SEA Games 33: Malaysian runner dropped from team for "listening" to coach's advice.

(NLĐO) - Malaysia is shaken as young Danish runner Irfan Tamrin has been unexpectedly dropped from the 4x100m relay team despite being fit and highly anticipated at the 33rd SEA Games.

Danish Irfan Tamrin (18 years old) is considered a prominent talent in Malaysian athletics. However, just before heading to Thailand, he was asked to sign a withdrawal form citing… injury. Danish's mother, Tamrin Hashim, released a series of text messages between her son and his coach, accusing the coach of forcing the athlete to feign injury in order to give his place in the competition to an older teammate.

Previously, Danish had just returned from the ASEAN School Games (ASG) in Brunei with a silver medal in the 100m, a gold medal in the 200m, and a gold medal in the 4x100m relay. This led to high expectations from experts, but he was unexpectedly left out of the national team.

According to Ms. Hashim, Danish feared retaliation and was therefore forced to follow instructions. On December 1st, the athlete underwent a comprehensive medical examination, which concluded that he was perfectly healthy, contrary to the report sent to the coaching staff.

Danish Irfan (102) won a silver medal in the 100m event at the ASEAN School Games in Brunei.

"My son is perfectly healthy. He doesn't have a back injury. He was told to write down exactly what the coach wanted. Danish complied because he was afraid of the consequences if he refused," Danish's mother shared.

Shortly afterward, Danish filed an appeal with the Malaysian Olympic Council (OCM), asserting that his withdrawal was not his own. However, the appeal was rejected for being submitted "after the deadline." In addition, evidence such as WhatsApp messages, medical reports from the National Institute of Sport (ISN), and a detailed letter of concern from his father were also submitted to the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MA).

This leaves the case unresolved, and MA has stated it will conduct a transparent investigation after working directly with the Danish family. MA Secretary General Nurhayati Karim has also met with both parents and said the federation will investigate in a "transparent and thorough" manner.

Danish's two parents

What further angered the public was that Denmark's spot was given to veteran athlete Khairul Hafiz Jantat, who had a significantly worse record. Danish had previously run the 100m in 10.61 seconds at the Southeast Asian Junior Championships, while Jantat's best time was only 10.71 seconds, and his most recent record was 11.22 seconds.

According to Malaysian media, her time of 10.61 seconds in the 100m also placed the 18-year-old runner in the top four of Malaysia's leading sprinters.

Hashim believes her son was deprived of a well-deserved opportunity to compete due to the coaching staff's "tactics," and she questions the integrity of sports.

The incident is causing a stir on Malaysian social media just before the start of athletics competitions at the 33rd SEA Games.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/sea-games-33-chan-chay-malaysia-bi-gat-khoi-doi-tuyen-vi-nghe-loi-hlv-196251210165042688.htm