No doubt the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our preparations, but other countries were affected by it, too. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican is now propelling a new programme called National Sports Vision 2030 (VSN 2030), a long-term project specialising in sports that can win gold medals in the next two or three Olympic Games. But before looking at the new plan, the minister must study the post-mortem report on our athletes’ performance in Tokyo to find out where we fell short. One of the weaknesses in our sport development programme is the lack of grassroots talent spotting, which has created a huge deficit in our pool of athletes. The Education Ministry must also be roped in to enable talent spotting to be done at schools.
