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Needy athletes get RM50,000 as Raya joy continues

The former national stars, including para-athletes, receive RM1,000 each in the second show of gratitude and appreciation from FMT and an anonymous donor. Sports commissioner Suhardi Alias, Yakeb chairman Noorul Ariffin Abdul Majeed, Universal Fitness & Leisure Sdn Bhd managing director V Radhakrishnan, Pahang ruler Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and FMT managing director Azeem […]

Empower sports industry secretariat to link NSA with sponsors –
Radhakrishnan

Empower sports industry secretariat to link NSA with sponsors “The secretariat can play the role as the bridge between NSAs and the industry players by collecting the needs, key performance indicators and targets from NSAs and link them with the suitable sponsors. This is to increase the confidence towards sponsoring NSAs because some of them […]

Is sports industry being ‘punished’ for not winning Olympic gold?

Critical economic, financial issues cannot be properly addressed with reduced allocation, says KBS Panel of Experts Committee member Datuk V. Radhakrishnan KUALA LUMPUR – Youth and Sports Ministry Panel of Experts Committee member Datuk V. Radhakrishnan felt that the almost 70% reduction in monetary allocation for the sports industry announced during Budget 2022 could have […]

Budget 2022 wish list: govt support needed to revive gyms, fitness centres

Appropriate funding along with tax incentives, rebates required to jump-start industry struggling to recover KUALA LUMPUR – National Sports and Fitness Venue Owners and Operators Association (NSFVOOA) is urging the federal government to come up with several tax incentives and rebates to help gyms and fitness centres get back on their feet. Speaking to The […]

Jurulatih Malaysia latih pemain badminton baharu Qatar

SERAMPANG dua mata. V Roobenraj bukan sahaja mahu menjadi jurulatih Malaysia pertama di negara Asia Barat tetapi beliau juga mahu memulakan semula kariernya sebagai pemain profesional di negara itu. Bekas pemain ‘junior’ kebangsaan itu akan menyertai New Vision Badminton Club di Qatar untuk melatih pemain badminton muda negara itu, selain mengambil peluang untuk meningkatkan lagi […]

We need more Kisonas: MIBA president

Malaysian Indian Badminton Association chief, Datuk V. Radhakrishnan, wants to identify more talents at grassroots level KUALA LUMPUR – For the first time in Malaysian badminton history, the country’s national set-up is cumulatively being represented by three female Malaysian Indian shuttlers, namely S. Kisona, M. Thinaah and K. Letshanaa, who each have made an indelible […]

Request for pandemic-affected gyms to be given tax incentives, rebates

KUALA LUMPUR – National Sports and Fitness Venue Owners and Operators Association (NSFVOOA) recommends that gym operators who have been affected by the pandemic be provided tax incentives and rebates by the government. KUALA LUMPUR – National Sports and Fitness Venue NSFVOOA president, Datuk V. Radhakrishnan (pictured above), said these incentives would help for a […]

Association urges govt to reopen gyms and sports venues

NATIONAL Sports & Fitness Venue Owners And Operators Association (NSFVOOA) is urging the government to consider reopening sports and fitness facilities to fully vaccinated individuals. While its president Datuk V. Radhakrishnan welcomed the government’s decision to allow sports equipment businesses to reopen on Aug 16, calling it a “great relief to many of us”, he […]