KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Rashid Sidek is returning to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to coach national players from tomorrow.

This follows his decision to retract his resignation as coach.

In a statement here today, BAM general manager Kenny Goh said the BAMmanagement had officially accepted Rashid’s decision.

“He will be part of the new (BAM) coaching structure. He will officially return to work on Oct 1,” he said.

Rashid, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze medallist, had on Sept 19 tendered his resignation letter to BAM, citing interference from BAM’s newly-appointed Talent Management Group director Tan Aik Mong who wished to reshuffle the national badminton training structure.

Last Wednesday, Aik Mong who started work on Sept 7, quit his job, following dissatisfaction with BAM’s decision to revert his planned structure. — Bernama