Ministry forms task force following rape claim against coach

The Youth and Sports Ministry has formed a task force to study issues relating to sexual and psychological harassment of athletes involved in high-performance sports programmes.

Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the task force will be headed by Marina Chin, a famed former athlete who was the SEA Games 2017 chef de mission for Malaysia and National Sports Council board member.

"She will study all aspects regarding this issue, while identifying short and long-term guidelines to handling complaints, whistleblower policies, athlete welfare and other related issues," he said.

This follows the arrest of a diving coach who was accused of raping a member of the national diving team...