27 May

The prolonged crisis in the country's governing body for taekwondo, the Malaysian Taekwondo Association (MTA), is expected to be resolved soon with the setting up of a new MTA, based on amendments made to its constitution, by-laws, and membership eligibility. MTA Ad-Hoc Committee chairman Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja'afar said with the crisis entering its fifth year, the committee, formed in April after the MTA's re-suspension by the Sports commissioner, has held seven meetings and its 15 members had agreed to the new MTA. "The 15-member committee want to end this crisis for the development of the sport in this country,"...

07:50 / Local / Sports
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07 Nov

NATIONAL karate coach P. Arivalagan wants skipper R. Puvaneswaran to lead by example and deliver one of two gold medals the former has targeted. Although the Malaysian Karate Federation (Makaf) has targeted only oneg old, Arivalagan insists two gold medals is a realistic target. "Even though the Malaysia Karate Federation (Makaf) has only set one gold medal as a target in the Doha Games, I think we should be able to win at least two. "Since 1998, our target has always been one gold medal as karate is a subjective sport but I believe we can win two," said the...

02:44 / Local / Sports
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