The 25-year-old from Bintulu, Sarawak said she had to make the tough choice to end her career as injuries would make it harder for her to face future challenges.
National taekwondo exponent Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim was inconsolable after suffering a heartbreaking loss when she was pipped to at least a bronze medal by a mere 0.03 points in the women’s poomsae individual event at the Asian Games today.
Who would have thought that her favourite pastime of watching Korean dramas would turn out to be a great help for national taekwondo exponent Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim to communicate with her coach Jin Jun-beom.
National junior hockey coach calls for increased funding and joint efforts between Youth and Sports Ministry and Housing and Local Government Ministry to utilise underused facilities and nurture future athletes for the 2027 SEA Games