Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Higher education |
Business - Victoria University: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Swimming and shopping. (badminton.org.au, 09 Aug 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Representing Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. (badminton.org.au, 20 Aug 2010) |
Famous relatives |
Her brother Raj also plays badminton and was her mixed doubles partner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Her older sister Kavitha represented Malaysia in badminton. Her father used to coach the Malaysian team. (thestar.com, 10 May 2010; sportstar.com, 04 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her family was involved in the sport. "Badminton has been my life, I started playing when I was six. It is the fastest racquet sport and it's exciting." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Badminton players Susi Susanti and Mia Audina and Australian 400m runner Cathy Freeman. (badminton.org.au, 09 Aug 2010; sportforwomen.com.au, 10 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Ricky Yu |
Coach from what year? |
2008 |
Handedness |
Right |
Training Regime |
She trains up to 20 hours a week. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began the sport at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Malay, Tamil |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Nunu, Nuges (badminton.org.au, 20 Aug 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you never lose then you can never appreciate the victories." (badminton.org.au, 20 Aug 2010) |
Other information |
FROM MALAYSIA TO AUSTRALIA Born in Kepong, Malaysia, she and her brother Raj moved to Australia to attend university. She gained Australian citizenship in April 2010. (thestar.com, 10 May 2010) |