'Tiger-looking' Yeo hungry for more

Besides on-court success and earning Olympic medal, shuttler yearns to be a good influence

Left: A relaxed Yeo Jia Min at home. Among her areas for improvement are footwork and mental strength. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY Below: The ecstatic shuttler on her knees after stunning world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi at the World Championships in Basel. PHOTO:
A relaxed Yeo Jia Min at home. Among her areas for improvement are footwork and mental strength. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Left: A relaxed Yeo Jia Min at home. Among her areas for improvement are footwork and mental strength. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY Below: The ecstatic shuttler on her knees after stunning world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi at the World Championships in Basel. PHOTO:
The ecstatic shuttler on her knees after stunning world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi at the World Championships in Basel. PHOTO: BADMINTON-PHOTO
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Yeo Jia Min watched the flying shuttlecocks at the OCBC Arena as she pondered the questions asked in this interview, as though looking to the court for answers.

She is a woman of few words, but her achievements on the badminton court have so far done the talking for her and the court is where she has found confidence.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 01, 2019, with the headline 'Tiger-looking' Yeo hungry for more. Subscribe