COMMENT | Who would have thought that the most unsportsmanlike and contentious “match” which paralympian Cheah Liek Hou had to endure was not on the badminton court, but in the corridors of the Paralympic Council Malaysia (PCM)?

Cheah didn't even have to lift his racket, but he still managed to cause a major upset - the PCM president, Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin, didn't take too kindly to the paralympian's remarks about not receiving the financial incentive that had been promised.

At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Cheah was promised RM60,000 for winning a gold medal, but to date, this remains unfulfilled.

Cheah vented his frustrations and disappointment on social media, and the effect on the PCM president was immediate.

Malaysians are fully aware that sometimes, this is the only way to elicit a response from organisations...