MALAYSIA are busy with their preparation for two major multi-Games - the Commonwealth (Oct 3-15) and the Asian (Nov 12-27). And usually, during this time, the spotlight falls on the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM). Do the OCM exist as a mere platform to select the best athletes for the Games? The president, Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja’afar, thinks that the OCM can offer more as far as their contributions to Malaysian sports are concerned. He speaks to Starsport’s RAJES PAUL on a variety of issues and the focus today is on the autonomy of sports and who owns the athletes.
Q: There was a recent incident when the Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) dropped two of their national athletes but the National Sports Council (NSC) insisted that these athletes were still under the elite programme because they had been funding them. Who is in control of the athletes?
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