The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) condemned disgusting racist comments made by a former shuttler currently residing in China and urged their Chinese counterpart to take action against him.

Bong Guang Yik, the individual in question, recently made the racist remarks against the national body that went viral through Chinese social media account Douyin.

“BAM will pursue this issue including sending an official complaint to the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA). We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination and will urge the CBA to take necessary action against this individual.

“Such a racist person should never be hired to work as a coach in a sport loved by millions,” read the statement.

Bong’s racist speech also got the attention of Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, who condemned his actions even though the perpetrator had since apologised.

“I do not agree with his speech and condemn the racist and religious remarks brought up even though he has apologized. I believe religion has never disturbed the performance of athletes and sports in Malaysia,” she said.

Should the CBA decide to take action against Bong, he could lose his coaching job in the Chinese badminton fraternity.

According to Yeoh, Bong was a former backup trainee with the BAM in 2014, and no longer resided in the country.

Astonishingly, he was dubbed ‘The Next Badminton Super Star’ at a badminton junior event a decade ago, and even played a friendly match against Indonesian men’s singles great Taufik Hidayat.

The shuttler's name also appeared on the Badminton World Federation website, which cited him competing in a men’s doubles event at the 2013 New Zealand Open.

This was the second racist incident Yeoh had to deal with in the past week.

This fiasco came after a national female hockey player was banned from competing at the upcoming SEA Games in Cambodia for her racist comments at a recent concert held by renowned Indian music composer A.R.Rahman at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.