tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37685222125109892202024-03-17T02:52:39.257+08:00Level FieldTHE SOUL OF MALAYSIAN SPORTStony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.comBlogger1494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-59864244244210201122024-02-11T18:01:00.004+08:002024-02-12T09:19:46.647+08:00WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE<b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw2Ba3sTAJWiOWG1yYaXpWOWIykj3uhnnRGvCciw1Vu9VV7OXL0OLXHgYf2k2UCs5JPVcyL26GA99WuCF81JFS0gsyJ8thW9g4ovdFbkyzQr_f1g7nCUbgBvi8rCXJYS-K2RfjhfBnTV_fJKZpG9q0SMhGO69e4XY2UBl5CWfr5hoNdQoY6juG5wMNLhx/s1280/Arul.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw2Ba3sTAJWiOWG1yYaXpWOWIykj3uhnnRGvCciw1Vu9VV7OXL0OLXHgYf2k2UCs5JPVcyL26GA99WuCF81JFS0gsyJ8thW9g4ovdFbkyzQr_f1g7nCUbgBvi8rCXJYS-K2RfjhfBnTV_fJKZpG9q0SMhGO69e4XY2UBl5CWfr5hoNdQoY6juG5wMNLhx/w640-h426/Arul.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />LEAVING ON A JET PLANE</span></b><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">FORMER n</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ational head coach for hockey A. Arul Selvaraj</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, Friday night returned to Dublin, Ireland, with mixed feelings and a heavy heart.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvH0jyRIdy0m8p66vVcza9bxH6nLiJGSSgHcsFeq4PPA2JLMZmaUIMapssixT5Tsmihl6DfTmSaKJ5f11sTHk6mVpxUl6FCeAHbDWMke5H0UCAMSRo9jhbDAm0hYh98-_IajKF6QwRUIFkwv56ELHP7yu9Oh6H3G-ShBmoQ_KZCZXjQl5e4Y_OTkcKj5Mt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvH0jyRIdy0m8p66vVcza9bxH6nLiJGSSgHcsFeq4PPA2JLMZmaUIMapssixT5Tsmihl6DfTmSaKJ5f11sTHk6mVpxUl6FCeAHbDWMke5H0UCAMSRo9jhbDAm0hYh98-_IajKF6QwRUIFkwv56ELHP7yu9Oh6H3G-ShBmoQ_KZCZXjQl5e4Y_OTkcKj5Mt=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">He left with thoughts lingering on his mind of an unfinished job and disappointed that the team had failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics on two occasions - the Hangzhou Asian Games last year and the final qualifier in Oman last month. He was also troubled by having to choose between keeping his promise to his family to return home at the end of his contract and whether to apply to stay on as an interim coach or for a new long-term contract.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“I am really not in a state of mind to make any decisions. I have all these mixed feelings I need to address to move forward,” said Arul before his departure on Friday.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">The 4</span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">9</span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">-year-old father of three daughters who ha</span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">d</span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;"> set</span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">tled down</span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;"> in Ireland 15 years ago, took charge of the national team </span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">as </span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">head coach from Roelant Oltmans, of Holland, in August </span></b><b><span style="color: #0c0101;">2020. He had a </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">two-year contract </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">to end on December 31 last year but </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">this </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">was extended until the qualification (for the Paris Olympics)</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> in Oman</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">. </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“But utmost on my mind now is to return to my wife and daughters to spend some quality time with them.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“I have already told my wife not to ask me anything about my future plans. I just want to have a week to relax my mind, spend time with them and just laze around.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“Maybe after that I will discuss with them what my plans are and also get their views before coming to any decision.”</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">But Arul does not have the luxury of time to make his decision, if he has any intention to continue working in Malaysia because Feb 16 is the deadline for applications to the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) for the post of national hockey coach.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Several applications have already come in and MHC president Datuk Subahan Kamal has clearly indicated that the coaching committee headed by Datuk Manjit Abdullah will be vetting the applications and announcing their final decision to the MHC executive committee for endorsement.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">With the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Ipoh scheduled for May 4-11 and Nations Cup in Poland (May 31-June 9), it is important that the fresh coaching set-up for the national team is done urgently.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Whether a new coach will have enough time to select his players and mould the team for the two championships is a question the MHC coaching committee will have to give thought to.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would they want time to finalise the coach, by naming an interim coach? A question only the coaching committee can answer.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Coming back to Arul, he expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to MHC president Datuk Subahan and team manager </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Datuk Ahmad Najmi Razak (national team chairman) and team manager Datuk Mirnawan Nawawi</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> for their trust in him, their undivided support and a totally free hand in coaching the team.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“Our failure to make the Paris Olympics is the team’s responsibility headed by me, and definitely not MHC’s,” added the former national player </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">who last played for Malaysia at the 1998 Utrecht World Cup.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“The entire management of MHC gave their fullest support.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“I feel sad that we have let them down but it was not for want of not giving our best.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“The p</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">layers h</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ad</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> been </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">at their highest level of </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">discipline, punctual</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ity</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">and</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> dedicat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ion</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> on</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> and </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">off the pitch.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“We were a </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">family</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> and gave everything</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">”</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">But Arul said he was only disappointed because they did not achieve their target to qualify for the Olympics.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“The team had achieved some creditable results along the way and they should be applauded and acknowledged for their efforts.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“If only the players</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> had taken </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">the</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> chances that w</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ere</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> created, </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">l</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ike missing sitters</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> and</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> missing </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">p</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">enalty strokes</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">things would have been </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">totally </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">different.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">”</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">He also asked: “Which player would want to skip an opportunity to play in the Olympics, more so since the last time we qualified was for the Sydney 2000 Olympics”</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">achievements of the team included </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">winning </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">the A</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">zlan </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">S</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">hah </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">C</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">up (1st time</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> after a 39-year wait</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">)</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, finished </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2nd </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">in A</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">sia </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">C</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">up</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">(the </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">second-place finish in Jakarta saw them qualify for the World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">)</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">second in the Asian Champions Trophy, and beating New Zealand and Spain in the World Cup.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">And at the </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2022 National Sports Awards</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Arul was named the male coach of the year, while the Speedy Tigers won men's team of the year award.</span></b><b><span style="color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“In conclusion, whatever happened in the end, I and the players take full responsibility and MHC cannot be blamed for anything because they wanted the best and gave the best to the national team.”</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 4.8pt 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 10.2000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 10.2pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Arul admitted that he strongly feels that there </span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">are still unfinished tasks</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> but declined to elaborate.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 10.2000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 10.2pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“I have spoken to the president and Datuk Najmi, and they know what is on my mind.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 10.2000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 10.2pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“But for now, I would rather leave that aside and enjoy my break with my family and cross the bridge when I need to.”</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 10.2000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 10.2pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bon voyage Arul, until we hear from you again.</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p></div><br />tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-10290372766161331312023-12-13T13:10:00.004+08:002023-12-13T13:12:14.529+08:00MOVING FORWARD TO STAND ON THEIR OWN<div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc001.jpg?w=1078&#038;h=498&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); 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font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 47px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Moving forward to stand on their own</h1></header><div class="entry-meta" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.4375em 0px 3.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="byline" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; margin-top: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/author/apakhabartv/" rel="author" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;" title="Posts by apakhabartv">apakhabartv</a></span> <span class="cat-links" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/sport/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-12-10T11:10:19+08:00">December 10, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">5 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">IT </span>is heartwarming news that the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) and Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) have announced plans to look into business ventures.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This is a new approach and the nation will be rooting for their success.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The two sport bodies naturally need funds to enhance the progress of their respective sports.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-9174" data-attachment-id="9174" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1702205886","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="mhc002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=1024" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg" data-orig-size="1080,498" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/12/10/moving-forward-to-stand-on-their-own/mhc002/" height="472" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=1024" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg?w=768 768w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc002.jpg 1080w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 770px;" width="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>MHC SHOP full of stock for sale.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MHC president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal, when announcing the registration of a business entity under the name of Speedy Tigers Sdn Bhd last week, said that to win medals, there must be a consistent flow of money into their kitty.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Consider the cost – they must pay the juniors, seniors, as well as women’s local and foreign coaches. There are other costs still.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="letter-spacing: 1px;">Subahan said MHC gets less money from the government. Understandably so. There are a host of other sports that must be funded.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">As for sponsorship, there are only so many sponsors that can help them.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For the ongoing 13th Junior World Cup (JWC) at Bukit Jalil, it roughly costs MHC RM3.5 million, with the biggest slice of RM1.6m going to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as a hosting fee.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There are also expenditures for the current New Zealand Tour (Dec 8-18) to prepare the senior squad for the Olympic Qualifier in January in Oman.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The women’s squad also needs money to prepare for their Olympic Qualifier.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MHC managed to secure sponsors from staunch supporters of hockey, Tenaga Nasional, RM1 million for the JWC, and other sponsorships from SpeedMart 99 RM1.2m and Orang Kampung (OK) RM300,000 worth of cash and sponsorship in kind.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MHC’s idea of registering Speedy Tigers as a business entity is to generate money for the long term as they also have many more tournaments coming up after the JWC.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MHC’s have set up their shop called ‘MHC Shop,’ which sells national jerseys, running and turf shoes on the ground floor of the National Hockey Stadium.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MABA, on the other hand, are looking to become the first financially self-sustainable national sports association (NSA) in Malaysia after signing a land redevelopment deal with Exsim.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The joint venture with Exsim will see Wisma MABA and the adjacent MABA Stadium at Jalan Hang Jebat demolished to make way for the new MABA Suitez @ KL City Centre project.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MABA-Exsim have dubbed the project a hospitality building – essentially a serviced apartment – featuring two blocks of 60-storey towers with approximately 1,200 units, though this remains subject to approval from the relevant authorities.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The project has an estimated gross development value of RM800 million.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MABA president Datuk Seri Lee Tian Hock said that MABA will receive a cash consideration of RM170 million from the deal, which will be reinvested by purchasing units in the new buildings.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Work at the site is expected to begin by the end of next year, subject to approval, and is expected to be completed within five or six years.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Lee said that when ready, MABA will have a very good stream of recurring income (through transient rentals) estimated to generate roughly RM4 to RM6 million each year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This income will be used to help run MABA’s annual programmes which can cost between RM3 million and RM4 million each year, as well as cover operating expenses of about RM1 million each year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Lee also said that they cannot keep asking the government for funding and cannot rely on donations all the time.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They have to learn to be independent.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Maba will also receive a 3,000 square feet office in one of the new buildings, with a three-on-three basketball court next to it, to use as their headquarters.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Wisma MABA, a 12-storey building, was developed in 1971 while the MABA Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 1,800 people, was built in 1995.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While it is encouraging to see National Sports Associations (NSAs) moving towards being self-reliant for their funds, they must be warned that funds generated through their efforts are properly accounted for, managed well, and used for their sports-related programmes.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-23547"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">NSAs must be wary of changes in officials during elections who may have different ideas to utilise the available funds and deviate from the original goals.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Let us not forget the misappropriation of funds, as in 2008, when RM3.8 million of the Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC)’s funds were used for an unapproved, high-risk investment by its president.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This was done through a company called Paralimpik Ventures which the president and his two sons are majority shareholders. The money was channeled to a company in the US, where it became “irrecoverable” and the MPC were unable to contact the US company afterward.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The amount was initially written off the MPC’s accounts to cover the loss, but some committee members decided to run their investigations and concluded that it was a bad debt, meaning that it will remain in their accounts until the money is returned.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We must also be reminded of the Rakan Sukan funding programme which was initiated by the then Sports Minister, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Rakan Sukan programme was introduced in 1994 to attract the private sector to invest in sports.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-9175" data-attachment-id="9175" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1702205906","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="mhc003" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=1024" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg" data-orig-size="1079,499" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/12/10/moving-forward-to-stand-on-their-own/mhc003/" height="473" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=1024" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg?w=768 768w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/mhc003.jpg 1079w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>A man shopping at the MHC Shop.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It was a programme to prepare athletes for the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While it was a good programme for funding, sadly only a few sports made good use of it and enjoyed good relations with their sponsor even until now.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Hockey and basketball are two associations that have good relations with their sponsors, Tenaga Nasional and Petronas.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC), is another association that looks for funds through their own initiative through sponsors like Century Logistics Holdings Bhd and proceeds from concerts.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Former National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail, early last year, had voiced out his views that the Rakan Sukan may be reintroduced following recent government budget cuts for sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is reliably learnt, that the Road to Gold programme maybe pursuing on a similar programme like the Rakan Sukan.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But again, whether it will work depends greatly on the NSAs who have to be accountable and transparent in using the funds provided. If the plans do materialise.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Additionally, some associations have been moving forward to create a positive image for their sports by requesting government assistance to provide land areas for their own buildings or exchange for land parcels.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The new FAM building will have five stories and will be located next to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) headquarters in Putrajaya Football City.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-770051"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">FAM, which has been based at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya since 1980, is expected to transfer all operations and governance to the new headquarters. It should be fully completed by early 2025. It opened in 1991 and was bought from the City Hall at RM2 per square foot.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Now, they plan to relocate.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">When the building was constructed, the then vice-president, Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar, proposed the idea of having a permanent tenant – a hotel – that would ensure OCM a steady stream of income.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">OCM also serves as an office space for many national sports associations. OCM now hopes to move with the times and relocate to a new state-of-the-art building by the end of 2025.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">OCM’s reasoning for reallocation is that as an umbrella body,a new facility is required to serve Malaysian sports better.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among the areas being considered are Bukit Jalil and Putrajaya because of their proximity to the National Sports Complex.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is said that the financing for the new building will be done by disposing of the current Wisma OCM building and site. Options such as working out a land swap are being considered.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All is well and good in the name of progress and moving forward, as long as everything is done above board.</p></div></span></article></main></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-65054831780838617592023-12-05T06:14:00.007+08:002023-12-05T08:22:00.999+08:00TSS SELANGOR, CAME, SAW AND CONQUERED<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0aYA8CWU0mbRnTRl9nJzBA1uLH4F-o6I5tGwpk0Yj2N6ia0f4onusJhkJ6kOMQYQjIdurX6Khe8bcjKa0PWOuZ7S97XewxvtB2fUi-NeB2AL5387gU3nb1YjB_suVV2a1HhfcbB0xBTYX0eTWCm_Ucw10m3kIxJI6ZfXN83VPkOFaLz46UcC19Av-6yi/s2957/Overall%20champions%20for%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20Cup%20-%20TSS.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0aYA8CWU0mbRnTRl9nJzBA1uLH4F-o6I5tGwpk0Yj2N6ia0f4onusJhkJ6kOMQYQjIdurX6Khe8bcjKa0PWOuZ7S97XewxvtB2fUi-NeB2AL5387gU3nb1YjB_suVV2a1HhfcbB0xBTYX0eTWCm_Ucw10m3kIxJI6ZfXN83VPkOFaLz46UcC19Av-6yi/w640-h424/Overall%20champions%20for%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20Cup%20-%20TSS.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TSS SELANGOR THE OVERALL CHAMPIONS WRESTING THE DATO CHU CUP</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Tengku Shakrinal Shah / Tengku Sulaiman Shah Selangor (TSS) made a memorable debut in the 17</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: super;">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Royal Selangor Datuk Chu Ah Nge International Juniors Soccer tournament at </span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> RSC Mont Kiara Sports Annex </span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">grounds when they wrested the challenge trophy from six-time champions Junior Soccer School League (JSSL).</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">TSS Selangor were adjudged</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">the overall champion for the Datuk Cup after winning three (U-10, U-14, and U-16) of the five age-group categories in the tournament. </span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXYWvQA6EV28Zy7v13pkOXryx2G0OzSeHFamDe9NYqQ300fv88XffBeUDNlKSzbIYU6rwRjvvL86KJ66YncU12Tp3bIJ7SrC8vYMtEDjtBJJbe6GbsNNfwK6MhDZJvdcN14mGrbPP4h4R0_gWgZwlsqIfCCp1-SbX3hxnsJa_Ph582zxd9V38JP4isRr2/s2070/TSS%20champions%20of%20U16.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2070" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXYWvQA6EV28Zy7v13pkOXryx2G0OzSeHFamDe9NYqQ300fv88XffBeUDNlKSzbIYU6rwRjvvL86KJ66YncU12Tp3bIJ7SrC8vYMtEDjtBJJbe6GbsNNfwK6MhDZJvdcN14mGrbPP4h4R0_gWgZwlsqIfCCp1-SbX3hxnsJa_Ph582zxd9V38JP4isRr2/w640-h424/TSS%20champions%20of%20U16.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P2PSvN-6hohiWZ_hY2RNvebMKOu8HDIDA7hgho1taYn-kwwoGhoNgLdXi7qK8njR6Jeuwf1RoMuv-KcXPyPzrEmU3FCwaHnn0NkXjgC5rjmFqkCbqeo11gwB5Oy29Z9KxEFto90qnAbsWYxBv9s49NBR2S7oSRyHJgBN9RJ2mFGjXTKnfe4FhYmrXs3k/s2242/TSS%20champions%20of%20U14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Competing teams collect points at all age groups, namely the Under-</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">8s</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, Under-</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">10s</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, Under-</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">12s</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, Under-</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">14s,</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> and Under-</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">16s</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, with the Dato’ Chu Ah Nge Challenge Trophy being presented to the team that has the highest cumulative point score at the end of the tournament.</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">)</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">TSS also had the honour of bagging the individual honours for the Man of the match in the final for U-10 (Yohgin Nangannathan) U-14 (Dayyan Nazrin and U-16 (Mohd Ammar Hariz Norzait and Tournament Best Player for U-10 (Yang Mulia Tengku Sulaiman) and U-16 (Khalish Fakhry Mohd Raslan).</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">JSSL entered three finals (U-8, U-10, and U-14) but sadly lost all three, including two finals to TSS Selangor.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">For TSS Selangor U-10 team, it was their second victory in as many days, having won the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) Grand final on Saturday.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“We have two sets of U-10 teams, and yesterday one team won the NFDP title, and today the other team won here,” explained team manager Kamaruddin Omar.</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The team that won the NFDP was the Petaling Putra NFDP team, which comprised all of our players from TSS.</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“It is a great debut for us, having won three age-groups and the overall title. We came to this tournament with an open mind as we heard JSSL has been dominant in the tournament over the years, and there are many strong teams competing.</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“But we are glad that we managed to stand out and triumph." ”</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Kamaruddin, who is affectionately called Dino, said he has been the manager of the team since the Academy was formed in 2019 by Tengku Shakirinal Shah (son of Tengku Laksamana Selangor, Tengku Sulaiman Shah).</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Our teams normally compete overseas, and this is a rare occasion we are competing at home. But we are very impressed with the organisation of the Datuk Chu tournament, which is of international standard,” said Kamaruddin.</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">TSS had just returned from competing in the Gothia Cup in Sweden and Dana Cup in Denmark, where their U-11 and U-12 teams emerged as champions.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“This year alone, we have won 28 titles, and in 16 finals, we had both TSS teams in the final,” said Kamaruddin.</span></span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">TSS Academy, which utilises the Panasonic grounds in Shah Alam for training, has four coaches who handle approximately 100 children, and it is free of charge.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Indeed, a noble deed, and TSS Selangor is making waves.</span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The Datuk Chu Cup this year added another feather in their cap as they had the presence of the Crown Prince of Brunei, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Al</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">-Muhtadee Billah ibni Hassanal </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Bolkiah, whose son and nephew were turning out for Brazilian Football Academy Brunei (BFA) Azul and </span></b><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Tengku Laksamana Selangor, Tengku Sulaiman Shah from TSS, and his son Tengku Shakirinal Shah, who was also playing for TSS.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8URJTMeaBWyKyVIcU9gpfwavrmB9E1qD-C-zCTTvJPQOrJYsdhvTeF2z5szJKFuHOCgKaljQgp2qPc93gvz1_lcn-3sv0SkpvJY0us72iKTfyiwVAbqyCmn5dP0Lr87eS6Z2Nby8tWuaovwT6xWOLb-FUPhUzqfsk7EiLkIZ6CHhd8bG6uCKYU8alovyq/s896/ROYALT~1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="896" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8URJTMeaBWyKyVIcU9gpfwavrmB9E1qD-C-zCTTvJPQOrJYsdhvTeF2z5szJKFuHOCgKaljQgp2qPc93gvz1_lcn-3sv0SkpvJY0us72iKTfyiwVAbqyCmn5dP0Lr87eS6Z2Nby8tWuaovwT6xWOLb-FUPhUzqfsk7EiLkIZ6CHhd8bG6uCKYU8alovyq/w640-h360/ROYALT~1.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">While JSSL had to settle for bridesmaid titles this year, they made a significant impact in the tournament, and their longstanding relationship with RSC has seen them </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">enter into a partnership </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">with RSC.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">JSSL has</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> graciously offered free </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">entries</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> to the JSSL Singapore Professional Academy 7s </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">tournament</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> to all champions of the five categories </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">of the 17</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; vertical-align: super;">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">RSC-Dato’ Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer Tournament </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">2023.