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Fri, 04/13/2012 - 06:34
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Rexy Quits, Accepts Offer In The Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (Bernama) -- Rexy Mainaky Thursday announced his resignation as badminton coach of the national women's doubles team. He also announced that he had accepted an offer to be the coaching director of the Philippines Badminton Association for two years beginning next month. He said he had informed the Badminton Association of Malaysia of his decision to quit last month after the Swiss Open Championship. "My decision is final," he told reporters after attending a meeting of BAM's programmes committee at the National Sports Council (NSC) complex in Bukit Jalil here. Saying he was very happy with the good treatment extended to him by BAM and NSC over the seven years he had served in Malaysia, Rexy said his decision to head to the Philippines was because he wanted new challenges and had in fact turned down more lucrative offers from several other countries. "It's not about the offers and figures, I have received offers from Indonesia, England and Russia, with an offer of a montly income of about USD12,000 (RM36,000) but I want the challenge," he said. "In the Philippines, it could be challenging for me to look around and get young players aged 12-17 years. "My target is to improve and bring them to high level performances. Now I go to the country (Philipines) where badminton is not yet very popular, so that is the challenge," he said. Rexy joined as coach with BAM on July 7 2005 his contract ends in June this year. Meanwhile, BAM honorary-secretary Ng Chin Chai said the national badminton body received the resignation letter from Rexy last month. "We discussed about it and we accept his resignation," he said. -- BERNAMA

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