Watch: Training abroad the highlight of badminton duo Abela, Cassar

Matthew Abela and Samuel Cassar met with Ben Camille in this week’s edition of GAME ON and spoke about their experiences of practising the sport of badminton on a professional basis abroad.

Abela, who last year represented Malta at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, spent three years in Denmark and said that it was a huge experience for his career.

“It was always my dream of spending a year or two outside Malta and train badminton on a professional basis,” Abela said.

“The opportunity came about when Badminton Europe announced that they were opening applications for players from small countries to train in academies in Denmark. I applied immediately and I had to attend a number of selection camps and luckily, I was selected.

“I was really looking forward for this opportunity as I knew that it was an opportunity of a lifetime that I may not have again in the near future.”

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