KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Four national professional athletes bound for the Paris Olympics will receive a grant of RM300,000 from the Youth and Sports Ministry.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, Dec 12 – The Selangor Sports Council (MSNS) is set to welcome new members to its board, including the former National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail, said the state executive councillor for youth Najwan Halimi. Shapawi, who...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The Malaysian Sepaktakraw Association (PSM) agrees with the decision of the International Sepaktakraw Federation (Istaf) to adopt a 15-point scoring system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — National men’s gymnast Muhammad Sharul Aimy Mohd Kamaru Hisam will get a chance to train under the tutelage of Japan’s three-time Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura to prepare for his debut in the world’s biggest multi-sports event in Paris next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — Youth and Sports (KBS) Minister Hannah Yeoh has reiterated that not all athletes who qualified for the Olympic Games will be included in the Road to Gold (RTG) programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The National Sports Council (NSC) is examining a possible first-time implementation of contributions such as the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and the Social Security Organisation (Socso) for athletes under the podium programme starting January next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) through the National Sports Council (NSC) is cooperating with the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) to intensify advocacy and consultation sessions on financial management for national athletes.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 24 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh remains optimistic the Malaysian contingent competing in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games can surpass the 35 medal target set by the Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC) and the National Sports Council (NSC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The National Sports Council (NSC) will hold an Asian Games Performance Review Workshop with relevant stakeholders on November 8 to prepare for upcoming international games.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — After garnering bronze at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, national gymnast Muhammad Sharul Aimy Mohd Kamaru Hisam is shifting his attention to hunting for a qualifying slot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — The fighting spirit and the ability of the national riders to compete with the WorldTeam and Proteam teams at Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2023 should be fully tapped to create more opportunities for them to continue riding in the future, according to national cycling head coach Mohd Yusof Nasir.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail ended his 35-year service with the agency today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) will wait for the full report from the National Sports Institute (NSI) regarding the condition of national track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, who sustained minor injuries in an accident during training yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — The decision to adopt a new approach by not setting specific medal targets and, instead, targeting 27 overall medals at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in China was not made blindly.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam KLANG, Sept 11 — The burden faced by Selangor National Sports Council (MSN) engineer Mohd Nur Farith Shakba, incapacitated by an accident in June, has been alleviated by support from the Social Security Organisation (Socso). Selangor Socso director Ismail Abi Hashim said...

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 — Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) organiser, the National Sports Council (NSC), has assured state election results will not affect the race route.

PUTRAJAYA, April 11 — The medal target for the national contingent competing at the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, next month will be announced on April 30.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — After witnessing more than a week of drama as 6,643 athletes competing in various types of sports, the 20th Malaysia Games (Sukma) which drew its curtain last night witnessed the biggest surprise when Johor was named as the overall champions.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Nov 17 — The National Sports Council (MSN) has said it hopes athlete development and infrastructure programmes will be given focus during the tabling of the 2022 Selangor Budget next week. Its executive director Mohamad Nizam Marjugi said the Covid-19 pandemic...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Five National Sports Council (MSN) officials tested positive for Covid-19 through screening test results obtained yesterday.