KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and several sports associations welcomed the government's decision to shelve the High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) in Brickendonbury, England, saying the high costs saved could be better spent on developing sports.
According to them, the RM490 million cost could be used to train athletes in other countries that excelled in sports and not just focus on the United Kingdom.
OCM honorary secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said as the umbrella body for sports associations in Malaysia, OCM had very early on disagreed on the HPTC.
"Athletes should not be confined to train in one place only but rather be given opportunities to train in countries that have their own specialities," he told Bernama when contacted today.
He was commenting on the announcement by the Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday to shelve the project.
The Badminton Association of Malaysia general manager Kenny Goh also supported the move as the United Kingdom was not the only stop for all sports.
Football Association of Malaysia's secretary-general Lt Jen (Rtd) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad said the government must consider various other options before arriving at a decision.
-- BERNAMA
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