Angus Ng Ka-long hopes to crack badminton top 10 again after shaking off ‘long Covid’ scare
- The 27-year-old is finally set to resume action on tour after repeatedly testing positive for Covid-19 in April
- ‘I was a worried whether I will have ‘long Covid’ and there were times I felt shortness of breath while running,’ Ng admits
With a possible “long Covid” scare behind him, Hong Kong’s top shuttler Angus Ng Ka-long hopes to make a strong comeback after missing three months of action on the Badminton World Federation tour.
The world No 12 tested positive for Covid-19 twice at events in March – the first time after his second-round exit at the All England Open, and then again after travelling to Basel, Switzerland, having initially stopped playing.
But the 27-year-old tested positive again at Hong Kong International Airport on April 2, and had to quarantine in a hotel before testing negative on the seventh day, forcing him to withdraw from the Asian Championships in Manila at the end of the month.
“I was a bit worried about whether I will have ‘long Covid’ and there were times when I felt shortness of breath while running,” said Ng, speaking at the kick-off of the Hong Kong Sports Institute’s (HKSI) 30th Anniversary Roving Exhibition at New Town Plaza.
“Fortunately, it only lasted one day, and I no longer felt any effects. I believe it was caused by my lack of training for about two months, and it returned to normal after that.”
