Glow-in-the-dark badminton entices Malaysian players back onto court

A badminton player shows his glow-in-the-dark badminton racket at a badminton court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 24, 2022. (Reuters photos)

KUALA LUMPUR: With neon lights on the floor and walls, pulsing electronic beats, and a glowing red shuttlecock bouncing back and forth, this Malaysian badminton court evokes a sci-fi movie set.

"Shuttle In The Dark", a badminton hall in the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, was set up in late 2021 by a sports management company to encourage people to take up the racquet sport after two years of social restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.