Sports associations believe politicians remain important in the scene


At the sport’s service: Malaysian Weightlifting Federation president Datuk Ayub Rahmat (centre) posing with Aniq Kasdan (left) and team manager Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim before the Paris Olympics.

PETALING JAYA: Politicians are not a bane in the sports fraternity.

Despite the Cabinet announcing that the administrative members, including ministers and deputy ministers, are not allowed to hold top positions in any sports association, some sports stakeholders believe those in political posts remain important in the scene.

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