Adam Adli Urges Victims Of Sports-related Fraud To File Police Reports

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim has urged victims of fraud cases involving sports activities to file police reports so that strict action can be taken.

Adam Adli said his ministry is aware of two recent cases, namely a badminton training package and the organisation of a non-existent football tournament in Ipoh last Saturday.

"I urge that police reports be made and we will ensure investigations are carried out on our end as well (including action by the Sports Commissioner).

"If it involves any national, state, district sports association or parties affiliated with the ministry, we demand for strict action," he said.

He said this after officiating a Pineapple Management (Exposure and Training Course) and the Construction Personnel (Green Card) Course by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) here today.

Earlier, a viral video alleged that many parents had fallen victim to a badminton training package for school children, costing tens of thousands of ringgit, using various academy names as a lure to deceive.

In addition, another sports fraud was a football carnival of Under-14 11-a-side and Under-16 ASM Cup & 2025 Big Pos Cup, which was supposed to take place at 7 am last Saturday but did not materialise.

In other developments, Adam Adli mentioned the recent success of a national junior female cycling sensation Sawda Hasbullah, who broke the world record in the 1-kilometre women's time trial at the 2025 Asian Track Cycling Championships (ACC) at the National Velodrome in Nilai last Sunday.

This achievement shows that the country is not lacking in new talent for the sport, he said.

"We know that track cycling is limited (to a velodrome) and not the same as road cycling because not everyone can access the sport.

"But it does not mean there is no development of new talents; there is always a pool of talent and Sawda herself is a testament to the success of the cycling legion," he said.

Sawda, who also won gold in the final, recorded one minute 10.818 seconds (s) to break the record set by Taiwan's cyclist Liu Shang Ying (1:12.722s) in the qualifying round (world body UCI has confirmed that Sawda's time stands as a new world junior record).

Meanwhile, Adam Adli praised the initiative of the National Athletes Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) for organising the two courses as it provides former athletes with opportunities to explore new sectors capable of generating income after their dedication to the nation in their respective sports career.

-- BERNAMA