Yesterday, social media users blew up after seeing footage of Olympic Council of Malaysia President, Tan Sri Norza Zakaria, sitting in the audience at the
Arena Porte de La Chapelle for Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik’s bronze medal match, with his wife and son.
“All Malaysians need an explanation for this. A badminton athlete’s coach couldn’t attend the 2024 Paris Olympics due to limited passes, but the President of BAM who is also the President of the Malaysian Olympic Council can bring his wife and child?” shared netizen, Roman Akramovich. “The IOC allocates special accreditation cards to the Minister of Youth and Sports, the President and the secretary-general, respectively, for accompanying guests. This provision is separate from the contingent accreditation card provision,”
Netizens are not having it However, Malaysians still believe that Tan Sri Norza could have used his “special quota” to bring along Goh Jin Wei’s coach as he could have still provided moral support despite the guest limitations.
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