“I am human too”: Kisona bursts into tears
Pic courtesy of BAM Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9: “I am human too.”
This was national women’s singles shuttler S. Kisona’s reply in response to the insensitive racist comment made against her on social media during the recent Sudirman Cup competition.
According to Bernama, Kisona admitted that the remark affected her psychology and eventually her performance.
“Obviously (it affected me) because, in the end, I am human too… Somehow, I need to shift my focus to my coming match. So, I’ll leave it to my family, BAM (Badminton Association of Malaysia) and the relevant authorities to resolve the issue,” she was quoted as saying by Bernama after the team’s second official training session at the Ceres Arena, Denmark yesterday.
Bernama also reported that Kisona burst into tears when asked regarding the same issue by another media moments later.
However, the 23-year-old Seremban born is determined to put that incident behind her and focus on the Uber Cup opening round match against hosts Denmark on Saturday as she will take on the role of first singles for Malaysia.
The racist comment against Kisona was made by Pasir Puteh Bersatu vice-chief Borhanudin Che Rahim after her defeat by world number five Akane Yamaguchi during the Malaysia-Japan Sudirman Cup semi-final clash on Oct 2.
It has been reported that Borhanuddin will be resigning from Bersatu following the controversial remark.
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