PODIUM Programme director Tim Newenham set a bold top-10 target for Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. Unfortunately, Malaysia missed the mark and the Englishman made the honourable decision to resign. StarSport’s RAJES PAUL spoke to the man, who was appointed to helm the multi-million programme in 2016, on his short stint in Malaysia. His departure leaves a void but his advice to all parties concerned is to address the differences openly and work purely on improving the athletes’ performance.
Q: Were you pressured to resign? Why didn’t you wait until after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games?