National Ranking

It is now January 2009. This is the Game year where the 3rd Asian Indoor Games will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam sometimes in late October or in November. Come June 2009 the Olympic Council of Malaysia will be making an announcement calling MDSB to named the athletes.

We already had the 1st National ranking in Batu Pahat and this is a joint ranking by MDSB and MPDC. To be absolutely forthright about the whole thing , this National ranking was undertaken absolutely by MPDC. MDSB merely lends its name because they are the license holder for IDSF in Malaysia. None of their regular official attended the ranking except George Tan the MPDC President who also happens to be the MDSB Vice President. I was under the impression that with the start kick of the National ranking it would spurr the MDSB enjine to life for them to take a proactive step to get the ball rolling so to speak.

From the look of things I think MPDC or its members will have to undertake and do another National ranking for MDSB again and really it matters not whether they are asleep or awake, the show must go on. MPDC is really at a disadvantage to prepare for the Games. They are a newly set up body, they do not have much funds to prepare the athletes and the economic down turn that affects all of us globally does not help either. All said and done MPDC will have to rise to the occasion and we would like to make an announcement that the 2nd National Ranking will be held on April 24th 2009. We will announce the venue soon. I dread to think about the preperations for such an important Games.

We are not in the blaming business but I want to assure you that MPDC will salvage whatever there is to salvage. It would appear that perhaps if the athletes may have to pay for their fare to the Games. We in MPDC will try to see if we can get fundings from the various sport bodies.

All said just take note that MPDC will be organising the 2nd National ranking on the 24th of April 2009. Those of you who are relaxing, better get into action.