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); margin-left: 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">The JSSL international tournament </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">will be </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">held from March</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> 28</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; vertical-align: super;">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">to March</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">31st,</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; vertical-align: super;"> </span></sup></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">2024</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); margin-left: 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">“W</span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">e look forward to the continued collaboration for the </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">upcoming</span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> edition of our </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">t</span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">ournament</span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">,” </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">said Datuk Gerald Rakish Kumar, the organizing chairman.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b><b style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">The other winners, besides TSS were U-8 Euro Soccer Singapore and U-12 Bintang Biru Penang.</span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXw1fCnW3nqLwD7NR4hxfYWbmM05WSKLmEtTdAoqHamCbB3gu0aEAaVXQmLCoeEnaVjBUMXEGCTAJA455VHCn6kpn9rmOc31p7AwDM3zZbuxyowWrfzVe9vxkvpAURPCud15ci3yAYp7wL-I5X8cC5eb18df7nTMNoRU0SY-ZT8AAQSneDY_AkmwGWXz_-/s2957/Euro%20Soccer%20Sinagpore%20champions%20U8.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXw1fCnW3nqLwD7NR4hxfYWbmM05WSKLmEtTdAoqHamCbB3gu0aEAaVXQmLCoeEnaVjBUMXEGCTAJA455VHCn6kpn9rmOc31p7AwDM3zZbuxyowWrfzVe9vxkvpAURPCud15ci3yAYp7wL-I5X8cC5eb18df7nTMNoRU0SY-ZT8AAQSneDY_AkmwGWXz_-/w640-h424/Euro%20Soccer%20Sinagpore%20champions%20U8.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">A total of 8</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">1</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> teams and 9</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">72</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> children competing in this year’s Datuk Chu tournament this year.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Host Royal Selangor Club </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">had the consolation of winning the U-8 plate title</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Other previous champions competing this year who missed out on capturing the Datuk Chu Cup were Bintang Baru from Penang (2006, 2007 and 2013), CIMB -YFA (2009- 2012 & 2014), and host Royal Selangor Club (2008).</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Every edition of the tournament has never failed to unveil rising stars among these </span></b><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">youngsters,</span></b><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> and this year was no different.</span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-NJ5sPdlzLyyNK9dhdQ3b7ryzqg6dhTIcRyR8aNtEc1HhD2GE0TnFoMX6dSDYeP2eJ2R3mL21j_lEiiIzeMRE9aKsZSrYp3CFGggA0t1uHleCyf5SfJmDAcTAactQUdd-rd8SBiEYGb4TsVB49SC6YXC9gi56DcDbssqJ5AwSpihGJVYXJIerAFzN27x/s2733/Roll%20of%20Honour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="2733" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-NJ5sPdlzLyyNK9dhdQ3b7ryzqg6dhTIcRyR8aNtEc1HhD2GE0TnFoMX6dSDYeP2eJ2R3mL21j_lEiiIzeMRE9aKsZSrYp3CFGggA0t1uHleCyf5SfJmDAcTAactQUdd-rd8SBiEYGb4TsVB49SC6YXC9gi56DcDbssqJ5AwSpihGJVYXJIerAFzN27x/w640-h480/Roll%20of%20Honour.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></b></span><p></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-indent: 0pt;"><i><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">BRIEF ABOUT THE TOURNAMEN</span></u></i></b><b style="background-color: transparent; text-indent: 0pt;"><i><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">T</span></u></i></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The RSC Dato’ Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer Tournament is a flagship event in the Royal Selangor Club (RSC)’s annual sporting calendar.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Initially launched in 2005 as an opportunity to provide a competitive environment for all age group teams in the Royal Selangor Club, the tournament has since grown rapidly to include teams from around the region. Through the benevolence of the club’s Past-President Dato Chu Ah Nge, the inaugural tournament was a success amongst the participants, both players and coaches and have since organised it as an annual tournament.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">This tournament has been acclaimed as one of the premier </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">grassroots </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">junior soccer tournaments in the region and has been gaining popularity every year </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">since</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> its 1</span></i></b><b><i><sup><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: super;">st</span></sup></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">edition. It</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> has continued to </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">attract a</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> large number of teams from well-known </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">clubs</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> and </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">associations</span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> from around this region. This grassroots tournament requires participating teams, clubs and soccer academies to compete in all Five (5) age groups. Competing teams collect points at all age groups, namely the Under-8’s, Under-10’s, Under-12’s, Under-14’s and Under-16’s, with the Dato’ Chu Ah Nge Challenge Trophy being presented to the team that has the highest cumulative point score at the end of the tournament.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; margin: 5pt 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-66081218655943487792023-12-05T05:57:00.003+08:002023-12-05T05:58:34.945+08:00SHOT IN THE ARM FOR RSC-DATUK CHU TOURNEY FROM SPORTS MINISTER<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawm4RhbMrkj7wVBoDy_K9guQIlJ4xG3muY-w9OaCt4z0mT9vH9s7OMmfiYiM_jS5AIOQCzL-uAogRJ2jfQ9ElzjZEsTJgfYMnGr6oltZ6xX6lxl5JPsQftv_LaHHT-Ox1MCUeNIAPWJLBOmLSOnSICss98DO9mzkMk-779MqsvSuMKLRTOoowngAnT_ii/s1024/Aerial%20view%20of%20the%20participants.jpg" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawm4RhbMrkj7wVBoDy_K9guQIlJ4xG3muY-w9OaCt4z0mT9vH9s7OMmfiYiM_jS5AIOQCzL-uAogRJ2jfQ9ElzjZEsTJgfYMnGr6oltZ6xX6lxl5JPsQftv_LaHHT-Ox1MCUeNIAPWJLBOmLSOnSICss98DO9mzkMk-779MqsvSuMKLRTOoowngAnT_ii/s16000/Aerial%20view%20of%20the%20participants.jpg" /></a><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">The Sports Min</b><b style="font-size: x-large;">ister, Hannah Yeoh in officially declaring the 17</b><b style="font-size: x-large;"><sup><span style="vertical-align: super;">th</span></sup></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> edition of the Royal Selangor - Datuk Chu Ah Ngde International Junior Soccer tournament at the club’s Sports Annex in Bukit Kiara this morning, gave a tremendous boost by pledging RM20,000 to defray the cost of organising the tournament.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHzkbsNz3BeE3FS81DcyGK4JeMUBNLyPNzIxRoWj-no_1DRhpyn14zsq_JKfjk3m71Nzlg91CwmQr1xlz5wmKv3-2HvCuX52hWwb3JlhPkagwmQu_wtIexUsmy3UTs55Aypu7xORums62EhP9g5_DiKsX7jIZjLBnQiXTUU_91TtCebgq2lbd3HvU3LHb/s2957/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20receving%20a%20bouquet%20%20of%20flowers%20from%20paticipants%20of%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHzkbsNz3BeE3FS81DcyGK4JeMUBNLyPNzIxRoWj-no_1DRhpyn14zsq_JKfjk3m71Nzlg91CwmQr1xlz5wmKv3-2HvCuX52hWwb3JlhPkagwmQu_wtIexUsmy3UTs55Aypu7xORums62EhP9g5_DiKsX7jIZjLBnQiXTUU_91TtCebgq2lbd3HvU3LHb/w640-h424/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20receving%20a%20bouquet%20%20of%20flowers%20from%20paticipants%20of%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" width="640" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b style="text-align: left;">After making the pledge, on the sidelines, she further gave a shot in the arm to the RSC Junior Soccer Development programme who are the organsiers of the tournament, when she told organsing chairman, Datuk Gerald Rakish Kumar, the Ministry would support ringgit for ringgit for the cost of organsing the tournament.</b></span></b></span></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;">“However, we have to submit an official application early and if approved have to supply receipts for all costs incurred,” Gerald said.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;">“This is a great event for grassroots, and I am happy to see girls too are competing. This is a boost for women's football,” said Hannah in her speech.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dEWGQkSf7pjpxaoI6JeUU8SIU7eMCudR03ppzjH3PahBrS-bseZy-aFqNNaif8VCra3xF5PZD-M2hfhrb7nklvXMhrE5WrDWYvUobOY9YSSJWKyZvYJ-6fnTv7Henf3DCgbpCYPz2W6x7qGuQIG_W_mtvmMLmvwtmCXSAJ5aaQSUm5fXgoVROWgZxoir/s2957/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20delivering%20her%20speech%20before%20officislly%20declaring%20%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament%20official%20open.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dEWGQkSf7pjpxaoI6JeUU8SIU7eMCudR03ppzjH3PahBrS-bseZy-aFqNNaif8VCra3xF5PZD-M2hfhrb7nklvXMhrE5WrDWYvUobOY9YSSJWKyZvYJ-6fnTv7Henf3DCgbpCYPz2W6x7qGuQIG_W_mtvmMLmvwtmCXSAJ5aaQSUm5fXgoVROWgZxoir/w640-h424/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20delivering%20her%20speech%20before%20officislly%20declaring%20%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament%20official%20open.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>A total of 81 teams and 972 players from clubs and academies are competing </b><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); letter-spacing: 0pt;"> in 5 age groups – Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16.</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9L8BamIbphXnL_IwdxC_dDsVWM6bo9jutZm-wVykuVVVhADMBJ7UtyPqlP8HM6ECD8dAImnmcyXf2xsngs09jeQkpdyg1U8UTlZLIl7QR4rCm4j3a9pPKFvUpQzCgVZjJ6mj540vkvvZ87n-WSSyVQDdD8wr6QOfG6r6jdCGNUrjEOoFBiIZa37QOCRi/s2957/Participants%20of%20the%20RSC%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9L8BamIbphXnL_IwdxC_dDsVWM6bo9jutZm-wVykuVVVhADMBJ7UtyPqlP8HM6ECD8dAImnmcyXf2xsngs09jeQkpdyg1U8UTlZLIl7QR4rCm4j3a9pPKFvUpQzCgVZjJ6mj540vkvvZ87n-WSSyVQDdD8wr6QOfG6r6jdCGNUrjEOoFBiIZa37QOCRi/w640-h424/Participants%20of%20the%20RSC%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Th</b><b>e two-day tournament has teams from </b><b>Singapore, Brunei, Maldives, Indonesia,</b><b> </b><b>Thailand, </b><b>Vietnam competing besides</b><b> Malaysia.</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">Hannah also acknowledged the parents present and their support to allow their children to pursue their dreams in the game.</b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgzzELhl_Y8wctOA3h72Y6HcLbIaAyTndCvq8PF2vpzF1eHaIy-dr25xJH1wkJB5vHVNodJT-qf0DzXR9RqSpU-lEup46lFQ2g1AN4Ht7J0HO5bqJ3Toecg-bAuDP56pYNgvtHZzTX4BopkQGXjkI617sm1e8rpgBTo-5lM55IKghYpm5CqlAy_4MJJsr/s2957/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20with%20officials%20from%20RSC,%20players,%20parent%20and%20sponsor%20of%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgzzELhl_Y8wctOA3h72Y6HcLbIaAyTndCvq8PF2vpzF1eHaIy-dr25xJH1wkJB5vHVNodJT-qf0DzXR9RqSpU-lEup46lFQ2g1AN4Ht7J0HO5bqJ3Toecg-bAuDP56pYNgvtHZzTX4BopkQGXjkI617sm1e8rpgBTo-5lM55IKghYpm5CqlAy_4MJJsr/w640-h424/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20with%20officials%20from%20RSC,%20players,%20parent%20and%20sponsor%20of%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>However, Hannah reminded parents to ensure that the clubs and academies they send their children to are registered to enjoy tax exemption for assessment.</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">In September in Kota Kinabalu, Hannah first announced that p</span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">arents who send their children for sports training or undergo such activity themselves might qualify for personal tax relief starting next year</span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 16.1pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 9pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Sh</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">e had said t</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">his could be among the ways to encourage parents to send their kids for training, whi</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ch would,</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> in </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">turn,</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> help with sports development in the country</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 16.1pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 9pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">During Budget 2024 announcement, the Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, announced a tax exemption for lifestyle-related purchases of sports equipment and activities, limited to RM1,000.00, which also extends to expenses related to sports training.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 16.1pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 9pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">This is something that can be taken advantage of by everyone as any coaching, training, or lessons qualify for the tax exemption.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 16.1pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 9pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“The aim of such a tax exemption is that it encourage parents to invest in sports for their children and in doing so will the boost the sports industry,” she said.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 16.1pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 9pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“To the parents present here today, I would like to thank you for investing time and money for your children, and I hope that this incentive will be beneficial to you,” she added.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The RSC Dat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">uk</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer Tournament is a flagship event in the Royal Selangor </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Club's</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">(RSC)</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> annual </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">sports</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> calendar.</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Initially launched in 2005 as an opportunity to provide a competitive environment for all age group teams in the Royal Selangor Club, the tournament has since grown rapidly to include teams from around the region. Through the benevolence of the club’s past-president, Dat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">uk</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Chu Ah Nge, the inaugural tournament was a success among the participants, both players and coaches. Since we have annually organised this tournament.</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">This tournament </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">has been acclaimed as one of the premier grassroots junior soccer tournaments in the region. It has been </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">gaining popularity every year since its first edition and has continued to attract a large number of teams from well-known clubs and associations from around this part of the world. </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Dat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">uk </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Chu Ah Nge Challenge Trophy </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">is </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">presented to the team that has the highest cumulative point score </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">from all the five age-groups competed </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">at the end of the tournament.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">It was fun and a galore of carnival-like atmosphere in a competitive mood on the first day as teams battled to move to the next round tomorrow and eventually in search of honours today.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Another exciting day is in store tomorrow as the teams continue their battle for supremacy.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-71223897060182666552023-12-03T11:34:00.003+08:002023-12-03T11:34:49.289+08:00SHOT IN THE ARM FOR RSC-DATUK CHU TOURNEY FROM SPORTS MINISTER <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ibcG9xXBbIhVYF9gHMgACoOOCLV5b82uK-wRyBtW4YYSJxxAtWiPjUbsPQXp8-ls27sucOG_DYxAcfcMBo8jUrYrs14zuuc8PHARe2WqpBAmkWEJ8tRv86ihtCNgew2fH2BDEBQ3u0GI3S0b1kC3CukAhwxtV9EFf6Nkvo0v8AWrgPejeldJPgTs7Cq3/s2453/The%20Dato%20Chu%20Ah%20Nge%20Trophy%20and%20official%20footballs%20for%20the%20tournament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="2453" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ibcG9xXBbIhVYF9gHMgACoOOCLV5b82uK-wRyBtW4YYSJxxAtWiPjUbsPQXp8-ls27sucOG_DYxAcfcMBo8jUrYrs14zuuc8PHARe2WqpBAmkWEJ8tRv86ihtCNgew2fH2BDEBQ3u0GI3S0b1kC3CukAhwxtV9EFf6Nkvo0v8AWrgPejeldJPgTs7Cq3/w640-h426/The%20Dato%20Chu%20Ah%20Nge%20Trophy%20and%20official%20footballs%20for%20the%20tournament.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3rym8UE2h_rI0GFV7glBmyqVbG1hc5McYBUpQme6U2GHeQ4GRtnBdU5QfJ_nIlGhfv9lOSzBV_x5Kg61LIS-XwTl-Lnl8MEiHS0cbtmYPhp8kH4LQU_s8Efx5BinDwuA8BtQQ6rWRhi-yZr_RvYE7MIJmo8powTL8RUcNM7qvMN_E8486MZbptvfsq8Y/s1024/Aerial%20view%20of%20the%20participants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3rym8UE2h_rI0GFV7glBmyqVbG1hc5McYBUpQme6U2GHeQ4GRtnBdU5QfJ_nIlGhfv9lOSzBV_x5Kg61LIS-XwTl-Lnl8MEiHS0cbtmYPhp8kH4LQU_s8Efx5BinDwuA8BtQQ6rWRhi-yZr_RvYE7MIJmo8powTL8RUcNM7qvMN_E8486MZbptvfsq8Y/w640-h480/Aerial%20view%20of%20the%20participants.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQnMYFjin1J9puQrUfeaxz-3GPtbqVS87mj0sAsrGDvKYPxgCbrZPgSXefXbC5CiH7mwhAu8nDARHB62J6-4BFxDC7tNXCVctliO1jBbxMaGv58ldY0tFWKKJBUKrUuFBXUUjHmXgJcPx7C21cAdgiUIaHmsmkiXZdUydFFIA0BMxAUmtLIQpR9b2PdF8/s2957/Participants%20of%20the%20RSC%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQnMYFjin1J9puQrUfeaxz-3GPtbqVS87mj0sAsrGDvKYPxgCbrZPgSXefXbC5CiH7mwhAu8nDARHB62J6-4BFxDC7tNXCVctliO1jBbxMaGv58ldY0tFWKKJBUKrUuFBXUUjHmXgJcPx7C21cAdgiUIaHmsmkiXZdUydFFIA0BMxAUmtLIQpR9b2PdF8/w640-h424/Participants%20of%20the%20RSC%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">The Sports Minister, Hannah Yeoh in officially declaring the 17th</b></div></span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">edition of the Royal Selangor - Datuk Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer tournament at the club’s Sports Annex in Bukit Kiara yesterday morning, gave a tremendous boost by pledging RM20,000 to defray the cost of organising the tournament.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR7x8v8PZP5T_rO0rjHs4mnaHxqM1Qyl_g5fG68eosZ7JFrnUHIH_b7Qh4N0z-dAGgJOf_WJ632NVwTKm9CyarDUDIxuNbt3ORb2hk5AIwckSEu1ePQZLT1uYniIydP5zVvKE3iZ5PnlHuNXMRMDv97g-iU0yh19GzdH3AhiMtD-SXA9XnJwHRtGtBY8ph" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="320" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR7x8v8PZP5T_rO0rjHs4mnaHxqM1Qyl_g5fG68eosZ7JFrnUHIH_b7Qh4N0z-dAGgJOf_WJ632NVwTKm9CyarDUDIxuNbt3ORb2hk5AIwckSEu1ePQZLT1uYniIydP5zVvKE3iZ5PnlHuNXMRMDv97g-iU0yh19GzdH3AhiMtD-SXA9XnJwHRtGtBY8ph=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></div></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After making the pledge, on the sidelines, she further gave a shot in the arm to the RSC Junior Soccer Development programme who are the organsiers of the tournament, when she told organsing chairman, Datuk Gerald Rakish Kumar, the Ministry would support ringgit for ringgit for the cost of organsing the tournament.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“However, we have to submit an official application early and if approved have to supply receipts for all costs incurred,” Gerald said.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“This is a great event for grassroots, and I am happy to see girls too are competing. This is a boost for women's football,” said Hannah in her speech.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0rPGQKtwdIUwIzg-WH9Mi6Yucl7tXb__H9vFgqh78qpAU9Myy0zyFrqo90E1GhcEJ4WYv977OuxXbXBkzLpQD6P49GCK1t9CHTI5uixrsDYRZKsikXKiZQxqV-BaDEA9ZTWCApnYGshUBC_OmBCJ5hYJcgDyJPUZLQ5bvTjfJjxIgbxuO9ak0y7MOYXQ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="320" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0rPGQKtwdIUwIzg-WH9Mi6Yucl7tXb__H9vFgqh78qpAU9Myy0zyFrqo90E1GhcEJ4WYv977OuxXbXBkzLpQD6P49GCK1t9CHTI5uixrsDYRZKsikXKiZQxqV-BaDEA9ZTWCApnYGshUBC_OmBCJ5hYJcgDyJPUZLQ5bvTjfJjxIgbxuO9ak0y7MOYXQ8" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A total of 81 teams and 972 players from clubs and academies are competing </span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> in 5 age groups – Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16.</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Th</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">e two-day tournament has teams from </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Singapore, Brunei, Maldives, Indonesia,</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thailand, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vietnam competing besides</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Malaysia.</span></b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKETAEKZng0ALDtPCsKhW9XqkJxxeK9bb5EnNmY9zl1oVGBG7CTKqGeaD8ohrugTNIbRWw52-Ty83l3bZ4FIu9y8_NYKhWwBELUlNjKzPf7PMoofVewUDeWkw8LIz2JgfNo48AH_SCendud_eofUHWfvSnyPtnbaLVx2X_i1Ou_5FKrGBoqG2xtuJrSMlM/s2957/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20with%20officials%20from%20RSC,%20players,%20parent%20and%20sponsor%20of%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2957" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKETAEKZng0ALDtPCsKhW9XqkJxxeK9bb5EnNmY9zl1oVGBG7CTKqGeaD8ohrugTNIbRWw52-Ty83l3bZ4FIu9y8_NYKhWwBELUlNjKzPf7PMoofVewUDeWkw8LIz2JgfNo48AH_SCendud_eofUHWfvSnyPtnbaLVx2X_i1Ou_5FKrGBoqG2xtuJrSMlM/w640-h424/Sports%20Minister%20Hannah%20Yeoh%20with%20officials%20from%20RSC,%20players,%20parent%20and%20sponsor%20of%20the%20Datuk%20Chu%20International%20Junior%20Soccer%20tournament.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hannah also acknowledged the parents present and their support to allow their children to pursue their dreams in the game.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">However, Hannah reminded parents to ensure that the clubs and academies they send their children to are registered to enjoy tax exemption for assessment.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">In September in Kota Kinabalu, Hannah first announced that p</span></b><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">arents who send their children for sports training or undergo such activity themselves might qualify for personal tax relief starting next year</span></b><b style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.1000pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Sh</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">e had said t</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">his could be among the ways to encourage parents to send their kids for training, whi</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ch would,</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> in </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">turn,</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> help with sports development in the country</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.1000pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">During Budget 2024 announcement, the Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, announced a tax exemption for lifestyle-related purchases of sports equipment and activities, limited to RM1,000.00, which also extends to expenses related to sports training.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.1000pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">This is something that can be taken advantage of by everyone as any coaching, training, or lessons qualify for the tax exemption.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.1000pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“The aim of such a tax exemption is that it encourage parents to invest in sports for their children and in doing so will the boost the sports industry,” she said.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.1000pt; margin-bottom: 9.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">“To the parents present here today, I would like to thank you for investing time and money for your children, and I hope that this incentive will be beneficial to you,” she added.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.0000pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The RSC Dat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">uk</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer Tournament is a flagship event in the Royal Selangor </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Club's</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">(RSC)</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> annual </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">sports</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> calendar.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.0000pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.0000pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Initially launched in 2005 as an opportunity to provide a competitive environment for all age group teams in the Royal Selangor Club, the tournament has since grown rapidly to include teams from around the region. Through the benevolence of the club’s past-president, Dat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">uk</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Chu Ah Nge, the inaugural tournament was a success among the participants, both players and coaches. Since we have annually organised this tournament.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.0000pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.0000pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">This tournament </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">has been acclaimed as one of the premier grassroots junior soccer tournaments in the region. It has been </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">gaining popularity every year since its first edition and has continued to attract a large number of teams from well-known clubs and associations from around this part of the world. </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Dat</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">uk </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Chu Ah Nge Challenge Trophy </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">is </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">presented to the team that has the highest cumulative point score </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">from all the five age-groups competed </span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">at the end of the tournament.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">It was fun and a galore of carnival-like atmosphere in a competitive mood on the first day as teams battled to move to the next round tomorrow and eventually in search of honours today.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255,255,255); margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-line-height-alt: 12pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Another exciting day is in store today as the teams continue their battle for supremacy.</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-7737522969174109632023-12-03T11:16:00.000+08:002023-12-03T11:16:05.098+08:00Grassroots the way forward<div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot001.jpg?w=930&#038;h=540&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">IT</span> was a great grassroots-level event for football, with about 1,000 children competing in the 17 th edition Datuk Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer tournament at the club’s Sports Annex in Bukit Kiara, there were no talent scouts present to spot these young stars.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Former international defender Datuk Santokh Singh, who took time to come and witness these kids in action, expressed the same sentiments when he said, “Where are the talent scouts? Busy looking for heritage players!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“Who says there is no talent in Malaysia? These are the talents of the future. They need to be spotted early and nurtured,” he said with deep regret.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Indeed, this is the 17 th edition of the tournament, and it is rare to see any talent scouts at this tournament.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">At least six to seven players from the Royal Selangor Club Junior Soccer Development Programme from this tournament in the last ten years have graduated to play for teams in the M-League.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Several other players from clubs and academies who competed in this tournament have also graduated into the M-League teams.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Is the Datuk Chu tournament not on the radar of not only the FA of Malaysia but State FA and club talent scouts?</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8908" data-attachment-id="8908" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1701546999","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grassroot002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg" data-orig-size="809,542" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/12/02/grassroots-the-way-forward/grassroot002/" height="542" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg 809w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot002.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="809" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Participants of the RSC Datuk Chu International Junior Soccer Tournament.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Or is there no talent scouts with these organisations?</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-897662"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Minister of Sports, who took time off her busy schedule to be the guest of honour of the Datuk Chu tournament this morning, pledged RM20,000 to defray the cost of organising the tournament.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Definitely, she saw something worthy of this tournament to gain support from the Ministry.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">She also noted that girls were also participants of this tournament and said in her speech, “This is a great event for grassroots, and I am happy to see girls too are competing. This is a boost for women’s football.”</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">A total of 81 teams and 972 players from clubs and academies are competing in 5 age groups – Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The two-day tournament has teams from Singapore, Brunei, Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam competing besides Malaysia.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Hannah also acknowledged the parents present and their support to allow their children to pursue their dreams in the game.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However, Hannah reminded parents to ensure that the clubs and academies they send their children to are registered to enjoy tax exemption for assessment.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In September in Kota Kinabalu, Hannah first announced that parents who send their children for sports training or undergo such activity themselves might qualify for personal tax relief starting next year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">She had said this could be among the ways to encourage parents to send their kids for training, which would, in turn, help sports development in the country.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">During Budget 2024 announcement, the Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, announced a tax exemption for lifestyle-related purchases of sports equipment and activities, limited to RM1,000, which also extends to expenses related to sports training.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-727846"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This is something that can be taken advantage of by everyone as any coaching, training, or lessons qualify for the tax exemption.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“The aim of such a tax exemption is that it encourage parents to invest in sports for their children and in doing so will boost the sports industry,” she said.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“To the parents present here today, I would like to thank you for investing time and money for your children, and I hope that this incentive will be beneficial to you,” she added.