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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Is the patronage system killing our sports?

A check by FMT found that many of the sports associations in Malaysia are either helmed by politicians or businessmen.
PETALING JAYA:   Is patronage system in sports associations a reason for the decline in our sports industry?
This is a question that needs to be pondered on as many of our sports organisations are helmed by political leaders or business magnates.
For example, the National Karate Federation president is Ali Rustam, who is also the former Malacca chief minister.
Apart from the karate association, Ali also helms the Malaysian National Silat Federation and the  Petanque Federation of Malaysia.
Another political bigwig helming several sports associations is the de facto law minister Shahidan Kassim.
Apart from helming the Malaysia Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU), the former Perlis menteri besar is also the chief  for the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia and surprisingly, the Kabadi Association of Malaysia.
Former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Isa Samad helms the Malaysia Amateur Boxing Association while former Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn helms the Malaysian Body Building Federation.
Some of the sports associations with politicians and businessmen as patrons are:
  • National Karate Federation (former Malacca chief minister Ali Rustam);
  • Malaysian National Silat Federation (Ali);
  • Petanque Federation of Malaysia (Ali);
  • Malaysia Amateur Athletics Union (Law Minister Shahidan Kassim);
  • Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (Shahidan);
  • Kabadi Association of Malaysia (Shahidan);
  • Malaysia Amateur Boxing Association (Former Negri Sembilan mentri besar Isa Samad);
  • Malaysian Body-Building Federation (former Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn);
  • Badminton Association of Malaysia (Mohd Nadzmi Mohamad Salleh – businessman);
  • Malaysia Basketball Association (Tiong King Sing – Bintulu MP);
  • Malaysia Volleyball Association (Ta Kin Yan – businessman);
  • Equesterian Association of Malaysia (Jamaluddin Jarjis – former Science, Technology and Innovation Minister);
  • Malaysian Gymnastics Federation (Zakaria Ahmad – businessman);
  • Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation (Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid – former Chief Secretary to the Government); and
  • Sepak Takraw Association of Malaysia (Ahmad Ismail – Umno leader from Penang).
There is much soul-searching to do to improve the running of sports associations to bring out the best in our athletes.

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