Ipoh: 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.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Adam Adli emphasized the importance of filing police reports, assuring that investigations will be conducted by his ministry and the Sports Commissioner. He stressed that if the fraud involves any national, state, or district sports association or parties affiliated with the ministry, strict action is demanded.
He made these remarks following the officiation of a Pineapple Management (Exposure and Training Course) and the Construction Personnel (Green Card) Course by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
Earlier, a viral video surfaced alleging that many parents had been deceived by a badminton training package for school children. The package reportedly cost tens of thousands of ringgit and used various academy names to lure victims. Another sports fraud involved a non-existent football carnival, which was supposed to take place last Saturday but failed to occur.
In other developments, Adam Adli highlighted the recent achievement of national junior female cyclist Sawda Hasbullah. Sawda 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. Her success is viewed as a sign of emerging talent in the sport.
Adam Adli noted that track cycling is limited to a velodrome, which restricts access compared to road cycling. However, he assured that new talents continue to emerge, with Sawda's success illustrating the potential of the cycling community.
Sawda not only claimed gold in the final but also recorded a time of one minute 10.818 seconds, surpassing the previous record set by Taiwan's cyclist Liu Shang Ying. The world body UCI confirmed Sawda's time as a new world junior record.
Meanwhile, Adam Adli commended the National Athletes Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) for organizing the two courses, which provide former athletes opportunities to explore new sectors for income generation after their sports careers.