THE Malaysian student mugged by yobs posing as Good Samaritans during the riots was yesterday given VIP treatment at the Badminton World Championships.

Fans will have the chance to gain a flavour of what next year’s Olympics will be like over the next 18 months in a number of test events that were announced today.

ROMANIAN Olympic 5,000 metre gold medallist Gabriela Szabo may quit athletics after French border police found a banned substance in her car.