Coaches stuck in limbo


Good times: Former SEA Games champions Haiqal Hanafi (right) and Khairul Hafiz Jantan trained under coach Mohd Poad Kassim in the past.

PETALING JAYA: With the SEA Games just months away, Malaysia’s athletics team are running a race without coaches.

Despite announcements and appointments, the status of several national coaches remains unclear as the clock continues to tick down towards the SEA Games in Thailand from Dec 8-21.

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