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8909" data-attachment-id="8909" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1701547045","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grassroot003" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg" data-orig-size="809,545" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/12/02/grassroots-the-way-forward/grassroot003/" height="545" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg 809w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot003.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="809" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh with officials from RSC, players, parent and sponsor of the Datuk Chu International Junior Soccer tournament.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">When the Minister sees something good in this tournament and throws her support behind it, it should open the eyes who are blind to this tournament.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Even the FA of Malaysia believes that every journey in football begins at the grassroots.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">At the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), they believe that football is for everyone. Football can be played by everyone regardless of age, gender, religion, ethnic or social background, and level of fitness. It can be played everywhere and anywhere.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-340938"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Football is a school of life. Fair play, team spirit, and camaraderie are just a few of the many values advocated by football. Football is also fun! Having fun is the most important thing in football. Coaches teach the game, not victory at all costs.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Grassroots football must be simple, exciting, and rewarding for children.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All FAM’s grassroots initiatives are in line with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Grassroots Charter, an endorsement tool, which is to support Member Associations in their core task of implementing grassroots programs and activities which will achieve grassroots growth in Malaysian Football.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Their new grassroots brand, SupaRimau, is designed to raise the standards of football academies in the country. SupaRimau is one of FAM’s initiatives that are in line with the F: 30 Roadmap, to build character and encourage children to pursue their sporting passion with the right attitude.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This initiative will be a platform to serve and offer our children a safe and positive environment, an opportunity to showcase their talents, gain match experience, and most importantly, a fun place for them to enjoy football.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They have also introduced grassroots coaching course to ensure quality coaching is introduced at the lowest level.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8910" data-attachment-id="8910" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1701547154","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grassroot004" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg?w=810" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg" data-orig-size="810,540" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/12/02/grassroots-the-way-forward/grassroot004/" height="540" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg?w=810" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg 810w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/grassroot004.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="810" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Datuk Santokh Singh assisting with the draw.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">FAM have also introduced SupaRimau Charter (Grassroots Charter) aiming to promote mass participation among football academies and also desires to support them in preparing high-quality grassroots activities for the many young players in Malaysia.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-571808"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“This initiative is FAM’s commitment to expanding its involvement at the grassroots level, which will raise the standards of all football academies and the quality of their programmes,” said Datuk Haji Hamidin Haji Mohd Amin, President of FAM.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">FAM SupaRimau Charter has an accreditation and evaluation system process that aims to standardise the academys structure and processes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">With such emphasis to move forward in the game, we certainly need to go back to school to move forward.</p></div></article></main></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-54640221624331983072023-11-27T07:35:00.000+08:002023-11-27T07:35:00.829+08:00LOW IS HIGH ON THE LIST FOR JOB<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aktv007.jpg") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); 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color: #333332; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 47px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">LOW IS HIGH ON THE LIST FOR JOB</h1></header><div class="entry-meta" style="color: #b3b3b1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.4375em 0px 3.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="byline" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; margin-top: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/author/apakhabartv/" rel="author" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;" title="Posts by apakhabartv">apakhabartv</a></span> <span class="cat-links" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Uncategorized</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-24T18:09:35+08:00">July 24, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">5 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em; margin-top: 0px;">by Tony Mariadass</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Ministry of Youth and Sports could not have picked a more appropriate and qualified person than Datuk Low Beng Choo, to head the independent committee to resolve any disputes raised by members of a sports body or from the organisation itself.</span></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3427" data-attachment-id="3427" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"DC-S1H","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1680981056","copyright":"","focal_length":"200","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="datuk-low-beng-choo-2" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=1024" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg" data-orig-size="6000,3368" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/07/24/low-is-high-on-the-list-for-job/datuk-low-beng-choo-2/" height="574" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=1024" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=2045 2045w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-2.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Ministry named Low, the Softball Asia president and World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) secretary-general, as the head of the formed committee under the Sport Development Act.</span></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3429" data-attachment-id="3429" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1687624561","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="datuk-low-beng-choo" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=1024" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg" data-orig-size="2717,1810" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/07/24/low-is-high-on-the-list-for-job/datuk-low-beng-choo/" height="682" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=1024" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The committee will act as an independent organisation that will seek solutions to a sports-related dispute if they fail to be resolved internally and the Youth and Sports minister, will not be directly involved in any conflict resolution proceedings.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-50461"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The committee comprises a chairman and four other members, all of whom must have extensive experience and knowledge in sports and are appointed by the minister.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Low, the committee’s chairman, will have four members namely – Malaysian National Cycling Federation vice-president Amarjit Singh Gill, sports law lecturer Jady Zaidi Hassim, former Malaysian Hockey Confederation deputy president Datuk Dr S Shamala and former national squash player Sharon Wee.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Low a lawyer by profession, was a former national netball and softball player, participated in various other sports, namely, field hockey and athletics, at various other levels. She has also coached netball and softball at various levels, and served as umpire, technical official and team manager. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">She has extensive knowledge of sports not only in Malaysia, but the world around.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">She was first asked to head the committee early in the year, but took her time to accept, as she had to consider whether she could spare the time, considering her hectic schedule as a lawyer, president of Softball Asia, secretary-general with the world body, her involvement with the SEA Games Federation as an advisor and several other international committees.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Besides, Low has had experienced the joy and bitterness in her long association with sports in Malaysia and was obviously was careful to take a decision to plunge into it again.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">To top it all, Low is one person, who when undertakes a responsibility, gives nothing short of 100 percent of her time and effort.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“I finally decided to inform Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, that I will accept the nomination, as my services was required by the nation and they believed that I can contribute and make a difference,” said Low who has served as a member of Sport Advisory Panel to the Malaysian Ministers of Youth and Sports Malaysia for various terms between 2004 to 2016 </span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-898075"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“I am counting on my committee members to give me their fullest cooperation to work in the name of sports and make decisions based on facts and fairness.”</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Besides, Low’s involvement in sports as a player and administrator, she is the best person for the job, as sports arbitration is her forte having served as Chair of Olympic Council of Malaysia Legal Advisory & Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2013 to 2015), current member of the Ethics Committee of the International World Games Organisation and of the Ethics Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation. </span></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3431" data-attachment-id="3431" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1675786346","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="datuk-low-beng-choo-3" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=1024" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg" data-orig-size="2400,1800" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/07/24/low-is-high-on-the-list-for-job/datuk-low-beng-choo-3/" height="768" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=1024" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/datuk-low-beng-choo-3.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Low’s background in sports is a long and distinguished one.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Below is listed her various associations:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as an elected member (annual elections) of Malaysia Bar Council (1996 to March 2016) </span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-685883"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served on various committees of the Bar Council, such as Conveyancing Practice Committee, Corporate & Commercial Law Committee, Family Law Committee, Legal Profession Committee, Law Reform Committee, Lawyers’ Welfare Committee, Court Liaison Committee, Organising Committees of Bar’s events and activities </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Court Liaison Committee, Cultural and Charity Committee, and Law Reform & New Legislation Committee </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Currently still serving as a member of Conveyancing Practice Committee</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Registered Mediator of the Malaysian Bar Council Mediation Centre </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">International Level </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Current Secretary-General of World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) (May 2014 to current date) </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Current First Vice Chair of the Softball Division of the WBSC </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Current Chair of WBSC Integrity Unit, tasked with the establishment and set-up of that Unit </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Current member of the WBSC Team for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">campaign. Served as a member of the WBSC Team that successfully campaigned </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">for the inclusion of Baseball-Softball onto the Tokyo 2020 programme.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as a member of the ISF Strategic Task Force of the “Back-Softball” </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Campaign for softball (2006 – 2012) and WBSC the Baseball-Softball “Swing for </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">the Fences” campaign [2012 to current date] for re-inclusion of both baseball and </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">softball onto the Olympic Games program</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-327656"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Secretary General of Interim Board of the WBSC (2012 – 2014) – the </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Interim Board undertook the task of the merger of the International Baseball </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF) into the newly </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">established WBSC recognised by the IOC as the international governing </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">federation for both baseball and softball </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Secretary General of ISF (now under WBSC as WBSC Softball </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Division) [2009 to current date] and Deputy Secretary General of ISF [2006 to </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">2009] </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Chair of ISF Legislative Commission [2007, 2011 – 2013], ISF Women </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">& Sports Commission [2005], ISF Athletes Commission [2007 – 2012], ISF </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Development Commission [2007] </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">President of SCA [2010 – 2014] and Honorary Life President in 2014 </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Secretary General, SCA [formerly known as Amateur Softball </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Association-Asia (ASA-Asia)] [2002 to 2009], Vice President, ASA-Asia [1990- </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">2002] </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Chair of Laws Committee, ASA-Asia [1990-2002] – the Committee </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">undertook the task of drafting of the Constitution for ASA-Asia and strategic </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">planning for the revival of ASA-Asia in 1990, and the reviewing the SCA </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Constitution in 2002 </span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-567542"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Technical Committee Member/Jury Member: for Softball for Asian Games Busan – Korea [September 2002]; Olympic Games Athens – Greece [August 2004]; 24th World University Games Bangkok – Thailand [August 2007] </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Technical Delegate: for 11th world Women’s Softball Championship Beijing – China [August 2006], Asian Games Doha – Qatar [December 2006]; Asia-Oceania Olympics 2008 Qualifier, Tainan – Taiwan [February 2007]; Asian Women Softball Championship Jakarta – Indonesia [August 2007]; South East Asian Games Bangkok/Korat – Thailand [December 2007]; Olympic Games Beijing – China [August 2008]; World Games Kaohsiung – Taiwan [July 2009]; Asian Games Guangzhou – China [November 2010]</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Vice Chair, Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) (2010 to </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">expiry of term-limit in 2012): </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Member of CABOS [2005 to 2010] </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as a member of Commonwealth Games Federation Coordination Commission for the Commonwealth Games Gold Coast – Australia 2018 </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as the Chair of the Federation Court for the Commonwealth Games Gold Coast – Australia 2018</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><em> </em></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sports – National Level </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Vice-President Olympic Council of Malaysia, (OCM) [2002 to 2015] and as Secretary General of OCM [2015 – 2018]: </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as a member of OCM Media & Public Relations Committee [2005 to </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">2007], OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame [2007 – 2009]; OCM Medical & </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Anti-Doping Committee [2005 to 2009] </span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-165604"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Chef de Mission for Malaysia national contingent to South East Asian </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Games Manila 2005 </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Member of the Organising Committee for the South East Asian Games Kuala </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Lumpur 2017 and Secretary of the Technical (and Sports) Committee </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Chair of Special Technical Committee, Malaysian Games (2007 – 2017) </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Malaysia’s largest multi-sports event </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served a member of Management Board of Malaysia National Sports Council [for various terms between 2008 – 2019] </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as President of Softball Association of Malaysia [1999 to April 2014]: </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Served as Secretary General [1990 – 1998] </span></p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-3057366388663144172023-11-27T07:32:00.007+08:002023-11-27T07:32:45.759+08:00Universities the hub for the future of Malaysian Sports<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony010.jpg?w=809&#038;h=540&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); 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font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The myth that Universities are a graveyard of sports is long gone and Universities these days should be embraced wholly as part and parcel of the Malaysian sports agenda to seek excellence by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Even more so because Universities come under the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), and it will be more feasible and rewarding with the Sports Ministry and the former, working hand in hand, under government umbrella.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Even if the collaboration exists, it certainly can be enhanced further.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The National Sports Council (NSC) and National Sports Institute (NSI), should be also working hand-in-hand and engaging the Universities more closely, instead of them trying to be a ‘stand alone’ and assume the role of ‘Godfathers’ of Malaysian sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The perceptions of the Universities as the burial place of an athlete’s career are an outdated view and is no longer relevant.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The specific role of the University has been stated in the National Sports Policy to provide more opportunities for athletes to continue their studies at higher Education Institutions and they can be more active and highlight their potential as athletes even while at the University.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Following on from that, the Higher Education Institution Sports Policy 2009 exists with the aim to produce “The Thinking Athlete”.</p><div class="wp-block-image" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3585" data-attachment-id="3585" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691174482","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony008" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=1024" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg" data-orig-size="1034,663" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/04/universities-the-hub-for-the-future-of-malaysian-sports/tony008/" height="656" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=1024" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony008.jpg 1034w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="caption-side: bottom; color: inherit; display: table-caption; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Datuk Dr Pekan Ramli together with the Malaysian contingent and wushu athlete Tammy who made national history by winning the first gold medal at the Universiade Chengdu in 38 years.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Thirty percent of the athletes who represent the country come from the Universities. The existence of a specific policy on sports development at the University level has witnessed a drastic development and since that more than twenty public and private higher education institutions offering more than forty sports study programs from Diploma level to Doctor of Philosophy in fields related to sports science and sports management exists.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-391723"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This prompted public and private higher education institutions now race to do scouting to get junior athletes and state athletes as well as student athletes from Malaysian sports schools, to offer them the opportunity to continue their studies at the university and at the same time continue to be active in sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All this was presented by Datuk Dr Pekan Ramli, the Deputy Under Secretary, Sport Section, Strategic Planning Department (Policy), Ministry of Higher Education in his paper ‘development of sports in universities’.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Pekan, a former broadcast journalist, who is passionate about Universities Sports, strongly believes that the Universities is the way forward to see Malaysian sports reach a higher level at the international level.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But whether the authorities who manage sports in the country see that way or are keen to engage the universities, is a question to be answered.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Infact, besides the sports authorities, National Sports Associations should also engage closely with the universities.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Today, sports has become an integral part of the university system. There are inter-university games, inter-college and higher learning institution games and inter-university leagues for football, hockey, squash and bowling, among others.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">University students also compete in the Asean and World Universities Games (currently ongoing in Chengdu, China) and many of our national athletes are products of the universities.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Wushu exponent 22-year-old Tammy Tan created sporting history by winning the country’s first ever gold medal in the World University Games in Chengdu, China, ending a 38-year gold medal drought in the Games, while former gymnast Mandy Cebelle Chen was the first to make podium at the Games winning a bronze in the tajiquan discipline in wushu, while swimmer Bryan Leong and athlete Umar Osman set national records.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Thirteen years ago, then Minister of Higher Education (KPT), Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin announced that RM10 million was allocated to higher learning institutions under its programme to develop sports among undergraduates.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-624565"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sports Excellence Centres at universities nationwide was already in place and the funds allocated was to develop selected sports in a systematic method and provide further education for students athletes in order to create & quot; thinking athletes & quot.</p><div class="wp-block-image" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3586" data-attachment-id="3586" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691174508","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony009" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg?w=576" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg" data-orig-size="576,373" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/04/universities-the-hub-for-the-future-of-malaysian-sports/tony009/" height="373" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg?w=576" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg 576w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony009.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="576" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="caption-side: bottom; color: inherit; display: table-caption; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;">Datuk Dr Pekan Ramli together with the Malaysian contingent and wushu athlete Tammy who made national history by winning the first gold medal at the Universiade Chengdu in 38 years.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Eight universities had already been selected as Sports Excellence Centres which each focusing on a specific sport.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The eight Sports Excellence Centres are Universiti Malaya (netball), Universiti Sains Malaysia (swimming), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (cricket), Universiti Putra Malaysia (rugby), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (rowing), Universiti Teknologi Mara (football), Universiti Utara Malaysia (golf) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (taekwondo).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Besides the eight universities, other institutions which had the potential to become centres for sporting excellence had also been given the status of Focus Sport Centre.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There were 18 higher-learning institutions with the Focus Sport Centre status Out of the RM10 million allocated by the ministry for sports development that year, about RM7.2 million was for the Sports Excellence Centres and RM3.6 million for the Focus Sport Centres.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-889970"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Maybe and update on the status could be given and whether the emphasis has grown.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However, whether a proper study was made before naming the sports to be focused in each particular higher learning institution was made and raised then.iu7 Hope it has been addressed after all these years.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I know for a fact that in 2006 an in-depth study was done by Prof Rabindarjeet Singh who was then with the National Institute of Sports (NSI) on sports adoption by Universities.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">A report was complied and it contained the sports to be adopted by the respective University based on the study made which involved available manpower, equipment facilities which were available and what needed to be purchased and manpower to be trained for the University to be effective.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The development of high-performance sports at higher education institutions has seen more and more university athletes now able to represent the country and contribute to the success of the national contingent at regional and international championships.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">University athletes representing the country has also been consistently achieved at sporting events such as the Sea Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Olympic Games. University athletes are now among the main contributors to the medal collection for the national contingent at various sports games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">To ensure the continued success of athletes and as a strong encouragement to them, KPT also provides sports scholarships for outstanding athletes every year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Up to now, almost two thousand outstanding university athletes have received the scholarship.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Even some public and private higher education institutions have also given privileges by giving them their own scholarships and exempting student-athletes from tuition fees and college accommodations fees.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Although there is no specific study or empirical study to show the connection between the privileges they receive and the improvement in the performance of these student athletes, MOHE is confident that the success of university student</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-761775"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">athletes in various sports games when representing the country has a special correlation with the awarding of the scholarship.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In order to ensure that the careers of student athletes at the university continue and not only active in sports seasonally or once a year during the semester break only, but a massive transformation has also been carried out by the MOHE by creating university level sports tournaments more organized and with systematic manner and running throughout the year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Various university-level sports tournament has now been held with the concept of ‘NCAA’ by having several circuits and must ended with the grand final along the year for several championship such as Varsity Track and Field, Varsity Sepak Takraw League, Varsity Futsal League, Varsity Softball League and several other sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However, the major role played by MOHE and the university in developing the sports higher performance of student athletes as higher education institutions in providing more guaranteed future opportunities for student athletes is still seen as a side character to produce high performance sports athletes in the country.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In fact, the sports development agenda at university is often left out of the sports calendar of National Sports Associations (NSA) and the NSC.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Although various initiatives have been made to close this collaboration, it has not yet been integrated. There is still the conflicts of interests and individual egos in some NSA towards the issue of ownership of the athletes to represent country to participate in university sports games at international level such as Asean University Games (AUG), World University Games or Universiade and World University Championship (WUC).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is about time, that universities are allowed to play a more prominent role in the national sports agenda.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Universities are no longer the graveyard of sports. A rethink is urgently needed and long over due. One body cannot be handling 20 over sports. </p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-457610"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In fact, the schools have now become the graveyard of sports, and this is another issue which needs to be addressed urgently.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">A topic for discussion in the coming columns.</p><div class="wp-block-image" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3588" data-attachment-id="3588" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691174555","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony011" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg?w=768" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg" data-orig-size="768,373" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/04/universities-the-hub-for-the-future-of-malaysian-sports/tony011/" height="373" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg?w=768" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg 768w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/tony011.