Sporting safely


For fair play: Malaysia needs to address the toxic culture of silence and fear in sports if we want want to win big in the global arena. — 123rf

SARINA Sundara Rajah remembers being punished for “gaining” more than 100g in a daily weighing by her coach.

The former national rhythmic gymnast says weight control and daily weighing was used as a punishment when she was still actively training for competitions.

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