. In an interview with CGTN Sports Scene's Shen Xiang, Ong spoke about guiding up-and-coming talents in China, where interest in the discipline is growing rapidly.
Before deciding to come to Beijing, Ong had been working with Team USA for three years. He revealed that he made the decision after seeing the potential of squash growing in the country.
According to Ong, squash has been popular in his country since Malaysia hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1998. Meanwhile, sufficient funding, from both the government and private sector, contributed a lot to the development of the sport in the country.
Squash has been included in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Ong said he had dreamed of playing at the Olympic Games. Though that dream didn't come true, he expected his players to do so in the future.
Source: CGTN
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