Shake-up in Malaysian sports begins - only the qualified need to apply
As published in Malay Mail today.
By Vijhay Vick
KUALA
LUMPUR — The National Sports Council (NSC) is set to see two new faces
within its top leadership while the Malaysia Stadium Corporation (MSC)
will see a new chief, reaffirming the Youth and Sports Ministry’s
mission to restructure Malaysian sports.
Dismayed with the
national contingent’s pathetic outing at the Commonwealth and Asian
Games this year despite the millions of ringgit spent, the ministry will
advertise the position for a new NSC director-general, replacing Datuk
Seri Zolkples Embong, and an elite programme director in selected
newspapers on Monday. Ariffin Ghani is the acting elite programme
director.
The ministry is also on the lookout to replace MSC chief executive officer Ahmad Helmi Harun.
Insiders say Zolkples will head the 2017 SEA Games secretariat.
Minister
Khairy Jamaluddin, had tweeted yesterday: “There will two major
vacancies in Malaysian sports under @KBSMalaysia which will be filled by
open recruitment soon. Watch this space.” while referring to the
ministry’s Twitter handle.
In a subsequent tweet, the Rembau MP posted: “Sorry make that 3 vacancies.”
“It
is a bold initiative by the minister (Khairy Jamaluddin). He wants
fresh faces with vibrant ideas to help chart Malaysian sports,” said a
source.
“Hopefully, those hired would fully understand their
roles, appreciate the NSC Act and play ball with the other stakeholders —
especially national sports associations (NSAs) and the Olympic Council
of Malaysia. Malaysian sports is not owned by any one particular person
... it is a owned by all.”
But the source said there must be
progress and this could also mean drawing up new plans to ensure
programmes for elite athletes are supervised. It is also to further
facilitate the NSAs to develop their grassroots through the distribution
of funds.
“There is no engagement with the masses, very
little presence on social media and strained relationships with the
national sports associations, Olympic Council of Malaysia, National
Sports Institute and even the press. This must stop and we must move
forward.”
Zolkples replaced Datuk Dr Ramlan Aziz as NSC director general in 2007.
The
national contingent won six gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and
five gold medals at the Asian Games, their worst performance in the past
20 years.
As anonymous internet person, I nominate Maninderjit Singh for DG, a very credible sport personality and got required experience and paper qualfifcation.
ReplyDeleteGreat move sir,
ReplyDeletePlease , please, also review the Sports Act to help ensure NSAs are actually managed by people who have sports achievement as the end goal!!