KUALA LUMPUR: Good news awaits the country’s men’s and women’s 5-a-side (5s) hockey squads as the Ministry of Youth and Sports will be allocating funds for them soon.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh in a post on the Facebook page last night said allocations for the squads could not be given earlier as the Hockey5s World Cup 2024 in Muscat, Oman, was a new competition participated by the national hockey camp.
She said last year, the government had allocated RM5.63 million for the use of the national hockey team, including RM2,084,618 for the 20 players of the national men’s hockey squad and RM1,129,990 for 20 players of the national women’s squad.
Hannah said the 20 players of the national back-up team received RM1,315,783 while the 36 players playing for the indoor hockey team enjoyed an allocation of RM1,105,749.
The men’s 5s hockey had to be satisfied with runners up in the inaugural Hockey5s World Cup 2024 after losing 2-5 to the Netherlands in the finals at Hockey Oman Venue last night.
In the women’s competition, the national team finished sixth after losing 4-8 to Uruguay in the fifth-sixth place decider on Saturday (Jan 27). – BERNAMA