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="768" /></figure></div></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-55831211384074930402023-11-27T07:30:00.005+08:002023-11-27T07:30:48.436+08:00Is it a truly Malaysian Merdeka Day?<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/merdeka001.jpg?w=811&#038;h=539&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Today as we celebrate our 66th year of independence, I believe we have celebrated better independence days in the earlier years, when we were truly Malaysians celebrating as one Malaysians.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Today, although the nation is considered young compared to many others who had gained their independence longer, the Statistics Department has recorded 2.1 million foreigners working in various sectors in Malaysia up to June 2022.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Close to two million were recorded in 2019 and 2.1 million in 2020, while unofficial estimates of undocumented or irregular migrants range from 1.2 to 3.5 million – thus making Malaysia one of the largest migrant-receiving country in Southeast Asia.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While we are grateful to the foreigners who have helped the nation grow in various sectors, including providing domestic help to the growing population of working parents.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But the question, why is the local population shying away from jobs done by foreign workers?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While generally the unemployment rate in the country has generally dropped – Malaysia’s unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.73%, a 0.32% decline from 2021. Malaysia unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.05%, a 0.49% decline from 2020 – but the rise in foreign workers is alarming.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">What is even more disturbing is that sports has seen a sharp increase in foreigners being given citizenship status and the influx of heritage players – a heritage player is one who has ancestral connections with the country that he wishes to play for – especially in football.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-248222"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While many will claim that sports has no borders these days, but is it right for a young nation like Malaysia to follow the path?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Are we proud to see national teams with foreign players – be it heritage or foreign players granted citizenship – standing looking dumbfounded when the national anthem is played?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It was a delight and I was proud to see the national hockey team – made up of true Malaysian from the length and breath of the country, including East Malaysians – singing the national anthem with pride, passion and gusto.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia’s population maybe small at 34.3 million, as compared to many nations, but we have the three main groups – Malays, Chinese and Indians – and then we have the Eurasians and Punjabis and the other indigenous groups like Orang Asli, Iban, Murut, Batak, Kelabit, Kedayan Tausug (people ethnic group belonging to both the Philippines and Malaysia) Bidayuh, Kadazan Dusun, Kayan, Penan, Negrito, Minangkabau, Bugis, Kenyah and Javanese to name some.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This is already an international community living in one nation and with such diversity, is it a wonder that our sports fraternity cannot assemble a formidable team with each ethnic group with their strength.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This combination of a mixed team was what brought us glory in sports like football (qualified for two Olympics – Munich and Moscow), badminton (stood tall in Thomas Cup competition), sepak takraw (ruled the region), athletics (qualified on merit to Olympics and even reached the semifinals), and many other sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Only the sports of hockey seems to keep to the traditional ways and doing well too.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Being a Malaysian, take a walk to the heart of the city at Petaling Street, Sentral Market and Jalan Silang, today being a public holiday, and you true Malaysians will be the ‘foreigners’ among the sea of Indonesians, Filipinos, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Indians, Myanmars, Vietnamese, Cambodians and others.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Is this how we want to remember celebrating our ‘Merdeka Day’. Are we really independent?</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-141124"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We are not denying that the country still need foreign workers in various sectors such as construction, plantation, manufacturing and domestic.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But sports is one area, we can do away with them.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">At the same time, we also need to attract locals to work in the plantation or construction industry by providing better facilities so as to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign labour.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We also need to look into the National Sports Policy and a re-look into the National Sports Vision 2030 (VSN2030) launched by (2020) former Sports Minister and then Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, which was to provide a new direction and plan for the development of national sports that is comprehensively and collectively mapped for a period of 10 years.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Or is this policy still in place because Malaysian sports policies change with every new Sports Minister, as they try to leave behind their own legacy.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">How many Sports Ministers have we had in this five-year term?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Besides, the Sports Ministry is also torn between promoting sports for all and paying attention to excellence sports and the National Sports Council also needs to revisit it’s real role in development and promoting sports excellence.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There is lot to be set right for Malaysian sports before it achieves its true potential and today being the ‘Merdeka Day’s, would be a perfect day to start putting things right, with no personal agenda or gain in mind, but for sports to emerge the winners.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Maybe far too much to ask, because we seen the ills rise again over and over, past mistakes repeated and tainted by officials who have personal agendas.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All we can do and pray, is hope things will change in the name of sports and fairplay will prevail. After all, sports is suppose to be pure!</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-636381"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Happy Merdeka Day as we try to live up to this year’s thyme – Tekad Perpaduan, Penuhi Harapan (Determined Unity, Filled with Hope).</p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-21228685852247311712023-11-27T07:27:00.002+08:002023-11-27T07:27:14.408+08:00 Spot and support children with talent, early<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hba.jpg?w=809&#038;h=542&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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color: #333332; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 47px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Spot and support children with talent, early</h1></header><div class="entry-meta" style="color: #b3b3b1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.4375em 0px 3.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="byline" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; margin-top: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/author/apakhabartv/" rel="author" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;" title="Posts by apakhabartv">apakhabartv</a></span> <span class="cat-links" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/sport/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a>, <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/tag/youth/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Youth</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-11T17:56:14+08:00">August 11, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">5 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Children of ex-international athletes and of parents, who take special interest to develop their children to excel in sports and show potential, should be another target group of sport administrators in the country and private sectors to give financial aid.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of late there has been a rising number of cases of athletes of the above group who have been struggling to get financial aid for studies and training for their children to pursue their dreams and do the nation proud.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Yes, there are many ex-international athletes and parents, who would rather encourage their children to pursue their studies alone, rather than divide their attention with sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But those ex-international athletes and parents who have gone the path to encourage their children to pursue sports, especially when the parents and both international athletes and their genes, plays a great part in their children excelling too.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3758" data-attachment-id="3758" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691772368","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sport11hbe" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg" data-orig-size="809,543" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/11/spot-and-support-children-with-talent-early/sport11hbe/" height="543" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg 809w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbe.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="809" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Shereen</em>.</figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Take for instance ex-international athletes, Samson Vallabouy and Josephine Mary, whose daughter Shereen’s struggle to find sponsors to finance her studies and training in the United States and the parents made huge sacrifices to get her off ground, before getting Better Malaysia Foundation to support her through Tan Sri Vincent Tan’s foundation (BMF) from May 2022 until December 2023 and went on to set records after records.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-510443"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">What saddens me another athlete who would have done equally well – her older sister Jocelyn – whom we lost at the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS), all because this girl from a small town Ipoh, could not cope with the city life style and returned home.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">When Shereen joined BJSS later, Jocelyn wanted to return to after attaining good SPM results as her sister was there to accompany her, but she was denied entry because of some bureaucratic procedure.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">If only Jocelyn, a State athlete, had returned to BJSS, probably we will be celebrating two athletes instead of just Shereen!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Shereen is in Florida since June after her last semester at Winona State University for an internship and further training under coach Derrick White.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">She ran a blistering 23.33s at the Ed Murphey Classic at Memphis last week to erase G. Shanti’s national record of 23.37, registered at the Asian Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1998. Shereen’s previous was 23.42, set in Jacksonville last month.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Earlier, Shereen had finished on the podium of the women’s 400m with a time of 51.99.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">On April 16, Shereen broke the national 400m record held by the late Rabia Abdul Salam with a time of 51.80s at the 63rd Annual Mt SAC Relays Athletics Championship, California, USA.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Shereen had previously broken the 400m indoor national record four times, with the last one helping her to win a gold medal at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia last May.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The 25-year-old Shereen now holds three national records – women’s 200m, women’s 400m (51.80) and indoor (52.27).</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3756" data-attachment-id="3756" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691772173","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sport11hbb" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg" data-orig-size="809,539" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/11/spot-and-support-children-with-talent-early/sport11hbb/" height="513" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg?w=770 770w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbb.jpg 809w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 513px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 770px;" width="770" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Bryan Leong Xin Ren.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Another case I wish to high limelight, is swimmer Bryan Leong Xin Ren, which the world of swimming is currently abuzz with his achievements.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-867787"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The 20-year-old recently garnered widespread attention by setting a new national record on the very first day of the swimming events at the FISU Games held in Chengdu.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Bryan clocked an impressive 24.35 seconds in the men’s 50 meters butterfly, edging the Malaysian national record by a mere 0.03 seconds. He is now revered as a triple national record holder.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Beyond his latest feat, he possesses the records for the 50 meters freestyle and the 100 meters butterfly. Bryan’s journey is as intriguing as his achievements.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Currently, he’s based in London, diligently pursuing his bachelor’s studies in the intricate fields of neuroscience and psychology at the prestigious King’s College London and also he’s refining his aquatic prowess with the Chelsea and Westminster swimming club.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">British coach Lisa Bates, renowned in the swimming circuit, is mentoring and guiding him.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">His parents, Leong KS and Nancy Hon, are no international athletes, but just passionate about sports and thus supported their son’s love for swimming.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Leong and Nancy who run a contractor business, supported their only son, but when it got expensive especially to finance his studies, several applications to private sectors and foundations were sent and after some interviews, all were with negative replies.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He is still financed by his parents despite difficulties.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Before that, Bryan as a 15-year-old who broke Olympic champion Joseph Schooling’s age group tournament record, was facing a bleak future after he was told to wait for one year if he wished to represent other states after initially refusing written permission from the Selangor Amateur Swimming Association (PRAS).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">After media reported on the matter, he was finally allowed to swim and represent Kuala Lumpur where he had moved to join an international school. Then, came the disappointment of being left out of Sukma Games.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-227941"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Are these the tribulations potential athletes in Malaysia have to go through?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Those who withstand the pressure and obstacles, strive in the end. But what about the many who crumble, are weak or simply just fed up with the politics, unfairness and lack of support, who quit?</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3760" data-attachment-id="3760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691772196","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sport11hbc" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg?w=810" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg" data-orig-size="810,540" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/11/spot-and-support-children-with-talent-early/sport11hbc/" height="513" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg?w=810" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg?w=770 770w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbc.jpg 810w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 513px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 770px;" width="770" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Aaliyah Hanifah Yoong.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Another example would be water skier Aaliyah Hanifah Yoong. She too had her struggles in the early days, but was lucky her father Hanifah Yoong, a former motor racer and, mother Nozie supported her, while getting assistance from equipment sponsors and corporate bodies and National Sports Council, before a foundation came to her aid to assist her to further her studies and training.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Aaliyah was a little luckier, but still had to go through struggles before being recognised.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3761" data-attachment-id="3761" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1691772267","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sport11hbd" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg?w=810" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg" data-orig-size="810,541" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/11/spot-and-support-children-with-talent-early/sport11hbd/" height="541" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg?w=810" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg 810w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport11hbd.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="810" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Aaliyah Hanifah Yoong.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Question here is how many potential athletes have we lost because we took our time to support potential athletes from this ‘distinguished’ group?</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-662191"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I personally know of athlete parents and parents, whose children who had potential to excel, but gave up because of lack of support, politics, unfairness and marginalised.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is most often the parent who is the first person to introduce a child to sports and parental involvement can affect whether a child enjoys the experience or not. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The more positive and fun the parents attitude is about playing sports, the more their child will have interest.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We all know there are some parents that are over the top – but the majority of them are actually part of the solution, not part of the problem. In fact, without parent involvement, there is no way that youth sports leagues can function.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Even more so of parents who have been athletes because they have the genes and understand the sport better and the sacrifices needed.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Swimming, tenpin bowling, football, athletics and badminton are among the sports we have many parents and parents who were athletes involved.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is about time, we emphasis and target these groups to look for our future champions rather than hire foreign sportsmen and women and offer them citizenship eventually.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The importance, support and role of parental involvement in youth sports certainly cannot be overlooked.</p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-29387505923711799232023-11-27T07:24:00.012+08:002023-11-27T07:27:44.137+08:00 PARENTS OF POOR CHILDREN SHORTCHANGED?<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aktv007.jpg") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Uncategorized</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-09T01:07:51+08:00">September 9, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">4 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh’s recent announcement in Kota Kinabalu, that parents who send their children for sports training or undergo such activity themselves might qualify for personal tax relief starting next year, is a welcome move but was it well thought off?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The proposal under Budget 2024 had been presented to the Finance Ministry.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">While it was well received by parents who have played an active role in the development of their children in the sports of their choice, with extra and special coaching programmes and training, it has left many wondering what happens to children from poorer families.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Poorer families naturally do not have the means to send their children for individual personalised training outside the school curriculum.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Maybe incentives like subsidies for poor parents who choose to engage coaches to coach their children, should be considered to have a wider base.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Or does it mean that children from poor parents are going to be ruled out from excelling in sports to higher levels or they just have to depend on the schools’ sports programme in place and hopefully rise from there.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Maybe we are resigned to the fact that we are just going to depend on children of the well-to-do families who can offer their children specialised training for our future ‘stars’.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Next question is whether Sabah was the right place to announce the ‘tax relief’, as a majority of the population are still in the low bracket of income. How would this benefit the people of Sabah?</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-703096"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Minister had made the announcement after launching the Sabah Sports Industry Expo 2023 this week.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"> She had said that the move could be among the ways to encourage parents to send their kids for training, which would in turn help with sports development in the country.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">How can poor parents afford to send their children for extra training on their own?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Currently tax relief is only given for the purchase of sports equipment.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The proposed tax relief will also cover parents undergo training themselves and qualify with the aim to indirectly encourage people to practise a healthy lifestyle, besides getting children to be involved in sports from a young age.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">This proposal was made in view of wanting the sports industry to develop. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The announcement was made in line with the fact that the sports industry contributed some RM14bil, or 0.9%, to the nation’s gross domestic product.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">All well and good, but a serious thought has to be given to sports development in schools and for all, instead of ‘select’ groups.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Yes, there are various programmes in place, but it has to be seriously reviewed by the Ministry of Sports with the Ministry of Education.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Sports Ministry and Education Ministry, without doubt have to work hand-in-hand and not in isolation or have their own programmes.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Already it is fast being said that ‘Schools are the graveyard of sports.’</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">It used to be ‘Universities are the graveyards of sports’ but that has changed in recent years as Universities are big into sports these days.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Today, sports has become an integral part of the university system. There are inter-university games, inter-college and higher learning institution games and inter-university leagues for football, hockey, squash and bowling, among others.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-743593"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">University students also compete in the Asean and World Universities Games and many of our national athletes are products of the universities.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">But while schools have been contributors too, but much more can be expected from them with better involvement with better programmes as they are the grassroot where development starts.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sadly, schools, which were the nursery for sports in the country, are slowly but surely losing their relevance.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Yes, we have national sports schools and sports excellence schools in the various states, while the Ministry of Education has leagues for football and some other sports. True, the Malaysian Schools Sports Council has programmes for 24 sports for Under-12, Under-15 and Under-18. However, these only benefit a select group of students.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Efforts have to be made to build a wider base and to cater for late bloomers, and this can only be achieved through mass participation at national schools, something that is slowly disappearing.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Even the ‘1 student 1 sport’ programme has its shortcomings, with students not allowed to participate in the sport of their choice. Or there are not enough qualified teachers to groom them and the hours dedicated to sports activity are limited.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Gone are the days when we had inter-class and inter-house games before the school team was selected for various sports. The school athletics and swimming meets were grand affairs.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Teachers, who were a dedicated lot, played a key role in the development of sports in schools.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Without any discrimination intended, today, almost 70% of school teachers are women and expecting them to chart the future of Malaysian sports is probably asking for the impossible. </span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-925258"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Physical educations periods are now divided into physical session on field and health classroom sessions. Each session lasting 30 minutes, sees two sessions of PE on field and two classroom sessions.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"> The 1 student 1 sport programme is held once week after school hours for two hour to three hours and only for 12 weeks for the number of sports decided by the school (most schools have six to eight sports) culminating with ‘Hari Sukan’ for all the sports (competition).</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">There are selection for various sports by schools for Inter-District tournament and they train separately for a few weeks before competition. The competition itself is held on a carnival basis over three or four days.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">At the national level, competitions are also held during during holidays.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Question is whether this is enough and done well to benefit the development of our future sportsmen and women.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">If only the top priority were given for grassroots development, Malaysian sports would surely have a bright future.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The issue of disappearing fields and those in atrocious conditions needs to be urgently addressed too.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Is enough being done in schools to promote sports, is the million ringgit question.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Isolated incentives for a select Group is certainly not the answer to improving development at the grassroots.</span></p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-46718160143176381822023-11-26T15:42:00.003+08:002023-11-26T15:42:41.488+08:00The good, bad and ugly<div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports002.jpg?w=868&#038;h=504&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-26T10:00:00+08:00">November 26, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">3 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150&h=86 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300&h=173 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">ATHLETES </span>can count their blessings that every effort is being made by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and its agency, the National Sports Council (NSC), to continuously look into ways to help their welfare and make their involvement in sports worthwhile.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The most recent initiative is the announcement by the Sports Minister, Hannah Yeoh that the National Sports Council (NSC) is examining the possibility of the implementation of contributions such as the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and the Social Security Organisation (Socso) for athletes under the podium programme starting in January next year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The decision was recently made by the NSC Board of Management after a review of the national athletes; training allowance scheme, with an emphasis on athlete well-being, being approved.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8664" data-attachment-id="8664" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1700950165","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sports001" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg?w=867" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg" data-orig-size="867,504" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/11/26/the-good-bad-and-ugly/sports001/" height="504" sizes="(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg?w=867" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg 867w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/sports001.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="867" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Rewards for Hangzhou Asian Games and Para Games medalists athletes with Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh and officias.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“This is a game changer because prior to this, there was no program implemented that would allow national athletes to receive EPF and Socso,” Hannah said when concluding the debate on the Supply Bill 2024 at the committee stage for the Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) in the Dewan Rakyat this week.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-358007"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Kudos also to NSC in the setting of the Malaysian Athlete Career and Education (MACE) with former national bowler Shalin Zulkifli heading the Career Unit MACE Secretariat.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">MACE was set up to provide a platform to find ways and programmes to build the confidence of athletes that sports will provide education, career, and welfare.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">And on Friday night, Hannah handed out RM2.8 million to 103 national athletes under the National Sports Incentive Scheme (Shakam). This scheme was started in 1986.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then there is the Skim Hadiah Kemenangan Atlet Remaja (SHAKAR) – a reward scheme for youth athletes who compete in international events.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In 2009, the Yayasan Kebajikan Atlet Kebangsaan (YAKEB – National Athletes; Welfare Foundation) was established to address the medical needs of current and former athletes. There is also the Skim Kebajikan Atlet Kebangsaan (SKAK) which provides welfare services to a smaller extent for current athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">With all of these in place and continuous initiatives to improve the welfare of athletes, the latter should be able to concentrate on their performance free from other worries.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But at the same time, the administration should ensure that whatever funds are made available by the government are utilised in the right manner, prudently, and benefit the athletes by and large.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The proverb “money is a root of all evil” has reared its ugly head one too many times with the Ministry of Sports, NSC and national sports associations.