MAS and NSC to restructure coaching set-up in national diving team


Not up to mark: Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri (inset) missed out on qualifying for the finals of their pet events at the World Championships, thus failing to secure early quota tickets to the Olympics. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: The National Sports Council (NSC) and the Malaysia Swimming Federation (MAS) will restructure the coaching set-up in the national diving team by bringing in a new technical director and new head coach.

NSC director of athletes division Jefri Ngadirin confirmed the move, saying it is necessary to raise the performance of the national divers who have shown a decline in standards in the last few years.

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