Sports Ministry to continue independent probe into volleyball coach slapping incident

PETALING JAYA: The Youth and Sports Ministry will continue to pursue its investigation into the case of a volleyball coach who slapped his players after a tournament in Kota Tinggi in Johor, said its minister Hannah Yeoh.

"The team tweeted. The parents and state exco have spoken.

"But, the Youth and Sports Ministry will continue our independent investigation because this is not about one coach of two players but a precedent we are setting for the next generation in sports," she said in a post on her official Twitter account.

Yeoh added that Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and herself are on this together.

A video showing a volleyball coach slapping two of his players during a break after they conceded points to their opponents had gone viral on social media.

It happened after the Under-14 Youth Volleyball Championship B-14 2022 in the girls category ended on Dec 16, 2022.

The coach was appointed to lead the team during the Under-14 Junior Volleyball Championship by the Melaka Volleyball Association.

Melaka youth, sports and non-governmental organisations committee chairman VP Shanmugam has since said parents of both teenagers have accepted an apology from the coach.