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The most recent being the 2022 Auditor General’s Report this week revealing a total of RM681.71 million in public funds lost following the failure to implement six initiatives.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It revealed financial losses due to mismanagement of government activities ranging from padi planting, safe cities, and elite sports podium programmes, management of firearms, and marine conservation, as well as foreign workers. </p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-658999"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Two programmes at the NSC level were detected as not making regular payments, namely the management of the elite sports podium program (RM1.47 million) and the management of the program to empower the capacity, abilities, and competitiveness of the construction industry (RM0.05 million).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of course, there have been similar findings in earlier years; reports, and even a case of misappropriation of funds at the Ministry of Sports, with the officer charged and found guilty.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Embezzlement of funds by an official was even alleged at the national sports association level.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There has to be accountability at all levels, and trustworthy officials need to spearhead sports administration at all levels.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sadly, there are sports officials who take office in the name of the love of sports and to serve, but have ulterior motives of self-promotion and making use of sports for their own benefit, and neglect sports and the athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Dewan Rakyat recently approved the estimated operating and development expenditure of RM1,124,555,600 allocated to the Ministry of Sports in the Budget 2024 and it is hoped that these funds are utilised in the right and continous tabs are conducted that all proceedings and spending are above board.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While athletes are continuously reminded that they have to give their best to bring honour to the nation, likewise, the administration should set good examples for the athletes to have trust in their guardians and perform.</p></div></article></main></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-82261464594257136392023-11-26T15:36:00.003+08:002023-11-26T15:36:36.010+08:00Road to gold starts at grassroots<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo001.jpg?w=931&#038;h=541&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Uncategorized</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-19T21:09:30+08:00">November 19, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">5 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">MILO </span>is synonymous with grassroots development and schools for more than 70 years. They are the unsung heroes of many of our sports boys and girls who have become state and national athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They are a shining example of how corporate support and sponsorship have played a huge part in the development of sports in the country.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of late, we have had other corporate organisations coming forward to lend a hand to support and promote sports, but Milo contribution is far more reaching in grassroots development.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8408" data-attachment-id="8408" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1700427269","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="milo007" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg?w=807" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg" data-orig-size="807,542" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/milo007/" height="542" sizes="(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg?w=807" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg 807w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo007.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="807" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Dina Rizal right with a Cricket programme.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">From the days when we recognised them being at our school meets with Milo vans to give out free cups of cold Milo, they have evolved to become a major player in promoting sports at the grassroots level, working with the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in their various programmes.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-830576"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Milo have themselves ventured out to organise programmes, especially in reaching out to remote areas.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They also partner with stakeholders like the Olympic Council of Malaysia, national sports associations, clubs, academies, and communities in activating sports activities nationwide with the objective of promoting an active lifestyle.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Milo are involved in a mind-boggling 16,000 events average per year.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They have a dedicated team headed by innovative and dynamic individuals for the last four decades, known by the title of sports marketing and sponsorship managers, such as the late Leonard Wee Chen Liang, Dina Rizal, Ng Ping Loong and currently Kerwin Lim.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8404" data-attachment-id="8404" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1700427079","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="milo003" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg" data-orig-size="809,542" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/milo003/" height="542" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg 809w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo003.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="809" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Leonard sharing some of his old collections of his days with Nestle with Ping Loong.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Together with their team of dedicated personnel, they have moved by leaps and bounds.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Milo is firm believer that sports are a great teacher. Sports is a great teacher in teaching life values that will lead to lifelong success, like leadership, teamwork, perseverance, providing a platform to experience winning and, most importantly, failure too, being defeated, how to manage emotions, never give up and come back stronger.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-8403" data-attachment-id="8403" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1700427026","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="milo002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg" data-orig-size="809,541" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/milo002/" height="541" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg 809w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/milo002.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="809" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>A rare picture of three stalwarts of Milo programmes for over four decades second from left Kerwin, Dina Rizal and Ng Ping Loong at a Milo programme.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sports have the transformative power to change a person, a family, a society, a nation, and the world. The best way and time to start is from the grassroots, which have seen a lot of evidence.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-544119" style="height: 272px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 300px;"><div style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advertisements</div><div class="ata-slot-container-wrapper" style="height: 250px; width: 300px;"><div class="ata-slot-container" style="height: 250px; width: 300px;"><div class="ata-frame-wrapper" id="sf-atatags-1974572731-544119" style="height: 250px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: inherit; width: 300px; z-index: 0;"><iframe allowtranparency="true" frameborder="no" hidefocus="true" id="safeframe-sf-atatags-1974572731-544119" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" scrolling="no" src="https://c0.pubmine.com/sf/0.0.7/html/safeframe.html" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; height: 250px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; visibility: inherit; width: 300px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div></div></div><div class="ata-controls" id="atatags-1974572731-544119__controls" style="height: 10px; line-height: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 300px;"><span class="ata-controls__complain-btn" id="atatags-1974572731-544119__complain-btn" style="color: #c8c7cc; cursor: pointer; float: right; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 6px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: middle;">REPORT THIS AD</span></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among the Milo owned programmes include:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Milo Hidup Bola Futsal Carnival – 18 years:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>Provide quality platform for more than 8,000 young futsal players per year. This carnival has engaged more than 140,000 young futsal players since it inception. A tournament for young players to hone their skills. Many futsal/football stars have been discovered, such as Arif Aiman (JDT), Nik Akif (Penang FC), Muhd Asri (PDRM), Shivan (Perak FC), Feroz Baharuddin (JDT) and Sa’ap Baharom, U12 player who was drafted to join Akademi JDT, was also playing in the tournament before beginning his journey with the club.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Milo Champions Clinic:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>Sports clinic helps young Malaysians learn to play sports (First Touch concept) in the right manner in 8 sessions. Working with National Sports Association and prominent coaches to develop quality coaching modules for sports clinics. With coaches like Chiew Chun Yong (futsal), Azman Adnan (football), Rashid Sidek and Daphne Ng (badminton), MABA (basketball), Tai Beng Hai (hockey, Nazmizan Mohamed (athletics).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Milo Junior Champions League (community football):</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">a 3-season league that works with academies. More than 10,000 junior players playing in the 9 months long league.</li><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">Creating a continuous platform for young children to play.</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">With partners:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">OCM and the Paralympic Council of Malaysia are supporting Malaysia Contingent to multi-sport event. Milo, the longest partner of OCM – 68 years.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Ministry of education:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">The main sponsor for MSSM – more than 12,000 athletes per year.</li><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">The main sponsor for the MSSM award – rewarding outstanding student athletes, teachers, and coaches. At the same time, it inspires more young children to take up sports.</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Milo Senamrobik</span>:</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-855364"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">20-minute Senamrobik (Aerobic exercise) with primary school children. Activating 16,000 school children daily.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Supporting other 1Murid 1Sukan initiatives:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Hari Sukan with KPM, Karnival Sukan Perpaduan, Kejohanan sukan Sekolah Pedalaman P2 & P3 Sabah dan Sarawak, Kejohanan Sekolah Murid Orang Asli Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) – supporting their Kids Athletics programme, kids athletic coaching program, national state meets/open, and state meets/open.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Malaysian Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">National under 15 basketball competition for over 30 years. All current national players played here.</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Malaysian Amateur Volleyball Association (MAVA)</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">National U14 and U16 competitions for over 20 years</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Table Tennis Association of Malaysia (TTAM):</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">National U13 – for over 30 years Co-founder and main sponsor of Sportexcel</li><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">creating junior sports circuits for selected sports nationwide.</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Milo – Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) integrated a grassroots football development ecosystem.</span><br />This partnership has reinvigorated ties between both parties, which began in the late 1980s and 1990s through numerous grassroots football tournaments and championships that kicked off the careers of some of Malaysia’s legendary players.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Now, moving forward with a five-year game plan (2021-2025), Milo and FAM are set to take the future of Malaysia’s football scene to the next level.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-989386"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Currently, there are 122 academies with 10,000 young players registered under the Suparimau Charter nationwide. The Milo/FAM partnership aims to expand the Suparimau Charter into an ecosystem of 800 academies with 100,000 young players over the next five years.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Concurrently, Milo and FAM are committed to growing the coaching cadre from the current 1,000 who are registered with the various academies nationwide to 5,000 coaches by 2026. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Another feature of the Milo/ FAM partnership is the Milo All Star Challenge, a nationwide online search for Malaysia’s next top freestyle footballers, which culminated in the grand finale.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The top eight finalists were rewarded with the once-in-a-lifetime Milo/ FAM Ultimate Experience to train at a FAM boot camp under the tutelage of national coaches alongside some of their favourite FAM st“rs – another golden opportunity for young Malaysians to springboard their football dreams into reality under this partnership.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Milo/FAM ecosystem also complements other Milo sports initiatives, most notably the Milo Hidup Bola futsal carnival which has produced some of the country’s finest national footballers in its 16-year history, including National Under-22 Squad rising star Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat and Most Valuable Player (National Football Award 2021) Arif Aiman Hanapi. This partnership will help talents discovered through Milo Hidup Bola who wish to pursue a professional football career seamlessly transition into the FAM system.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Worked with more than 20 National Sports Associations to support their junior development programme/competitions.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Indeed, a humongous dedication and achievement by Milo and if only we had other big corporations involved in grassroots development, the future of Malaysian sports would indeed be bright.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But State associations and clubs also have to do their part as the sports belong to them, and they are experts in providing the infrastructure and technical knowledge to make any programme a success.</p><figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex" data-carousel-extra="{"blog_id":197457273,"permalink":"https:\/\/apakhabartv.com\/2023\/11\/19\/road-to-gold-starts-at-grassroots\/"}" style="--wp--style--unstable-gallery-gap: var( --wp--style--gallery-gap-default, var( --gallery-block--gutter-size, var( --wp--style--block-gap, 0.5em ) ) ); 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color: #333332; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 47px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Development and talent scouting, formula for success</h1></header><div class="entry-meta" style="color: #b3b3b1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.4375em 0px 3.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="byline" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; margin-top: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/author/apakhabartv/" rel="author" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;" title="Posts by apakhabartv">apakhabartv</a></span> <span class="cat-links" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/sport/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-21T15:21:57+08:00">October 21, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">4 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 324px;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Development is a long word and it underlines the time taken for it to mature and bear fruits.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">However, many neglect development and choose the short cut to success which is not guaranteed though – through naturalisation and giving citizenship to foreign players and hiring of foreign coaches on short term contracts, which leaves no foundation for the future.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">And when some opt for development, they expect instant results or in some cases “begin today and expect results yesterday”.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Development coaches get the sack in a couple of years, when their players are still young and no results are forthcoming.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Talent scouting plays a vital role too and work hand in hand with development, because without talent scouting and spotting the potentials, development programmes could well take and even longer time to bear fruits.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Several sports associations have talent identification programmes, and this is another source for development programmes.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Then, there are clubs and academies who work with youth, but a majority work independently and there is no link to the sports associations or schools, to pass on their talent.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Recently, the FA of Malaysia, got all sports academies to register and monitor them, by grading their academies based on several criteria and assisting them. This is indeed a good move, not only in monitoring these academies, but also to keep tab of the talents available and providing them a pathway to higher level and also serve as a reservoir of talent for the future</span>.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-675525"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">This is where, the scribe has mentioned and called for ex-internationals time and again, to ex-internationals of all sport, who are currently NOT involved in sports administrations, coaching, managing, consulting or even involved in any sports programme, to come forward help in talent scouting.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Take for example a Tamil school in Rinching (near Semenyih in Selangor near another small town Bernanang) who started a hockey development programme in 2016, through the initiative of former international and member of the 1975 national World Cup team who finished fourth in Kuala Lumpur, K.Balasingam.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Bala, as he is fondly known, saw the school team in 2015 at the Royal Selangor Club annual hockey tournament and was impressed by the team’s performance.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">He inquired about the team and offered to sponsor the team with hockey sticks, balls, jerseys and some financial assistance and has been doing so every year since.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">As SJKT L. Rinching was only a primary school, a programme was started for those who under the school programme but have who moved to other nearby schools to continue their secondary education, could continue to train under qualiofied coaches S. Kaalitash (school teacher) and M. Gopal (a retired government servant), who were the prime movers of the programme.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Today the programme has about 80 players, including players from other schools of mixed races.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">While they started to train at the school field which was in deplorable conditions, Nottingham University in Semenyih on hearing of the programme, offered their field for training for free twice week.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Recently, Nottingham University donated hockey sticks and balls for the programme.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Called ‘STAR’ programe (Sekolah Tamil Rinching), the programme has seen players graduate to join Sports School – Bukit Jalil, SMK Anderson, Ipoh and SMK Mutiara Impian, Penang.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-473769"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">But after more than six years of hardwork, dedication and support by Kaali, Gopal and Bala, today saw the joy and pride when one of their players – 17-year-old Eswaran George – who comes from a poor family in Ringching and student of SM Mutiara Impian, who was recently called up to join the Junior World Cup training squad, was selected to represent the team in the upcoming Sultan of Johor Cup.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Others in Sports Schools from the STAR programme include: in Bukit Jalil – M. Tasvindran (15) and K. Deswindran (15); in SMK Anderson – M. Thanseh (16), M. Yugesh (15), S. Leswin (15); and SMK Mutiara Impian – T. Kugan Raaj (15) and A Raguram (13).</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Players from the programme were placed in Ipoh and Penang through the initiative of Bala and another former international Jiwa Mohan, who has hockey academies in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Jiwa admitted as many as 25 players from Rinching programme in his academy for free.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) and president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal, have also recognised the efforts of STAR and visited them and helped them financially too. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">This is a proven record of a small school in a remote district with a proper development programme by dedicated coaches and support of ex-internationals, which will all probability produce national players one day. They are already on the right path.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">But it took them six long years to reap their harvest and that too only to reach the junior level, but they have reached a milestone and more goodness is on their way.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Thus, who says that there is a dearth of talent in sports in Malaysia?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">It only takes time, effort, dedication, comb the length and breath of Malaysia, have the talent scouts on ground, have proper long term developments programmes with qualified coaches, proper monitoring and assistance given, before we reap the benefits after a minimum of six years at least.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; 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color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-05T20:05:44+08:00">November 5, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">3 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150&h=86 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300&h=173 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The proverb ‘more than one way to skin a cat’ probably applies to the Road to Gold (RTG) committee, who recently dropped the national hockey squad and a number of underperforming shuttlers from the programmes.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">While they were right in their decision and probably made the popular decision, as teams and athletes have been told that their inclusion depends on current rankings.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Besides the hockey team, who failed to win the Hangzhou Asian Games gold and did not get past the group stage, badminton doubles pairs Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai have also been removed from the programmes</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">due to their current ranking.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The decisions were made during the third RTG committee meeting, which was chaired by Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Other members of RTG are co-chair Olympic Council of Malaysia President Tan Sri Norza Zakaria, Youth and Sports Ministry Secretary-General Dr K. Nagulendran; RTG Coordinator Datuk Stuart Ramalingam; ex-National Sports Council (NSC) Director-General Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail (who may be replaced by currernt DG Abdul Rashid Yaakub); National Sports Institute chief executive officer Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli; FA of Malaysia president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin, the Paris Olympic Chef-de-Mission, Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) vice-president, Datuk Ahmad Najmi Abdul Razak, squash legend Datuk Nicol David, badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei and hockey legend Datuk Mirnawan Nawawi.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-703606"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The RTG was supposed to work with the existing Podium Programme, which focuses on the preparation programmes.<br /><br />The RTG</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">preparation programmes</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">for elite athletes includes daily training, overseas training, including more exposure to domestic and international competitions, provision of coaching services, support staff, sports science and medical services, as well as self-improvement programmes.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The question is whether the decision to drop hockey, especially with the last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics in January, either in Oman or Spain, is in the best interest of the team, particularly the morale of the players.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The additional RM3,000 allowance that the players were receiving under RTG was stopped after September, although the players still receive their allowance under the Podium programmes, which ranges between RM800 and RM4,000.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Afterall, the hockey players are poor cousins of football players who earn much more. RM3,000 to the hockey players means a great deal.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">However, it has been reliably learned that support services for both hockey and badminton players are still being continued, and due credit goes to the RTG committee for making this decision.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">But as to the withdrawal of the allowance, will it go down well with the players, although they knew the score that if they did not perform, it will be withdrawn.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">However, was it for want of trying that they failed?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Maybe we need to look at the big picture.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Afterall, they had won the Sultan Raja Azlan Shah tournament last year when h</span><span style="font-weight: 700;">istory was created when Malaysia beat Korea 3-2 to wrest the silverware for the first time after 29 editions in Ipoh. But critics dismissed the victory as an achievement in tournament which was the weakest in years.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-628544"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Then, they had finished runners-up to India after taking a comfortable 3-1 lead but to go down 3-4 in the Asian Champions Trophy at </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Hockey is also among the top world ranked (among top 15) team sports in the world as compared to other team sports.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Yes, we cannot tolerate non-performance in Hangzhou, but sometimes things happen.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Will the withdrawal of the allowance do more harm or good to the team?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">There is the 6.9million budget for the RTG and all allowance has already beern factored in.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">However, credit to the Malaysian Hockey Confederation, the team officials and players, as none of them complained of the withdrawal of the allowance and took it in their stride.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Let us not forget that </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">Ahmad Najmi and Mirnawan are members of RTG.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Do they know something the public does not.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Whatever it is, maybe the RTG could have taken a different approach – maybe threw down the gaunlet, by telling the hockey team that if they qualified for the Olympics from the qualifiers in January, they would be remibursed their RM3,000.00 alowance which has been currently withdraw.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Maybe the RTG committee were more concerned about the brickbats they would receive from the media and public, if they continued with the allowance or threw the challenge.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Food for thought or have the RTG already thought of it?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Maybe the RTG need to stay positive and try another method of reaching their goal.</span></p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-47437790889198837222023-11-26T15:27:00.000+08:002023-11-26T15:27:02.841+08:00If there is a will, there is a way to the top<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games001.jpg?w=932&#038;h=540&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Discipline, passion and patriotism are three factors for China’s amazing hosting and performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games, which began with the official opening ceremony last Saturday.</p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">These are three factors, which if emulated by Malaysian citizens and sportsmen and women alike, which can propel Malaysian to greater heights.</p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Not that Malaysians do not have the three qualities, but definitely not in the same degree as the Chinese.</p><div class="wp-block-image" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-5892" data-attachment-id="5892" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1695942516","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="games002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg?w=319" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg?w=200" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg" data-orig-size="319,478" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/09/29/if-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way-to-the-top/games002/" height="478" sizes="(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg?w=319" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg 319w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg?w=100 100w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games002.jpg?w=200 200w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="319" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="caption-side: bottom; color: inherit; display: table-caption; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>The Hangzhou Asian Games Flame.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p class="inline-ad-slot" data-adtags-visited="true" data-adtags-width="740" id="inline-ad-0" style="float: left; height: 0px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: hidden; width: 740px;"></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Be it Chinese athletes or their citizens, their commitment towards their nation’s success is unquestionable and at the highest level.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">China are targeting a record 200 gold medal from 61 disciplines, 40 sports from the 481 gold medals at stake. A total of 12,400 athletes from 45 nations are competing in Hangzhou.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The host came close to the 200 mark the last time they hosted the Games in Guangzhou in 2010, when they won 199 gold medals.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Surely a target which looks like they are on the road to achieve.</p><div class="wp-block-image" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-5896" data-attachment-id="5896" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1695943383","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="games004" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg?w=539" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg?w=291" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg" data-orig-size="539,555" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/09/29/if-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way-to-the-top/games004/" height="555" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg?w=539" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg 539w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg?w=146 146w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games004.jpg?w=291 291w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="539" /></figure></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">China have won a whopping 1,473 gold, 994 silver and 72 bronze since they made their debut in 1974 – competing in 12 out of 19 editions since 1954.