Minister: Knowledge on doping lacking among coaches


PETALING JAYA: There is a lack of knowledge among coaches on anti-doping matters.

This is the damning revelation by newly appointed Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican in the wake of the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) imposing a one-year suspension on the Malaysian weightlifters following a string of doping cases in 2018.

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