COMMENT Why do athletes need to train overseas? Do we really need to spend millions in government money to produce world-class athletes? Is Malaysia really lacking basic training facilities?
There are several reasons why sending our athletes overseas for training and competition is currently necessary for a majority of sports, with the exception of badminton. Even our diving team is based out of China for significant portions of the year.
To produce a world beater, you need to surround them all year-long with a competent support team as well as competitions that will push them to new heights