Panels give athletes a bigger voice

Growing number of national sports associations' commissions are useful to: •Tackle wider range of issues •Serve as link to management • Cut down on miscommunication

Singapore silat exponents Sheik Farhan (right) and Shakir Juanda kissing Singapore Silat Federation chief executive Sheik Alau'ddin after winning world titles in Bali in December 2016. Shakir, head of Persisi's athletes' commission that was formed la
Singapore silat exponents Sheik Farhan (right) and Shakir Juanda kissing Singapore Silat Federation chief executive Sheik Alau'ddin after winning world titles in Bali in December 2016. Shakir, head of Persisi's athletes' commission that was formed last year, says there have been more exchanges and less segregation between the older and younger exponents. PHOTO: PERSISI
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Before the Singapore Silat Federation (Persisi) athletes' commission was formed last year, there was little interaction between the junior and senior athletes.

Since the commission was set up last April, however, its chairman Shakir Juanda has noticed that there has been more exchanges and less segregation between both groups.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on February 17, 2019, with the headline Panels give athletes a bigger voice. Subscribe