11.05 (THU) — Selangor contingent won the overall title at the Ministry of Education Malaysia-Perodua Badminton Talent Development Programme finals on Thursday.

The tournament took place at the IOI Sports Centre in Putrajaya. The initiative, established in 2018, involved 2,800 primary school pupils aged between nine and 12 from state, Chinese, and Tamil national schools.

Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said the programme has trained 14,000 students across 70 training centres nationwide.

Winners received National Education Savings Scheme certificates valued at RM500 for first place, RM300 for second place, and RM150 for third place.