Hockey team may be out of Asian Games - Tengku Abdullah


  • Hockey
  • Monday, 11 Aug 2014

Tengku Abdullah said he would not hesitate to take the drastic move if there is no 100 commitment from the players. - NIK NAIZI HUSIN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is ready to withdraw the national team from next month’s Incheon Asian Games in South Korea. 

In fact, Tengku Abdullah put forth the pull-out suggestion at the MHC council meeting but it was shot down by the council members. Instead, the council endorsed the replacement of the entire team management with a new set of officials. 

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