KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Wushu Federation of Malaysia (WFM) is ready to accept the olive branch extended by the Higher Education Ministry’s (MOHE) Sports Section, Strategic Planning Division (BPS), to end their ongoing dispute.
WFM president Datuk Chong Kim Fatt will leave it up to the BPS to arrange a meeting to resolve the imbroglio.
“I hope they will issue an invitation letter before meeting us,” he said, hoping that BPS can draft a clear standard operating procedure for inviting athletes under the federation’s auspices to participate in any championship or sports event run by the MOHE.
BPS deputy secretary Datuk Pekan Ramli said yesterday the section is prepared to meet with WFM to clear the air for the benefit of national wushu exponents.
Chong had previously announced WFM’s drastic decision to end all forms of cooperation with the BPS effective immediately during a media conference yesterday, in which the federation would not participate in any championships run by the section, including the World University Games (Universiade) and the Asean University Games henceforth.
He attributed the decision to WFM’s loss of patience towards the BPS since they began cooperating in 2012, listing several issues, including the lack of invitation letters to the federation to list national wushu exponents for championships and not showing any appreciation to the federation whenever wushu exponents managed to excel in their events.
— Bernama