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia on the other hand, who has competed in every Asian Games since making its debut in 1954 competing as Malaya between 1954 and 1962.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Bowling and squash have provided Malaysia with its most gold medals. In 2014 bowler Shalin Zulkifli became the first Malaysian athlete to win eight career medals at the Asian Games, including four gold, while star squash player Nicol David is the most successful Malaysian at the Games with seven gold medals.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Both David and Zulkifli won their ninth Asian Games medal in 2018 and also became the first Malaysians to compete at six editions of the Games in Indonesia.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Athletics and badminton have also proved to be lucrative sports for Malaysia over the years. Sprinter Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan and badminton player Boon Bee Ng have won more medals than any other male Malaysian athlete.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Between 1962 and 1966 Jegathesan won four gold, two silver and one bronze medal, including the sprint treble of victories in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m in 1966, while Bee Ng claimed four gold, one silver and two bronze from 1962 to 1970.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">At the 2018 Games in Indonesia, the NOC posted its third-best performance with seven gold among 36 total medals.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia has won a total of 63 gold, 101 silver, 148 bronze medals for a total of 312 in 18 editions.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia has a population of 32.37 million.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Esports made it’s debut in Hangzhou, and China won a gold medal already.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">That is China. They mean business and once it is an official sports at a Games, they go all out win gold medals.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Basically, it is the discipline, determination and dedication of the athletes and the kind of strict training which see them achieve.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The athletes are not pampered and have to undergo long hours and rigorous training, without any complaints and having to make numerous personal sacrifices. The athletes shed, sweat, tears and even blood to achieve their goals.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of course their huge population of 1.425,672,352 equvilant to 17.72 percent total world population, gives them a huge base to select their athletes from.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-5894" data-attachment-id="5894" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1695942542","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="games003" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg?w=811" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg" data-orig-size="811,541" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/09/29/if-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way-to-the-top/games003/" height="541" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg?w=811" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg 811w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/games003.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="811" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Malaysia versus Indonesia on Thursday.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But then again, a huge base is no guarantee to success, without proper development programmes from a young age, proper coaching, sacrifices, the discipline and determination of the athletes and the desire to bring honour to their nation.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is no different in China’s effort to make this Asian Games Zero-waste Games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It required the discipline and support of their citizens, who toed the line to adhere to all requirements to keep the city spin and span.<br />Zero-waste Asian Games refers to the minimisation of solid waste, the maximisation of supplies, utility and the 100% environmental disposal of materials during the application, organisation and process of the largest comprehensive Asian Games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Central Hangzhou’s plans to reduce carbon emissions is the use of green electricity and cutting-edge technologies fitted in perfectly for the host to deliver the first carbon-neutral Asian Games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Asian Games family and visitors were greeted to vehicles, including scooters and motorcycles, which were moving silently utilising electricity, was indeed a welcoming sight.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">China as the inventor of fireworks, doing away with the traditional fireworks display at the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games and replacing them a digital light show, without taking away any glamour witnessed at opening ceremonies, was indeed commendable.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The giant digital Torchbearer who joined Olympic gold medallist Wang Shun to light the Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, marked that fireworks was a thing of the past.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Opening Ceremony saw heavy technology used to mesmerise the crowd at the Stadium and those watching on television. Several special effects like the ‘digital fireworks’ was not visible to the spectators at the stadium, except seeing it on the big screen at the stadium.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It was sheer discipline and determination to deliver an unique experience, which saw it become a reality.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Without doubt, a very commendable act by the people of China, to showcase to the world what they are capable of.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">If only the people and athletes of Malaysia can emulate what the Chinese have displayed, we will definitely be moving to higher grounds.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Yes, Malaysia is a diversified nation with several races and culture, but when we can live harmoniously respecting each others believes and culture, surely we can work together to make our nation better, while the athletes can strive even harder and making sacrifices to bring honour to our nation.</p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-41356315795202614302023-11-26T15:25:00.001+08:002023-11-26T15:25:08.861+08:00 Pressurised cooker?<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames001.jpg?w=932&#038;h=541&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-22T14:30:00+08:00">September 22, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">4 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">What is pressure?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Pressure is an everyday part of our working lives. Philosopher Thomas Carlyle said, “No pressure, no diamonds,” suggesting that, in manageable doses, it can energise and motivate one to perform and achieve.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Too much of it, however, can tip the balance the other way. The trick to making pressure work for you, and not against you, is to find the “sweet spot” between having too little and too much of it.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However we should not confuse pressure with stress – they are quite different. Pressure can be a very positive quality.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Experiencing it, yet feeling calm and in control, can spur people on to achieve great things. It’s only when it keeps building and that sense of calm and order is replaced by a feeling of being out of control that stress happens, and has a wholly negative effect.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Thus, it did come as a surprise when Malaysian Chef De Mission to Hangzhou Asian Games, Datuk Chong Kim Fatt, said that announcing only the gold medal target will put additional pressure on the athletes and it will affect their performance.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Instead, the Malaysian contingent for the Games, starting from Saturday till Oct 8, have been set a total medal target of 27 medals, for the contingent of 289 athletes, who will compete in 22 out of the 40 sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Chong had said the decision was made after taking into account the views of all the parties involved, including Japan’s Nippon Sport Science University, which has forged a close collaboration with the National Sports Council (NSC).</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-825049"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While National Sports Council athlete division director Jefri Ngadirin said such a move (not announcing specific targets) was adopted by many other countries, including world powers like Japan and Australia as well as Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and the Philippines.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While the move received heavy criticism from several quarters, the move actually had its pros and cons and need to be viewed accordingly.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">To say it will remove the pressure from the athletes certainly cannot be accepted because every athlete know for a fact that competing in sports, especially at high level, natural comes with pressure and they have manage it to become better athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Besides, there is the National Sports Institute (NSI), with their sports physiologists who are supposed to help the athletes if they underwent any sort of pressure.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Obviously, the targets to be set are not picked from thin air, but after careful analyse of the particular athlete or team’s current performance or against current results of opponents, thus is realistic targets.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Also all National Associations had met with up with NSC recently to give a realistic target based on the current form and results of their athletes or team.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Thus, NSC already have the targets on their table.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">So the question to be asked now is who is being protected from pressure – the national associations and NSC – to deliver the projection?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Some sports like hockey, sepak takraw and track cycling, have come out boldly to predict their gold medal target and this only goes to show they believe in themselves and are not concerned over the so called ‘pressure’.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then again, some countries including European countries, do not predict the actual medal targets not because of worry of the pressure, but feel that injuries, form on that day, falling sick on that day and surprise performances of opponents, could throw their prediction out of the window.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-148095"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then, I have heard personally some European coaches and officials saying that if they can predict gold medals, then why compete.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Thus, whether to predict gold medals or not, is subjective, for personally reasons or associations and authorities shying away from putting themselves accountable and certainly not because of putting pressure on athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But that Chong, in the same breath had said that they will be banking on diving, badminton, track cycling, equestrian, hockey, karate, archery, athletics, sailing, sepak takraw, squash, wushu and e-sports to deliver the medals, only shows they have targets but were playing safe not to identify where they expect the gold to come from.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then it said that Malaysia have already “lost” 12 medals (won from the previous edition in Indonesia) due to certain events not being held this time in Hangzhou.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Statements like these, certainly look like they preparing themselves with ready-made excuses, if they return with a poor showing.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-5461" data-attachment-id="5461" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1695344010","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="asiangames002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg?w=812" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg" data-orig-size="812,541" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/09/22/pressurised-cooker/asiangames002/" height="541" sizes="(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg?w=812" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg 812w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/asiangames002.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="812" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the main venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games. – Photo Credit VCG</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia should be striving to excel at the Asian level and not prepare themselves with excuses.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-890485"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We have to start aiming high instead of beating our chests with performances at the regional Sea Games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia, had set a seven-gold target for the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, managed to return home with 36 medals – seven golds, 13 silvers and 16 bronzes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Away from the Asian Games, the recent resignation of football coach E. Elavarasan, despite leading the Malaysian Under-23 team to the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup, has also been linked to pressure after nitizens called for the coach resignation.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">So was it pressure that forced Ella, as he is fondly known, to resign?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">If one knows Elavarasan, he is not one who succumb to pressure but one who strives on pressure to deliver.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Tamil name Elavarasan translated in English, is Prince or Son King. And true to his name, he is a warrior.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Obviously, there is more to his resignation than the eyes meet.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Afterall, he did not ask for the national U23 job, as the national assistant coach to national coach Kim Pang-gon, was asked to take charge so that the junior team is trained the same as the national team so there is a synergy between the two.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Also, Elavarasan only took over the team in September last year, replacing Australian Brad Maloney and in the short period, his performance should be judged fairly. It was inherited squad he had and with due respect to the players, we also have to look the quality of the squad and their improvement.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Maybe the powers to be did not stand by him, when criticisms were hurled at him.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Only Ella and FA of Malaysian can answer this question.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">So pressures comes in many forms, and managing it and using it to motivate oneself to deliver is what makes a better man and not hiding behind it.</p></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-87669021080168050322023-11-26T15:22:00.008+08:002023-11-26T15:22:53.667+08:00 Ex- internationals and ex-officios hold court<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level001.jpg?w=931&#038;h=545&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">4 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-7962" data-attachment-id="7962" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1699804654","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="level002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg?w=811" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg" data-orig-size="811,543" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/11/12/ex-internationals-and-ex-officios-hold-court/level002/" height="543" sizes="(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg?w=811" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg 811w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level002.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="811" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>One for the album for 90 attendees who gathered in Alor Setar for a reunion of veteran officials and athletes organised by J Naidu and Garauda Sports Club.</em></figcaption></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">IT </span>was a heartwarming week to witness ex-internationals and ex-officials actively involved in keeping the sports spirit alive.</p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I was in Alor Setar and Ipoh this week, and what I witnessed left a glow in me. I personally witnessed the dedication of these former athletes and officials.</p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">My first stop was in Alor Setar last Saturday where I was invited by my former colleague J. Naidu who organised the reunion gathering and pre-Deepavali celebration on behalf of his athletics club – Garuda Athletics Club and Kedah Indian Sports Council.</p><p class="inline-ad-slot" data-adtags-visited="true" data-adtags-width="740" id="inline-ad-0" style="float: left; height: 0px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: hidden; width: 740px;"></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Fifty-eight sports personalities of yesteryear – sportsmen and officials – attended the function which, besides being a pre-Deepavali gathering, was also a reunion of an event six years ago that Naidu organised too – honour veteran sports personalities of Kedah.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">What was remarkable about the event was that everyone paid for the dinner, while Naidu managed ro secure some donations from well-wishers.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-7970" data-attachment-id="7970" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1699805159","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="level008" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg?w=811" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg" data-orig-size="811,542" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/level008/" height="542" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg?w=811" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg 811w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level008.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="811" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Organiser J Naidu honouring some of the guests.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">A surplus from the event, after subtracting the expenses, was donated to the Kedah Indian Sports Council, M. Uthaya Sanker the president.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Indeed, a noble deed. When there was little or no recognition of past sporting personalities, they organised their own gathering to reminisce about the good old days, meet up with old friends, and renew their comradeship.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among those present and recognised at the dinner were the current Kedah AA secretary, S.Govindarajoo, former hockey official, Utam Singh, S.Krishnamurthy (Grandmaster of Taekwondo at the national level), those 65 above who attended – former Kedah HA secretary J. Ramadas, former Kedah AA secretary S Padamanathan, ex hockey international Ron Thiagaraja and former Kedah hockey goalkeeper D. Subramaniam.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Also present were ex Olympian hockey player M. Surenthiran and his brother, former national hockey player M Subramaniam, ex-national football player Victor Andrag who is Kedah M-League team assistant coach, and Datuk Papu Ignatius, former national middle-distance runner, and former national long-distance runner S. Balakrishnan and George Daniel were present.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Three Chinese – former Kedah soccer coach and ex-national soccer star Azraai Khor, former Kedah hockey goalkeeper Hong Chur Liang and current Kedah AA Vice President Loo Yook Khin were also present as invited guests.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Azraai, who speaks fluent Tamil, gave a speech in Tamil.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then in Ipoh, for the Sultan Nazrin Shah and Tuanku Zara Cup international men’s and women’s indoor hockey tournament from Nov 6-11, it was delightful to see the Perak HA president Datuk Hj Mohd Sayuti Abd Samat, an ex-national goalkeeper, at the association.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The 65-year-old businessman and second-term president of PHA, is the first former national player to lead the PHA in its history.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">To top it all off, Sayuti was conferred the Darjah Dato Paduka Mahkota Perak</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">( DPMP), which carries the title Dato’, on Saturday, November 5th) at Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar, Perak , by Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbnuddin Shah Al-Maghfur Lah, in conjunction with his 67 th birthday’s; It was awarded to a hockey player after more than 40 years since Datuk R. Yogeswaran and Datuk Poon Fook Loke were the first recipients.</p><div class="wp-block-image" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-7964" data-attachment-id="7964" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1699804934","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="level005" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg?w=468" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg?w=280" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg" data-orig-size="468,502" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/11/12/ex-internationals-and-ex-officios-hold-court/level005/" height="502" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg?w=468" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg 468w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg?w=140 140w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/level005.jpg?w=280 280w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="468" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="caption-side: bottom; color: inherit; display: table-caption; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Perak HA President, Datuk Hj Mohd Sayuti Abd Samat.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sayuti is a clear case of a player who rose through the ranks, and his humility and humbleness are his trademarks.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Many may mistake the PHA president, who is also the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) independent council member and recently appointed MHC coaching committee chairman, as another layman.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He is often seen walking around the Perak Stadium during tournaments, engaging with the fans, and being easily approachable.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This was again at the Sultan Nazrin Shah & Tuanku Zara Cup – Men’s & Women’s international indoor hockey tournament.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He is indeed a grassroots man, having come from the bottom.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">His position as president and his conferred Datukship title has not changed him, as he is always friendly and down-to-earth.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He does not have any airs about himself and is always on the ground.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">And that he invited several of his teammates to attend the event only underlined that he does not forget friends.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among those who were present were K. Rajan, who has also been appointed to do development work in Perak, R. Ramakrishnan and Mohamad Hadi were all given the honour to present Man of the Match awards.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“I am just giving back to the game what it has given me,” said the Sungai Korok Parit, born Sayuti.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sayuti played for the nation from 1977 to 1985.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then, there was former national footballer and national and Perak coach, Datuk M. Karathu, who after his routine morning walk, came to the stadium to watch the Malaysian men’s and women’s teams play.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It was indeed a great gesture by Karathu to drop by and support another sport, although his presence went unnoticed by many.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">If only we had more ex-sportsmen involved in the management of sports in the country, maybe we could see a vast improvement in the development and management of sports in general.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Congratulations to Sayuti for showing the way, and hopefully, more ex-sportsmen and women emulate him, and sports associations will give them an opportunity.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">And finally, my week in Ipoh was made complete when I met up with former national athletes Josephine Mary and her husband Samson Vallabouy – the parents of Shereen Vallabouy, the US-based athlete – who won the 400m bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Josephine and Samson were coaching athletes from Panthers Athletics Club at Perak Stadium on Saturday morning.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">On weekdays, Josephine is coaching 8 Under-10 girls athletes under the Perak Sports Council athletics development program together with two other coaches – former national athlete and coach K. Jayabalan and Kalaiye Selvan – who handle a total of 85 athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All three are key coaches of the Panther Athletics Club which has produced 18 SEA Games gold medalists, not counting the many silver and bronze medalists who have come from their club.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Dedicated and experienced coaches like them are what we need, especially in grassroots. Little wonder Perak has been doing well at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">And cap the week, on the eve of Deepavali, Jayabalan invited his athletes and friends to dinner at his house.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Truly Malaysian concept and it was delightful to see athletes and coaches of multi-racial ethnics miggle freely and enjoy the food and camaraderie.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Happy Deepavali from the staff of Apa Khabar.</p><figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex" data-carousel-extra="{"blog_id":197457273,"permalink":"https:\/\/apakhabartv.com\/2023\/11\/12\/ex-internationals-and-ex-officios-hold-court\/"}" style="--wp--style--unstable-gallery-gap: var( --wp--style--gallery-gap-default, var( --gallery-block--gutter-size, var( --wp--style--block-gap, 0.5em ) ) ); align-items: normal; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var( --wp--style--gallery-gap-default, var( --gallery-block--gutter-size, var( --wp--style--block-gap, 0.5em ) ) ); 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margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/sport/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-10-27T19:42:03+08:00">October 27, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">4 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">TEACHERS </span>play a crucial role in the development of sports. It cannot be denied that many sportsmen and women of yesteryear rose to great heights from the foundation laid by these dedicated and passionate coach-teachers.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Teachers would pick up students from their homes for training. Also, ferry them to matches. Give them pocket- money, using funds from, yes, their own pockets. This gesture was an enabler. Children from poor families were able to take up sports. These sports teachers are known to spend long hours on the field coaching without any remuneration.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Additionally, this special breed of ‘sports teachers’ from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s often acted as talent scouts, coaches, counselors, and mentors.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-7192" data-attachment-id="7192" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1698435508","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="gurusukan004" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg?w=809" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg" data-orig-size="809,540" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/10/27/dedicated-and-passionate-sports-teachers-a-dying-breed/gurusukan004/" height="540" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg?w=809" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg 809w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan004.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="809" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Kedah Sports Personalities Recognition night was organized by former members of the Garuda Athletics Club six years ago.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They had the heart and soul for sports and did their share for development.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-360730"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They had given time, money, and passion to groom thousands of future national athletes and icons.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This special breed of teachers has slowly dwindled, and presently, there are only a handful of such dedicated teachers. It is one of the reasons for the smaller number of talented students coming from schools.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among the various reasons why teachers of late have been blamed for not having the same commitment to sports, include lack of rewards, schools not being interested in sports, education taking precedence, teachers concentrating on tuition, and a diminishing number of school fields.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of course, we have sports schools with teachers who are trained coaches in various sports, and in all fairness to the Ministry of Education (MOE), they are trying their best to make sports relevant in the education system.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There are a significant number of school teachers and coaches involved in district training centres, which cover core sports such as football, hockey, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, sepak takraw, athletics, archery, bowling, and badminton.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Then there are development programs in the form of leagues and circuits for sports such as football, athletics, hockey, and netball.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There is the Malaysian School Sports Council (MSSM) sports calendar, which involves 24 sports. It involves Under-12, Under-15, and Under-18 boys and girls.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Top athletes from MSSM are then selected for Asean, Asian, and world age-group tournaments.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">These athletes are mostly from sports schools. This amplifies the issue of the shrinking talent-pool. Schools that used to be reservoirs of talent for various sports seem to have ceased generating talents.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Golden days are gone, and basically, it all boils down to the lack of dedicated and passionate teachers.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-569467"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Today, while we have numbers to show that we have trained coach teachers, the end product does not correspond, as most of these teachers just hold certificates and are not really interested in sports or have never been sports-oriented themselves. As I see it, their dedication and passion are questionable.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I recall the names of school teachers from my schooling and early days of reporting, which may not ring a bell to the current generation, but I would like to pay tribute to them, some of whom have passed on.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among them are Gerald Rozells, Bernard Khoo, Philip Adolphus, Kirubakatan Rokk, David Fernandez, and Ahmad Shafie (football), Lionel Rajamoney, Michael Perry, and C. Ramanathan, T. Krishnan, Rennie Martin, A. Tripadi, S. Sivapragasam, Tan Choo Mong, T. Thiruselvam, Marina Chin, N. Nadarajah (athletics), Brian Foennader, Louis Rodriques, Vincent Fernandez, S. Sivapathsundram, Malek Khiew, Teng Cheng Leong, Pritam Singh Sandhu, Gurdial Singh, Clifford Sequerah (hockey), B. Rajakulasingham, Indran, B. Sathiasivam, R. Ratnasingam, Jimi Chai (cricket), Aladad Khan (multiple sports), Mui Fatt Chai, Goh Yea Yen (badminton), Wong Tong Poh (swimming), Phua Seng Tiong, Ung Ket Chow (rugby) and the list goes on.