The industrial Court has advised athletes to insure themselves instead of relying on other for financial assistance. Ganesan suffered injuries in an accident while on his way to centralised training at Bukit Jalil for the Vietnam SEA Games. The Industrial Court, instead, held in favour of Socso that according to the Social Securities Act 1969 it was not a 'workplace accident'. The court pointed out that athletes should be cared for by the National Sports Council and their respective national associations. He hoped the relevant sporting bodies will take a good look at athletes welfare without discrimination and National Sports Council director general, Datuk Zolkples Embong stressed atheletes are well taken care of and can seek assistance from the welfare department.
Sources : Malay Mail
Date : 04 August 2008
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The Sport Organization should do something to overcome this problem. M
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