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UPDATE (11.13am):  The National Sports Council director general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail issued a statement regarding Irfan's outburst. Full statement below: ORIGINAL POST He has broken the national record 13 times and brought honour to Malaysia at the SEA Games and Asian Championships. Yet, discuss thrower Irfan Shamsuddin has been left heart broken as he resorted to venting his frustration on Instagram, demanding to know why his coach's contract has not been renewed and his plans to train abroad shelved.  And the national athlete has placed Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman in the spot - a move that is rarely seen prior the May 9 General Election. In the emotional posting, Irfan wrote: "Just want to ask you Syed Saddiq, first you dissolved the Podium Programme. Then my coach's contract has been terminated with immediate effect after I broke the national record 13 times, won three SEA Games gol

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