00:00A state athletics leader breaks the silence.
00:03Bad Zilbakar has become the first state athletics leader to speak out on the Malaysia athletics crisis, calling for accountability
00:11at the top.
00:12The former deputy president of the Malaysia Athletics Federation said the dispute now threatens the sport's credibility and warned that
00:19athletes would suffer if it continues.
00:21He said failure to comply with world athletics rules could trigger sanctions, including suspension from international competitions such as the
00:30Asian Games, World Championships and Olympics.
00:33Bad Zil called on Malaysia Athletics President Karim Ibrahim to step down voluntarily and urged Secretary General Noor Hayati Karim
00:41to resign over her handling of correspondence from world athletics.
00:45He said the executive council was unaware of a key letter for about 42 days after it was received in
00:52January, a delay that limited discussion and forced a late response ahead of the deadline.
00:58Bad Zil also pointed to the council's role in approving a constitutional amendment introducing a five-year cap on suspensions,
01:06allowing Karim to return despite a court of arbitration for sport ruling upholding his ineligibility.
01:12The crisis centers on whether Malaysia Athletics Constitution aligns with world athletics rules which require ineligible individuals to be barred.
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