Jonah renews plea for coach’s contract ahead of Asian Games debut


BEFORE departing for the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, national shot putter Jonah Chang Rigan renewed calls for sporting authorities to finalise a contract for his personal coach, Frantisek Petrovic.

The 23-year-old Sarawakian, who will make his Asian Games debut in the event, urged either the National Sports Council (NSC) or Malaysia Athletics (MA) to formalise Petrovic’s role – pointing out that the coach, affectionately known as “coach Frank”, has trained several national throwers without official recognition or pay.

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