The woman who accused Olympic silver medallist Goh Liu Ying of being a homewrecker has retracted her claims and apologised, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Vivienne Chen Yin Nee had earlier alleged on Facebook that Goh had an affair with her husband but issued a statement to the daily on Wednesday apologising for making a false claim.
“I hereby promise and guarantee that I will stop harassing Ms Goh Liu Ying and her family.
“I also promise and guarantee that I will stop making false representation that may cause the public to misunderstand Goh Liu Ying’s character. I will apologise personally to Ms Goh Liu Ying and family,” she wrote in English.
Chen said she had written the earlier post in anger and had since taken it down.
Meanwhile, in a statement to Timesport, Leonard Lim said: “I, Leonard Lim, am deeply sorry about all the false information made against Goh Liu Ying, which has recently been circulating on social media.
“This issue is caused by my failure to handle the problems from my former marriage with my ex-wife, who subsequently misused social media platforms to lead the public into misunderstanding that Liu Ying is a third-party of my marriage.
“In fact, my ex-wife and I legally divorced three years ago.
“With regard to the current issue which has caused reputational damage to Liu Ying, I am deeply sorry, and I am willing to bear all the cost and legal responsibility incurred by the damage and loss caused to Liu Ying.”
When interviewed, Goh thanked her fans and sponsors for standing by her and vowed not to let the incident affect her preparations for the Tokyo Olympics next year.
But the 31-year-old shuttler, who reportedly lodged a police report over the allegations, is considering taking legal action against Chen.
Speaking to Timesport today, Goh said she can now focus fully on her badminton career.
“I’ve been really busy the past few days. Things are settled, I can now concentrate on my training,” she said.
Earlier this week, Goh and her partner, Chan Peng Soon with six other independent players, reported for training at the Academy Badminton Malaysia in Bukit Kiara.