Malaysia's Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) secretary general Maradona Chok confirmed on Tuesday (5th January) that our Malaysian tenpin bowling queen and former world champion, Shalin Zulkifli has officially bowed out from the national team.
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The 42-year-old, who has an astonishing 28-year career with a total of 74 medals at the senior stage, handed her resignation letter through the national head coach, Holloway Cheah that morning.
“She has officially resigned from the national squad, she has announced her retirement, I think she will hold a media conference very soon.”
“Well she has hinted in the past that it’s about time she retired, she also said she is looking at the future but never told me the actual date of retirement, so it was still a bit of a surprise she announced it today,” he told BERNAMA.
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Maradona said retirement has been playing on her mind for a long time and MTBC accepts the division with an open heart, and that MTBC as the parent body would also continue to support Shalin post-retirement.
He added: “She knows her future better, she has planned the things she needs to do, so I think the time is right for her to move on and then, of course, MTBC will fully support whatever she decides”
Shalin was named the National Sportswoman of the Year five times in 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2002.
She won three World Championships in 2003 (Malaysia), 2007 (Mexico), and 2017 in Las Vegas, United States.
28 tahun masa yang sangat lama untuk menyumbang bakti kepada negara. Terima kasih, Shalin.
— اكو ڤڠايوه باسيكل (@eddiehasbullah) January 5, 2021
Cried ! Thank you Shalin Zulkifli 😢 All the best in future @shalinzulkifli 💪🏻 https://t.co/QWv5XKOoK1
— HM 🇲🇾 (@ieka93) January 5, 2021
Thank you @shalinzulkifli for serving our country. U have bring our country top on world. Happy retirement. Hats off 🙇🏻♂️
— nomoxKL™ (@af_f4hmi) January 6, 2021
Thank you, Shalin, for all that you do for our country. You truly made us, Malaysians, very proud!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
