This comes after three national men’s archers failed in their last-ditch effort to qualify for Paris 2024, being eliminated in the early rounds of the individual recurve and team events at the ArcheryInParis Final Olympic Qualifier in Antalya, Turkiye, which ended yesterday.
Former Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) deputy president, Datuk S. Shamala, believes that head coach Arul Selvaraj should be given a second chance after the national hockey team’s disappointing performance at the Olympic qualifiers in Muscat, Oman, recently.
The three-time Olympian (1968, 1972, and 1976) advocated for a revamp of the entire MHC management and proposed the introduction of an independent coaching panel to elevate the standard of the national hockey landscape.
After failing to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the national men’s hockey team have a shot at finishing fifth in the Olympic qualifiers in Muscat, Oman after beating Chile 5-0 in their 5th to 8th classification match at the Oman Hockey Stadium today.
Malaysia failed in their mission to end its 24-year absence from the Olympics hockey competition when they drew against Pakistan in their final Pool A match in the Paris Olympic qualifiers in Oman this morning.
