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Volleyball slap: ministries to continue independent investigation

Matter more about precedent for next generation in sports, says Hannah Yeoh

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 03 Jan 2023 9:38PM

Volleyball slap: ministries to continue independent investigation
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh says her ministry will continue its independent investigation because this is ‘not about one coach or two players, but a precedent we are setting for the next generation in sports’. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes file pic, January 3, 2023

by Julie Jalaluddin

KUALA LUMPUR – The Youth and Sports Ministry will continue its independent investigation with the Education Ministry into the incident of a volleyball coach slapping two of his players recently.

Even though various parties, including the Malaysia Volleyball Association and one of the players’ parents have responded to the issue, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the ministries insisted on the probe.

“The (volleyball) team tweeted. The parent and state exco have spoken,” Hannah said through her tweet.

“But the (youth and sports) ministry will continue our independent investigation because this is not about one coach or two players, but a precedent we are setting for the next generation in sports.

“(Education Minister) Fadhlina Sidek and I are on this together.”

The incident occurred at the 2022 Malaysia Youth U14 Volleyball Championship in Johor on December 16, and later drew the Segambut MP’s attention.

Meanwhile, Melaka Youth Development, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee chairman V.P. Shanmugam said the fate of the coach of the Melaka U14 girls’ volleyball squad will be determined tomorrow. – The Vibes, December 3, 2022

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