Only MAAU got power
I received a phone call from a national athlete earlier this morning.
The national athlete is amused and baffled to how two fellow athletes, who skipped the anti-doping test at the National Sports Institute (NSI) in May, were the wild card entrants to the up-coming World Track and Field championships.
Apparently the national athlete isn't alone. Many others are disgruntled too.
I reminded the athlete that;
1. The Malaysia Amateur Athletics Union remain as the authoritative body for athletics in the country.
2. Other agencies including the NSI and especially the National Sports Council are simply "power-less". NSI can only make recommendations to the world agencies while NSC is merely a funding arm of the Sports Ministry so buang air liur hang la cakap dgn diorang.
3. Athletes should walk out from MAAU and train on their own. State AAA should shed their puppet-like status and use their brains when electing the right individuals for the national body. (Unl...