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Six years ago in Alor Star, a Kedah Sports Personalities Recognition night was organized by former members of the Garuda Athletics Club, headed by former sports writer J. Naidu. Naidu was always on the go, churning out articles. He was athletic coach who trained school children. Naidu and his soulmates honoured several teachers.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Many of these teachers are still actively involved in coaching despite being retired.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-7193" data-attachment-id="7193" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1698435383","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="gurusukan" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg?w=927" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg" data-orig-size="927,541" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/10/27/dedicated-and-passionate-sports-teachers-a-dying-breed/gurusukan/" height="541" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg?w=927" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg 927w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="927" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Former sports writer J. Naidu,</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Naidu is organizing a reunion on Nov 4 in Alor Setar, and around 60 people who attended the award ceremony will be meeting over dinner to reminisce about the good old days.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-382099" style="height: 272px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 300px;"><div style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advertisements</div><div class="ata-slot-container-wrapper" style="height: 250px; width: 300px;"><div class="ata-slot-container" style="height: 250px; width: 300px;"><div class="ata-frame-wrapper" id="sf-atatags-1974572731-382099" style="height: 250px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: inherit; width: 300px; z-index: 0;"><iframe allowtranparency="true" frameborder="no" hidefocus="true" id="safeframe-sf-atatags-1974572731-382099" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" scrolling="no" src="https://c0.pubmine.com/sf/0.0.7/html/safeframe.html" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; height: 250px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; visibility: inherit; width: 300px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div></div></div><div class="ata-controls" id="atatags-1974572731-382099__controls" style="height: 10px; line-height: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 300px;"><span class="ata-controls__complain-btn" id="atatags-1974572731-382099__complain-btn" style="color: #c8c7cc; cursor: pointer; float: right; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 6px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: middle;">REPORT THIS AD</span></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In recent times, there have been a fair share of dedicated teachers, among whom are K. Sukumaran, P. Gansesmoorthy, C. Nadarajan, Md Yazid Yahaya, Sidan Harun, Mat Jusoh Saat, Khairul Annuar Khairuddin (football), S. Arunandy, Khoo Boon Keat, A. Vellurajan, K. Segeran Nair, Tan Eng Hui, R. Magendran, Pritam Kaur (athletics), S. Sasitheran, R. Vivekananda, N. Ghananathan, K. Sunderasan, Tejar Singh, Yap Gark Soo, Mokhtar Baharuddin, Durai Raj and Douglas Gomez (hockey), Mazlan Ahmad (swimming), Guana Seagarn Sammuel, Yasmin Othman, Nahar Desa, Madeline Parril, Khairul Mohtar, Anita Abdullah, Doris Selvi Thomas, Mathialagan, Abdul Rahman Besar (bowling) to name a few.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is impossible to credit everyone because there are those who shy away from publicity or work in remote places, while some are never recognised because others take their glory.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">To these sports teachers and the many more not mentioned, a standing ovation and salute are in order.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Is there a chance to see this breed of teachers resurface again and give us glorious moments to cherish?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I doubt because, sadly, times have changed. Priorities are different, and above all, passionate and dedicated teachers are a dying breed.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-7188" data-attachment-id="7188" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1698432610","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="gurusukan002" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg?w=810" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg" data-orig-size="810,540" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/10/27/dedicated-and-passionate-sports-teachers-a-dying-breed/gurusukan002/" height="540" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg?w=810" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg 810w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gurusukan002.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="810" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>It is impossible to credit everyone because there are those who shy away from publicity or work in remote places, while some are never recognised because others take their glory.</em></figcaption></figure></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-29851516904920799862023-11-26T15:16:00.003+08:002023-11-26T15:16:44.767+08:00Eradicate ‘Syok Sendiri’ mentality<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm002.jpg?w=809&#038;h=539&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1080px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/category/sport/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-25T17:38:46+08:00">August 25, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">6 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Enough is enough. Sports associations and athletes need to be put on the mat, if they fail at the Hangzhou Asian Games next month. It is time to eridicate the ‘lax and another chance’ attitude among sports associations and athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The Hangzhou Asian Games next month (Sept 23 – Oct 8), should serve as the last platform for both sports association and athletes, to rise and shine, or face the brickbats and stand on their own and rise again.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">To this, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, National Sports Council (NSC) and Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM), have to put their foot down and adopt the policy of being ‘ cruel to be kind’ to raise sports standards up again in the near future.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Enough of all the support monetarily, facilities and sports and science, given to the national sports associations (NSAs) and athletes, but being short changed most of the time.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For the Hangzhou Asian Games, some 292 athletes will represent Malaysia with the delegation including badminton stars Lee Zii Jia and Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, Malaysia’s diving queens Pandelela Rinong Pamg and Nur Dhabitah, and track cycling Olympic medallist Azizulhasni Awang.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Again Malaysia will be banking on the tried athletes, including for the Paris Olympics next year, and a majority of the Olympic contingent medal hopes to deliver Malaysia’s first ever gold at the Games, are the same for the last two Games – Rio and Tokyo.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 709.963px;"><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-480302"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">After two cycles of Games, one would have expected fresh faces to have surfaced for the gold medal hope, as it is evident with other countries.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4312" data-attachment-id="4312" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1692983330","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ocm001" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg?w=808" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg" data-orig-size="808,541" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/25/eradicate-syok-sendiri-mentality/ocm001/" height="541" sizes="(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg?w=808" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg 808w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm001.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="808" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Dato’ Chong Kim Fatt the Vice President of OCM and Chef de Mission delivering his opening speech.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But have the NSAs worked hard enough to produce these potential champions or have left it to NSC to do their job.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">How much can NSC handle and what is their expertise in the various sports where the NSAs are the experts in their respective sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Yes, NSC engage the NSAs but how much are the latter really involved or have a say?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">NSC under the Cash Incentives has allocated what they call Skim Hadiah Kemenangan Sukan (SHAKAM) where cash gifts of different amounts are given out depending on an athlete’s medal placement in different sports events where they represent Malaysia.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">A number of sports events are covered under SHAKAM, namely the Olympic Games, Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 709.963px;"><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-422259"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For the Olympic Games, individual gold medal winners will be entitled to RM1 million, whereas silver medal and bronze medal winners will get RM300,000 and RM100,000 respectively.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For team sports, the amounts remain the same and will be awarded to the team to be shared – as seen in the case of Pandelela and Cheong Jun Hoong when they won silver in the women’s synchronised 10m platform event during the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. To date, as many as 13 Olympic athletes- 8 silver and 5 bronze – have reaped rewards through the SHAKAM programme.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The same RM1 million reward is given to athletes who win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games. Cash incentives is also given to Sea Games gold medalist – in team sports with less than five players will also receive RM20,000 for gold, while those with more than five will receive RM5,000 per person.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However, silver and bronze medal winners will not receive any rewards.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">National athletes who broke SEA Games records will receive RM1,000.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Coaches and sports associations responsible for the athletes would be rewarded through the Coaching Incentive Scheme (SGAR) and the Sports Management Excellence Scheme (SIKAP).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Rewards are even given by State Councils for the national games – Malaysia Games!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While all these incentives are in place to be reaped, but we have to move away with rejoicing with pride and thumping the chest over Sea Games achievements.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sea Games in the lowest level of sports, and it is about time NSAs and athletes set their targets for Asian level championships and the Asian Games, let alone the Olympics.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For the Hangzhou Games, which was postponed from last year to this year, athletes had an extra year to prepare themselves with targets set.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 709.963px;"><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-891422"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However sadly, the medal target for the Malaysian contingent to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou will be set after evaluating national athletes’ performance in several tournaments over the last two months, while some teams are still training overseas.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The NSC in a statement recently had said that the target will then be announced by the Chef-de-Mission (CDM) Datuk Chong Kim Fatt during the Jalur Gemilang handover ceremony to the national contingent which will be graced by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, scheduled on 11th September.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among the tournaments that medal hopefuls participated or are participating as a final preparation before going to Hangzhou, are the World Championships in Valencia from Aug 23-27 for gymnastics and the Asian Track Cup Cycling Championships in Thailand (Aug 26-30).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For badminton, national shuttlers participated in the China Open (Sept 5-10) and Hong Kong Open (Sept 12-17) and ongoing World Championship in Denmark, while squash players will compete in several competitions in Qatar and the United States.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Representatives from 26 national sports associations involved with the Asian Games together with the Olympic Council of Malaysian (OCM), the National Sports Institute (NSI) and other stakeholders attended a target-setting workshop organised earlier this week.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4314" data-attachment-id="4314" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1692983416","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ocm003" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg?w=905" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg" data-orig-size="905,539" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/25/eradicate-syok-sendiri-mentality/ocm003/" height="539" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg?w=905" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg 905w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ocm003.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 770px;" width="905" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Group photograph of the panellists with the representatives from 26 NSAs. – Pix coutesy of OCM</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It was to identify the ability and latest performance of the national athletes to be used as a measure of the ability to win medals.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 709.963px;"><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-865358"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Also focused on at the workshop was the evaluation of the latest performance of the athletes from other countries who pose a challenge to the potential medal winners in the national contingent.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Seriously setting targets a month before the Games?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Athletes should have set their targets way before and working towards it.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Perhaps, the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) were the only NSA who were bold enough to set an early target to win the gold medal at the Asian Games and qualify for the Paris Olympics Games next year and working towards it diligently with a proper programme.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Infact, there was a hue and cry by critics, when hockey was named under the multi-million Road to Gold (RTG) programme recently, as they were not seen as Olympics gold medalist.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But let it be reminded that the while RTG programme is with the aim for gold Paris Olympics, it is also aimed at preparations and medal targets for other major competitions in the future, including the Asian and Commonwealth Games, by providing them the support they need.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is about time the sports administrators in the country have long term plans – probably two or three Olympic cycles ahead – and work towards it, instead of short term programmes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We have seen in the past how similar programmes like the RGT have failed, among them Road to London, Road to Rio and Road to Tokyo (RTT) to win our first gold medal at the Olympics.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Will RGT face a similar fate. Time will tell but instead of allowing history to repeat, perhaps, we need to take a different long term approach and not have a programme every time we have a new Sports Minister!</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 709.963px;"><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-211187"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For Malaysian sports to move forward, we need a change of mentality to have proper long term programmes and work towards it with discipline, determination, diligence, dedication and patience with good coaching, technical and sports science foundation.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We don’t have to look far for examples. Just look at Korea, Japan, China and even India. Yes, they have the huge population on their side to spot talent from a wide base, but it is more their programme and discipline to carry it out with utmost discipline and dedication that has borne fruit over time.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is about time, Malaysia sports stop being satisfied with mediocre performance and being second best and thumping their chest with these below par performances and jumping for joy with the number medals won at the Sea Games, especially when we host it!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Look at the Asian level to have an eye at World level in the future, otherwise continue to remain under the shell!</p><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-6562f0871d64b"></div><div class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled" id="jp-post-flair" style="clear: both; margin: 1.75em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled" style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing" style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><br /></div></div></div></div></article></main></div></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-40009313726323369242023-11-26T15:14:00.005+08:002023-11-26T15:14:52.668+08:00DEFEAT THE BEST TO BE A TRUE CHAMPION<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/aktv007.jpg") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1080px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Uncategorized</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-10-06T12:01:30+08:00">October 6, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">4 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">There is no short cut to become a champion and one has to take the bull by the horn to be a true champion.</span></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">While Malaysia are celebrating having achieved their target of 27 medals (no specific medal target set to avoid putting pressure on the athletes) yesterday, which came </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">after kata exponent Lovelly Anne Robberth won the silver in the women’s individual kata final at the Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium after losing to Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu, who had won gold in two consecutive editions in 2014 and 2018, a fair review should be conducted.</span></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">At the end of the night, Malaysia’s medal tally stood at 5 gold, 6 silver and 17 bronze for a total of 28 medals and stood 14</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> in the table and ranked 13</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> in terms of medal totals.</span></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Host China, continued to top the table with 179 gold medal – 99 silver and 55 bronze for a total of 333 medals as their pursued their target to achieve 200 gold medals to surpass their previous best of 199 at the Gangzhou Asian Games in 2010</span></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Followed by powerhouses Japan (44-54-60), Republic of Korea (33-47-60) and India (21-32-33). Among South East Asian countries, Thailand lead in eight spot with 10 gold, 16 silver and 9 bronze, while Indonesia lies one rung above Malaysia in 13</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> spot with 6-10-17 and Singapore in 16</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> spot with 3-6-6.</span></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">At the 2018 Games in Indonesia, Malaysia posted its third best performance with seven gold among 36 total medals. Malaysia’s last best performance was in 2010 in Gangzhou where they won 9 gold, 18 silvers and 14 bronze for a total 41 medals, while the best performance was in 2006 in Doha – 8-17-17 – for a total haul of 42 medals.</span></p><p class="inline-ad-slot" data-adtags-visited="true" data-adtags-width="709" id="inline-ad-0" style="float: left; height: 0px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: hidden; width: 709px;"></p><p data-adtags-visited="true" style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Thus, Malaysia’s performance should be viewed as not having achieved the target, but against previous performances.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We should be striving to improve from previous Games, as it called progression and not set lower targets and even running away from setting gold medal targets.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Of course, with another two days of competition Malaysia will be looking at increasing their total medal haul from sports like karate, equestrian, dragon boat, sepak takraw, Esports, gymnastics and badminton.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Again ready-made excuses are already in place with statements like these already said: “</span><span style="font-weight: 700;">Malaysia have already “lost” 12 medals (won from the previous edition in Indonesia) due to certain events not being held this time in Hangzhou.”</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">While there was a silver lining in Malaysia’s performance where several of the medal winners were younger set of athletes, which augurs well for the future.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Malaysia too should be thanking their lucky stars that several sports like equestrian and sailing delivered medals, while disqualification of Bahrain won a bronze in the 4 X 100m women’s relay.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">All said and done, the question to be answered is whether the money spent on preparation for the Asian Games equates the returns in medals.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Or was enough spent, especially in overseas training and exposure and whether our young potentials received enough support in their preparations to the Games.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Of course, one sore point will be the hockey team, who had themselves targeted gold by themselves boldly predicted to qualify for the Paris Olympics.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">While they failed to qualify for semifinals and had to be content to play in the 5</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> and sixth placing this afternoon against Pakistan, it was not trying that they failed.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Yes, there was short comings in the team’s crucial games against Korea (lost 3-4) and China (drew 4-4), but at least they were prepared to take the bull by the horns.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The coach Arul Selvaraj and the players are devastated and have to regroup.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">It is going to be a challenge for Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) and president Datuk Subahan Kamal, who will now have to look for funds to manage the team and National Sports Council may remove them from the Road to Gold (RTG – Paris Olympics) programme.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Malaysian hockey team has another chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics in 2024 FIH Hockey Qualifiers in Oman or in Spain.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Six teams will qualify for Paris through these qualifiers with teams form Oceania, Europe and Asia.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The gold medalist at the Hangzhou Asian Games earn and automatic spot in Paris together with host France, champion of upcoming Pan American Games and Africa Hockey Road to Paris tournament.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Questions will also now be asked whether the Road to Gold (RTG) programme is on the right track from its actual goal?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The multi-million project, mooted by the Youth and Sports Ministry, was supposed to provide the nation’s finest athletes with a comprehensive support service in a bid to win Malaysia’s first-ever Olympic gold.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">There was already hue and cry when the hockey team was included as part of the elite programme as the Malaysian men’s field hockey side are currently ranked 10th in the world and were not considered as gold medal prospects for the Paris Olympics.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">However, the national hockey team was included in the programme in their quest to win the Asian Games gold in Hangzhou, China and qualify for the Olympics outright.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The number of athletes supported under the RTG programme has also grown with the addition of three shuttlers – Ng Tze Yong, Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, bringing the total expenditure to RM6.9 million.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Others already in the programme when it was annouced in April, include</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">Azizulhasni Awang and Shah Firdaus Sahrom (track cycling); Lee Zii Jia, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai (badminton); Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri (diving).</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Certainly there is going to be a review after the Asian Games here.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Having said that, several negative factors noticed among our young athletes and even officials included, questioning the draw and even accusing officials of being biased and corrupt, accusing athletes of using dirty tactics or physiological warfare, asking opposing athletes to retire, being arrogant, making lame excuses for their poor performances and accusing the host of unfair practices.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">As an athlete, true sportsmanship is of utmost importance. Yes, confidence in athletes is encouraged, but not arrogance. Humility and respect for fellow athletes are true hallmarks of a great sportsman or woman.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">A true champion is one who endures all hardship, challenges and strives to be the best competing against the best and not hoping for easy draws and byes.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Dedication, discipline and determination is all part and parcel of a true sportsman or woman, but character and personality in carrying one self in victory or defeat, is what makes a complete athlete.</span></p><div data-adtags-width="709" id="atatags-1974572731-6562f00bda802"></div><div class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled" id="jp-post-flair" style="clear: both; margin: 1.75em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled" style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing" style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><h3 class="sd-title" style="color: #333332; 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font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> at the Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia University (UTHM) Stadium in Batu Pahat.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">When development programmes, especially those done by schools in remote places, are rare, the program initiated by Nazri Omar, the National Hockey Development Programme (NHDP) coach in Kluang, and Roslee Satar, the headmaster of SK Tanjong Semberong, with the assistance of the Co-Curriculum division of the school,</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">was a welcome sight.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"> As there were many more school children interested in the game from the schools in the district and outside the NHDP, the interest shown by the children and parents was overwhelming.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">A self-funded programme</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">by the parents and well-wishers, certainly augurs well for the future of the game.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The children were also excited about the 13th edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup tournament, which will be held at the Bukit Jalil Stadium from December 5 to 16. They plan to come to Kuala Lumpur to witness at least a few matches.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“Cikgu Roslee and I decided to start a programme</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> for the many children who were interested in the game, and also the parents approached us,” said the 38-year-old Nazri, a former army man.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“Cikgu Roslee was very enthusiastic, and he wrote to the district sports council to seek their approval for the programme.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“The Education Department for Batu Pahat was very supportive after reviewing the programme, and thus we started with this camp, to be followed by two (November 25<span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> and December 23<span style="bottom: 1ex; font-size: 14.25px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">rd</span>).”</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-709247"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“The parents have also been very supportive, and our funds for the programme</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">come from donations from them,” said Roslee.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“We also receive donations from well-wishers, and all funds are channeled to the District Sports Council’s office. We draw the funds for our activities from them upon approval.””</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Coaches comprise various schools in the district – chief coach Mohd Suhaime Hasbullah (SK Jelotong), technical coach Muhammad Afiffudinn Ariffin (SK Seri Reja Sari), coaches for boys, Ahmad Fahmi Mat Khadzi (SK Seri Pandan) and Mohd Ridzuan Katman (SK Tanjong Semberong), and coaches for girls, Siti Nurul Awang (SK Seri Manggis) and Nur Dhabitah Rahmat (SK Pintas Puding).</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The programme received a boost when Ahli Dewan Negeri Johor N22 Kawasan Parit Raja<em>, </em>Nor Rashidah Ramli,<em> </em>came to launch the programme on October 28th. She was very impressed with the programme and personally donated RM1,000.00 towards the project and promised to speak and write to UTHM to provide their field for free on a more regular basis.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Currently, the programme uses the Batu Pahat field on weekends.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">National Junior team manager for the Junior World Cup, I. Vickneswaran, a personal friend of Nazri, took time off from the Sultan of Johor Cup tournament in Johor Bahru, where the team is participating, to come to Batu Pahat to give a motivational talk and also conduct a short coaching clinic.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Vickneswaran, the Kuala Lumpur HA president, is also the coach of the victorious KL team at the recent Razak Cup tournament.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Vickneswaran also donated two dozen hockey balls towards the programme.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“The children are very enthusiastic and committed to the programme,” said Roslee.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">“We will definitely be making arrangements to bring as many children from this programme</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">to the Junior World Cup matches in Kuala Lumpur for them to witness some of the young and future talent of the game,” said Nazri.</span></p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The performance and achievements of ex-international sportsmen and sportswomen in bringing honour to the nation is much appreciated. Memories that are cherished.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There is an attendant poser, though.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Should they acknowledge their age-factor and move on?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Firstly, there is this pertinent qualifier. Some of these ex-international sportsmen and sportswomen are contributing or giving back to sports. They serve as administrators in sports. Some are into coaching, managing teams or getting their own their children involved in sports to continue their legacy.