Olympics Torch m'sia stop
KUALA LUMPUR: The selection of torchbearers by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for the Malaysian leg of the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay held on Monday has come under fire from former Olympians.
Hot topic: Former swimmer Nurul Huda Abdullah carrying the Olympic flame during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. – GLENN GUAN/The Star
Flame on in Malaysia: Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tuanku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar, the first torchbearer in the Malaysian leg of the Olympic torch relay, running with the torch surrounded by security personnel at Dataran Merdeka.
Avid supporters: Despite the rain Malaysians, accompanied by the five Beijing Olympics mascots, gathered at Stadium Merdeka to give a rousing welcome to the Olympic flame.
Meanwhile, OCM secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said the torch relay was not meant for athletes alone, but for a mixed group, namely former athletes, current athletes, public sector, non-governmental organisations and sponsors.
“We had requested the respective associations to nominate some names but only squash and tenpin bowling replied, so we had to make other arrangements.
However, if these people were really interested in participating, they could have come forward, but now it is too late,” said Kok Chi.
He said the distribution was done fairly and that OCM could not accommodate all former Olympians. – Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The selection of torchbearers by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for the Malaysian leg of the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay held on Monday has come under fire from former Olympians.
Hot topic: Former swimmer Nurul Huda Abdullah carrying the Olympic flame during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. – GLENN GUAN/The Star
Flame on in Malaysia: Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tuanku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar, the first torchbearer in the Malaysian leg of the Olympic torch relay, running with the torch surrounded by security personnel at Dataran Merdeka.
Avid supporters: Despite the rain Malaysians, accompanied by the five Beijing Olympics mascots, gathered at Stadium Merdeka to give a rousing welcome to the Olympic flame.
Meanwhile, OCM secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said the torch relay was not meant for athletes alone, but for a mixed group, namely former athletes, current athletes, public sector, non-governmental organisations and sponsors.
“We had requested the respective associations to nominate some names but only squash and tenpin bowling replied, so we had to make other arrangements.
However, if these people were really interested in participating, they could have come forward, but now it is too late,” said Kok Chi.
He said the distribution was done fairly and that OCM could not accommodate all former Olympians. – Bernama