Hannah Yeoh to meet athletes soon for discussions

PUTRAJAYA, -- Newly-appointed Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh hopes to meet athletes soon to discuss their needs and welfare.

Hannah said she had no intention of disrupting the athletes' schedules by making sudden changes to any existing programmes, I want to hear from the athletes first and find a way to strengthen the existing programmes.They can continue with their existing programmes, if we keep changing the direction, it will be difficult for them to follow,” she told a press conference after reporting for duty at the Menara KBS here.

She also expressed the need for transparency in carrying out responsibility and accountability in spending.

"If there is a need, we will display (online who and which association receives the allocation) so that there is transparency, everyone knows where the budget goes, and what it is spent for,” she added.

Meanwhile, Hannah said she believed her experience as the former Women, Family and Community Development deputy minister where she was involved in drafting the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021, would help her in the tabling of the proposed Safe Sports Act.

Hannah added that other areas she would focus on included ensuring that sports are accessible for everyone, providing a safe space for athletes, and collaborating with other ministries on issues involving youth, -- BERNAMA