Sprinter says he was presented with a mock cheque for RM20,000 in March last year, but hasn't received the money. FMTNews MAF
Mock cheque given but money not paid: Russel at the MAF dinner with Asian Athletics Association president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad of Qatar, Karim Ibrahim, and Olympic Council of Malaysia president Mohamad Norza Zakaria.Last year, national 200m record holder Russel Alexander Nasir Taib was presented with a mock cheque for RM20,000 to meet training expenses, but has yet to receive the money.
There was national euphoria when he clocked 20.77s to erase Khairul Hafiz Jantan’s national record of 20.90s set at the 2017 Malaysian Open. He lamented that he has not received a single sen since he started training for Malaysia five years ago, first in Tasmania and now in Brisbane.Russel trains five times a week on his own, and every fortnight with coach Denise Boyd.
“We had sent three emails to the current MAF president to enquire about the outstanding payment but received no response.” “I cannot understand why it is so difficult for the Malaysian sports authorities to support me. I have broken the national record and proven that I have potential to go far. I am a Malaysian, who has been training in Australia on my own,” said Russell who is of Malaysian-English parentage.
Russel with his mentors, Neville Sillitoe and Denise Boyd in Melbourne. In the background is a statue of Australian 200m great Peter Norman.
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