KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) has warned its athletes not to take advantage of president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim's kindness, by continuing to attack the national athletics body through the media.
Deputy president Karim Ibrahim said although the MAAU had no intention of issuing its athletes and officers an order to keep silent, they should be aware that making negative statements to the media would only worsen the situation.
"We are not restricting them from talking to the media, but they must think of the union's image. It is better to talk about the good than the bad," he said when contacted by Bernama, here today.
He was commenting on national pole vaulter, Roslinda Samsu's criticism against MAAU's decision to reappoint an official alleged to have been involved in a molest case in Taiwan last year as a coach.
Karim said action should have been taken on Roslinda, but Shahidan had dismissed the incident.
Regarding the rejection of 400m hurdler, Noraseela Khalid, as a representative of the athletes in the union because of her frequent training overseas, Karim said they would review the matter.
"I will suggest to the executive board to have their members nominate the athletes' representative to sit on the board," he said.
Commenting on the Olympic Council of Malaysia honorary secretary, Datuk Sieh Kok Chi's suggestion that Roslinda should replace Noraseela, Karim said the same thing would occur when Roslinda received an opportunity to train overseas.
"Training overseas should not be a problem because we now have techonology, which means athletes can voice out their problems to their representative, who may be overseas, through e-mails which would then be sent to the executive board for further action," he said.
-- BERNAMA
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