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Politicians step aside – give way to former athletes to run sports bodies

By Lim Teik Huat
Mohd Azlan Iskandar is proud to be a Malaysian and is looking forward for this year's #AnakAnakMalaysia Walk.

SYED Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman had wanted to stop politicians, especially Members of Parliament, to refrain from accepting any appointments to lead sports associations in the country when he was serving as the Youth and Sports Minister back in 2018.

But it was all lip service really as not much has changed in the Malaysian sports landscape.

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