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No need to point fingers: NSC denies Megat’s Paralympic ‘interference’ claims | Scoop
Talking to reporters at KLIA, NSC director-general Abdul Rashid Yaakub expresses his disappointment over PCM president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharudin’s statement regarding Malaysian Paralympians’ achievement in Paris. – Alif Omar/Scoop pic, September 11, 2024
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No need to point fingers: NSC denies Megat’s Paralympic ‘interference’ claims

Abdul Rashid Yaakub says athletes should always be supported regardless if target is achieved or not, no issue of ‘bullying’ as alleged

Bernama
Updated
1:36 PM MYT

 

SEPANG – National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Abdul Rashid Yaakub expressed regrets over a statement by Malaysian Paralympic Council (PCM) president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharudin regarding the achievements of the country’s athletes at the Paris Paralympic which ended last Sunday.  

He said the athletes should always be supported regardless of whether they win or lose and not point fingers at anyone when the target set is not achieved. 

Rashid said there was no issue of NSC interfering and “bullying” the Malaysian chef de mission (CDM) to the 2024 Paralympics Datuk R. Subramaniam as claimed by Megat because all decisions were mutually agreed upon by all quarters, with NSC never objecting to any decision made by PCM.

“I am more upset because PCM was the one to set the target, but when it was not achieved, there is no need to point fingers and find faults. NSC is not saying that it is not responsible, PCM is also responsible, but there is no need to point fingers at anyone,” he said. 

Rashid described Megat’s statement as reckless, extreme and hasty.  

“On the night Datuk Abdul Latif Romly missed the gold and won the silver, (there) was also a similar statement even though we met almost every day for discussion at the Sports Village,” he told reporters after welcoming the return of the national contingent from the Paris at KLIA Terminal 1, last night. 

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games was held from August 28 to September 8. 

The Malaysian contingent left for Paris with a target of four gold medals but brought home two golds, two silvers and one bronze. 

The gold medals were contributed by men’s singles badminton player Cheah Like Hou for the SU5 event (physical disability) and Bonnie Bunyau Gustin in the men’s 72kg powerlifting event. 

Latif won the silver medal in the T20 men’s long jump (intellectual disability) and Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli in the F20 men’s shot put (intellectual disability), while Eddy Bernard won bronze in the T44 men’s 100m (physical disability).   

Rashid was commenting on Megat’s claim that NSC interfered in the management of the Malaysian contingent at the Paris Paralympics and that was one of the factors for Malaysia’s failure to achieve the target of four gold medals.  

Rashid said although the team brought home one less gold medal at the Games this year, the overall performance of the national contingent remained consistent, winning five medals as they did in the Tokyo 2020 edition (three gold and two silver) and three gold and one bronze in Rio 2016. 

Meanwhile, Subramaniam denied that he was “bullied”. 

“As the CDM, my mission was to take the team there, complete the mission and bring them safely, which I’ve done. We didn’t lose the war we just lost the battle in Paris. There’s always another day for us to fight back. 

“I believe what (Megat) was trying to say is that he wants to improve the system,” he said. – September 11, 2024

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