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I wish to allude to the lamentations of some others, including those who are serving, or, being involved in Ex-International Associations for their respective sport and also the Malaysian Olympians Association, by way of citing an example.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There is this sense that the present generation does not properly acknowledge their past contributions.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They should not be denied their right to air their grievances. Still, those who are still complaining that they have not been rewarded or not recognised, it is also time that they become mentors to the present-day sportsmen and sportswomen, be happy with what they have received. Move on.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Some of those who are still dissatisfied, have titles bestowed on them in recognition of their achievements and contribution in sports.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-589688"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There also reportedly get some business contracts, and, medical aid from YAKEB (Yayasan Kebajikan Atlet Kebangsaan). Others have secured jobs with government bodies or agencies and corporate sectors. Additionally, they are being invited to officials events.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It must also be pointed out that they competed in an era of amateurism. Sports has evolved into professionalism.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They say they had competed for the love of sport and pride of the nation and present- day athletes still do it for the same reason.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">That the present-day talents are compensated financially in the form of allowance and cash rewards for winning at all level of competition including the Malaysia Games (SUKMA), should not be an issue.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Back in the day, our sporting talents didn’t receive the prize money offered for National Sportsman and Sportswoman award. This would have been an infringement of their amateur status. The prize money went to the associations.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This is an era of professionals and past athletes cannot be harping on they are not receiving, what the present- day athletes are reaping. This is my main contention, from the standpoint of a 66-year-old journalist and sports commentator who has had to make adjustments.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of course, the past athletes will argue that their performances were better in the days of amateurism. Then again, this is subjective as sports has also evolved, scaling higher standards.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Many countries have developed sports significantly with sports science being a part and parcel of sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">We must now move to the next poser. How should our past athletes still contribute if they are interested and probably can be remunerated in a small way.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">One area where these past sportsmen and women of the various sports can contribute is to become talent scouts in their respective sports!</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-433409" style="height: 272px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 300px;"><div style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advertisements</div><div class="ata-slot-container-wrapper" style="height: 250px; width: 300px;"><div class="ata-slot-container" style="height: 250px; width: 300px;"><div class="ata-frame-wrapper" id="sf-atatags-1974572731-433409" style="height: 250px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: inherit; width: 300px; z-index: 0;"><iframe allowtranparency="true" frameborder="no" hidefocus="true" id="safeframe-sf-atatags-1974572731-433409" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" scrolling="no" src="https://c0.pubmine.com/sf/0.0.7/html/safeframe.html" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; height: 250px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; visibility: inherit; width: 300px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div></div></div><div class="ata-controls" id="atatags-1974572731-433409__controls" style="height: 10px; line-height: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 300px;"><span class="ata-controls__complain-btn" id="atatags-1974572731-433409__complain-btn" style="color: #c8c7cc; cursor: pointer; float: right; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 6px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: middle;">REPORT THIS AD</span></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This at a time when talent scout system is virtually non existent in Malaysia.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Many ex-international associations have been time and again reminded to approach their national bodies to offer their services and probably remunerated for their time and services with ‘petrol money’ or token subsistence.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They can organise weekly coaching clinics at their villages, districts, towns or schools.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For now, these ex-international associations seem to be focusing on competing in ex-international tournaments overseas. While the veterans should be earning an income, their travels abroad will have to be funded. They would turn to sponsors, to cite an example.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Some associations even accommodate players who have not played for their states in order to strengthen their teams when they compete. Certainly not in the right spirit of their associations.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is good that they keep themselves occupied but it would be better if they give back to the game and help in the development of their respective sports instead of just being mere critics. And earn an income. This would be good for their self esteem. They will earn the respect of many.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is also pointless to be organising coaching clinics in one area, once a year. It has to be continuous long term programme conducted every weekend if it is to have any impact.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">At the same time, these ex-internationals must realise that the various sports these days too have evolved and played at a different pace, on different surface, different rules. The demands of the game are entirely different. I don’t intend to demotivate them. Instead yes go on and make adjustments accordingly. Improve. Be better.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All said and done, the ex-sportsmen and sportswomen, should play a more proactive role instead of just being mere critics and continuing to complain how the present-day athletes are rewarded.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-316283"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It is a different era in sports. It is about time ex-internationals embrace the changes. Or, move on.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Ends</p></div></article></main></div></div></div></ul></div></nav><div class="content-wrapper" id="content-wrapper" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 2.625em auto 0px; max-width: 1380px; padding: 0px 1.75em;"></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768522212510989220.post-27914834426935539632023-11-26T15:05:00.007+08:002023-11-26T15:50:44.057+08:00THE CHOICE OF THE FUTURE OF MALAYSIAN SPORTS<div><br /></div><div><div class="site-hero-section" id="hero-header" style="background: url("https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19c-3404632613-e1692429319708.jpg?w=806&#038;h=537&#038;crop=1") center center / cover no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #383838; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 16.6vh 3.5em; position: relative;"><header class="site-header" id="masthead" role="banner" style="margin: 2.625em auto; min-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="inner" style="color: white; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1380px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="site-branding" style="margin-bottom: 1.75em;"><a class="custom-logo-link" href="https://apakhabartv.com/" rel="home" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0087be; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="custom-logo" data-attachment-id="4259" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="<p>https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/cropped-aktv009-removebg-preview.png</p>
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color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Sport</a>, <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/tag/youth/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;">Youth</a></span> <span class="published-on" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-19T15:17:58+08:00">August 19, 2023</time></span> <span class="word-count" style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">3 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3539" data-attachment-id="3539" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tony mariadass" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg" data-orig-size="372,214" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/img-20230731-wa0007/" height="214" sizes="(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=372" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg 372w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/img-20230731-wa0007.jpg?w=300 300w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="372" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The debate on whether Malaysian sports should make a drastic change to allow the young and vibrant to helm the sports associations or still rely on the old school – the experienced but aging – has been ongoing for a longtime.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But a check with the sports associations in the country, it is quite clear the ‘old timers’ and politicians, still hold court.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Has the experienced, aged officials and politicians, led Malaysian sports to a different or higher level in recent years……is subjective.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While in some sports, the presence of the experienced and older officials, and even politicians, has put their sports on a higher pedestal, but a majority have seen their sports rot, decline or have not moved forward to keep up with demands and progress of modern day sports.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The older and experienced sport officials have been accused of running bankrupt of ideas, no longer relevant with the fast development of sports these days, are holding on to their positions for their own personal gain, the trips and still being recognised by society, but not doing much for the progress of the sports or the athletes.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4053" data-attachment-id="4053" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1692457680","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sport19b" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg?w=808" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg" data-orig-size="808,543" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/19/the-choice-of-the-future-of-malaysian-sports/sport19b/" height="543" sizes="(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg?w=808" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg 808w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19b.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="808" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Suhardi Alias.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Newly appointed Sports Commissioner last week, the former National Sports Council (NSC) deputy director-general (strategic), Suhardi Alias, hit a raw nerve when on his appointment, had said that it is time for sports be led by the younger generation or former sportsmen and sportswomen.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div class="wordads-ad wordads-ad-responsive" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; width: 580px;"><div class="wordads-ad-title" style="margin: 0px auto 5px; max-width: 550px;">Advertisement</div><div class="wordads-ad-content wordads-ad-inline" id="wordads-ad-332830"><iframe style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 580px;"></iframe></div><div class="wordads-ad-controls" style="margin: 5px auto 0px; max-width: 550px; text-align: right;"></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">What Suhardi had said holds water and needs to be addressed, especially coming from a man who was involved in sports management for over 30 years and is knowledgeable, having held various posts, including National Sports Association Rating Committee member with the Olympic Council of Malaysia in 2009, chairman and pioneer of the National Sports Management course and the person who drafted the National Sports Science course, of which he is also an instructor.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Suhardi who holds a Bachelor of Science (Dietetics) from University of Malaysia (UKM) and Diploma in Advance Sports Management from the International Olympics Council (IOC), has also involved in preparing the National Sports Industry Road Map and National Sports Vision 2030.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Suhardi who has always been known to engage the stakeholders and coming to a common consensus decision, when contacted told that he will be first discussing his views of on more younger, vibrant sportsmen and sportswomen helming national sports associations with Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He also stressed that a discussion will have to be held with the current national sports officials on their views and stand.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Suhardi agreed that it going to be a difficult path as thoughts may differ as it means continuing with the experienced, as against the young and untried.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Suhardi said that it is going to be a heated discussion as probably both groups will have their merits in discussions,</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Without doubt it is going to be Catch 22 situation.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">There was an unwritten rule that politicians do not helm sports associations, but while it was adhered for sometime, it has taken a back seat again.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">As for ‘old timers’ helming sports associations, while there has been a strong call for them to be replaced by the young and former sportsmen and sportswomen, but there have been cases where the ‘old timers’ have done well for the association and still do.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4055" data-attachment-id="4055" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1692457216","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sport19a" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg?w=812" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg" data-orig-size="812,543" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/08/19/the-choice-of-the-future-of-malaysian-sports/sport19a/" height="543" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg?w=812" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg 812w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/sport19a.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="812" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress president, Datuk Dr P S Nathan.</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Take for example, Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress president, Datuk Dr P S Nathan who had led the association since founding it in 1974.</p><div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="clear: both; display: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 25px auto; padding: 0px; width: 740px;"><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-405447"></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But credit to him, he has not only lifted the sport which was known as a ‘parlour game’ to international standards and a source of medals for the nation, popularise the sports to become a family game and with good development programme constantly produce young bowlers who who rise to become international ranked bowlers.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Besides, he has brought the association to be financially stable.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In fairness to him, he has also had succession plans to take over from him but somehow no eligible candidates have surfaced.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Several years ago, I asked him, when he was going to pass the baton to someone else, and Nathan who turns 89 on Nov 3 said: “I am a medical doctor and with my age, I have to pass a test every year to continue my practice.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">“If I am fit to carry out my duties as a doctor, don’t you think I am capable of running a sport association?”</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I could not argue my case any more and with him still continuing to bring the sports of tenpin bowling to greater heights and financially keep the association in a comfortable zone.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But Suhardi made another pertinent point when he said that whoever helms a sports association, they should always strive to see the association progress to spill over to benefit and take care the welfare of the athletes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Indeed, another subject which is always argued is “Are sports officials present because of athletes, or athletes exist because of officials?”</p><div data-adtags-width="740" id="atatags-1974572731-6562edf2ce55e"></div><div class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled" id="jp-post-flair" style="clear: both; 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color: #303031; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 47px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Truly Malaysian Identity Dilemma</h1></header><div class="entry-meta" style="color: #b3b3b1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.4375em 0px 3.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="byline" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; margin-top: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/author/apakhabartv/" rel="author" style="background-color: transparent; color: #b3b3b1; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.14s ease-in-out 0s;" title="Posts by apakhabartv">apakhabartv</a></span> <span class="cat-links" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 1.3125em; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;"> <a href="https://apakhabartv.com/tag/education/" rel="category tag" style="background-color: transparent; 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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; top: 3px; vertical-align: middle;">6 Minutes</span></div><div class="entry-content" style="counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-size: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.875em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3506" data-attachment-id="3506" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1690627719","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tonym-001" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg?w=808" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg" data-orig-size="808,540" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/07/29/truly-malaysian-identity-dilemma/tonym-001/" sizes="(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg?w=808" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg 808w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/tonym-001.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">THE FA Cup final last week at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor had an electrifying atmosphere comparable to any big match or final in Europe and kudos to JDT for defending the FA Cup title by defeating Kuala Lumpur City FC.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of course questions were asked why the final was not played at a neutral ground, but I suppose it was a decision taken by the Malaysian Football League (MFL) in consultation with all parties concerned and probably for the image of the FA Cup which no other venue could have given the same atmosphere and commercial value.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I have covered several FA Cup finals before and the atmosphere at Johor (although I only watched on television) was something else.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However, one sore point which hit me watching the final was the number foreign and naturalised players on the field and left me wondering if it was a Malaysian FA Cup final.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">This season’s modified ruling for foreign players in the M-League certainly gave more room for the foreign players presence. Each team in the Super League could register 9 foreign players, but only 5 import players can be fielded at any one time.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The 5 import players must consist of 3 foreign players, 1 Asian player, and 1 ASEAN player. Only 1 import player can be on the bench.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The influx of naturalised players further added to the number players who were not born or bred in Malaysia but were among the first XI.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">At the start of the season 110 foreign players were registered to play in the League.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">My question is what happens to the local players? Where are they going to get the playing time, be spotted for the national team or fill key positions in the national team, when most of these positions are played by ‘foreigners’.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">That some local national players were on the bench certainly does not augur well for the development of the game in our country.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Yes today football is border-less, and players originated from different countries play for their ‘adopted country’ and it is a trend.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Heritage players who reside overseas but either their mother, father or grandparents are from the country their represent, is becoming a norm.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Even our national team is littered with players who were not born in Malaysia and look like a ‘foreign team.’</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Clubs especially who have the means and in the case of Malaysia, JDT, fill their team with the best players in the country and utilise the full quota of ‘foreign’ players to be able to compete at Asian level club competition and have done well too.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But the bigger question is whether ‘border-less football’ is for football developing nations.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">I can understand countries who have reached high rankings in the world as a nation or club, moving on to the next level, to recruit reputable foreign players for entertainment and marketing value and commercial returns.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">But developing nations who should be concentrating on putting their development system starting from then schools right, but spend a bulk of their money on foreign players and get minimum return, should rethink their philosophy.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">JDT is probably an exception where they have their development programme in place with ultra modern facilities and top coaching system. But how many states or clubs in Malaysia have that in place.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">More than 700 foreign players from 90 countries have graced stadiums nationwide since 1989 when semi-professional football was introduced.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">They include players from minnows in world football such as Afghanistan, Mauritania, Macedonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Fiji.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Honestly, has it changed the landscape of Malaysian football to be ranked below 100 in the FIFA World Ranking?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">From 2014 to this year, 29 players have been naturalised and several are above 30-years-old.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">FAM’s naturalisation programme has been a hot debate in Malaysian football, since Gambian-born Mohamadou Sumareh the first naturalised player to play for the national team in 2018.<br />The programme was put on hold in August 2021 after Malaysia’s second round exit at the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Since then, Sri Pahang FC midfielder 35-year-old Lee Tuck was granted Malaysian citizenship on Aug 31 last year. The UK-born Tuck, who has been plying his trade in Malaysia since 2017, previously played for Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu FC.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">However, Tuck’s naturalisation was due to Sri Pahang’s FC effort, and not FAM.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Recently when news surfaced that KL City were making efforts to make their Colombian striker Romel Morales a naturalised player, FAM secretary-general Noor Azman Rahman said that FAM had never issued a letter of support since the naturalisation process is now managed by the Malaysian League teams and not by the country’s football governing body.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He had said in June that FAM no longer are involved in naturalising players and the last time they did was to naturalise Brazilian-born player Guilherme de Paula and Liridon Krasniqi from Kosovo.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">He added that after that, FAM left everything to the clubs or the states to do the naturalisation process.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Apart from de Paula and Liridon, the Harimau Malaya (national squad) currently have several other naturalised players namely Mohamadou Sumareh, Endrick Dos Santos, Sergio Aguero, Lee Tuck and Paulo Josue.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Has the flow of foreign players done more good than harm for Malaysian football?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Efforts to boost fan turnout with the presence of foreigners in the M-League has had limited success.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Malaysia has become a dumping ground for aging and half-baked players and is cruelly referred to by many as a “retirement home”.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Some of the players, who earned high salaries, were affected by social problems, as football suffered and agents continued to make good money.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">When FAM first decided to go with the naturalised programme, they outlined that the criterion for the intake would be based on:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">Short term – involving players of mixed parentage whether they (the players), their parents or grandparents were born in Malaysia (heritage player – one who has ancestral connections to the country he wishes to play for).</li><li style="margin-top: 0.4375em;">Medium term – involving foreign players aged 18 and above who have played in the MFL for one or two seasons and are convinced to stay for a minimum of five seasons.</li></ul><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3508" data-attachment-id="3508" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"razali zakaria","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1690628049","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="mfl001" data-large-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg?w=789" data-medium-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg" data-orig-size="789,524" data-permalink="https://apakhabartv.com/2023/07/29/truly-malaysian-identity-dilemma/mfl001/" sizes="(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px" src="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg?w=789" srcset="https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg 789w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg?w=150 150w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg?w=300 300w, https://apakhabartv.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/mfl001.jpg?w=768 768w" style="border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="color: inherit; font-size: 14.25px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><em>Honestly, has it changed the landscape of Malaysian football to be ranked below 100 in the FIFA World Ranking?</em></figcaption></figure><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The policies pertaining to foreign players have changed numerous times since the inception of the M-League.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In 2009, FAM made a bold move to ban foreigners from playing in the league until 2011. They were allowed back the next season.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">It used to be two foreigners per team then.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">When FAM decided to ban foreigners, then deputy president Khairy Jamaluddin said the national body’s 16 affiliates had unanimously agreed that the move would raise the standard of football.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The first ban was in 1999 during the Asian financial crisis. It was revoked three years later. Khairy, then felt some import players neither had quality nor helped improve the standard of the league.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Among those highly critical of the naturalised players include Football Coaches Association of Malaysia president, the late B Sathianathan, who passed away last week, and former national defender Datuk Santokh Singh.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Sathianathan had said: “The move to encourage naturalised players to make the national team will demotivate local players.”</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While FAM is taking a cautious stand on the matter, state teams and clubs are gleefully hiring foreign players.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Now the question to be asked is, has the influx of foreign players done more harm than good for Malaysian football.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">While there will be two schools of thought on this matter, passionate Malaysian football fans, players and officials will agree that it has done more harm.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The chances of talented youngsters giving up football are high. Young boys waiting to be discovered in remote places will be disappointed. Instead of combing the length and breadth of Malaysia for raw talent, it is sad that we have to resort to foreigners.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Raw talent does not bring instant results, but isn’t it better to have a long-term plan than to opt for shortcuts?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">One wonders if all the money spent on foreigners over the years could have been better spent in the development of Malaysian football.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Or we rather bask in glory with a ‘foreign team’ just like the Philippines women football team when this week, despite being minnows stunned co-hosts New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup Group A match when they won by a solitary goal scored by Sarina Bolden.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The team had one local born and grew in Philippines midfielder – Castaneda Sara Eggesvik) in the first XI and another in the reserve list – goalkeeper Palacios while the rest were heritage players based in US or Europe.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;">So which path do we take? Do we want to see a truly Malaysian team or a team team which resembles foreigners and names which don’t reflect the multi-racial Malaysian society we are all so proud of living harmoniously?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Countries from where players have graced our soil:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Asia – AFC<br /></span>Afghanistan<br />Australia, Brunei, China, Cambodia, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan<br />Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Palestine, Pakistan,, Singapore, Syria, South Korea, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Vietnam.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Africa – CAF<br /></span>Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,l Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Europe – UEFA<br /></span>Armenia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Netherlands, Ireland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,, Sweden, Spain and Yugoslavia.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">North America, Central America & Caribbean – CONCACAF<br /></span>Grenada, Canada, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Kitts and Nevis.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">South America – CONMEBOL<br /></span>Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Oceania – OFC<br /></span>Fiji and New Zealand.</p></div></article></main></div></div></div>tony mariadasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498972097571907314noreply@blogger.com0