[h=1]SG ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION'S LETTERS OF DEMAND PUSHING POLE VAULTERS TO CONSIDER QUITTING[/h]
Post date:
19 May 2014 - 6:11pm
National Pole Vaulters Rachel Yang and Sean Lim are considering quitting the sport all together after a series of disagreements with the Singapore Athletics Association (SAA).
The issue now is the fact that the SAA had issued a letter of demand to Rachel Yang just 2 days before she and fellow pole vaulter Sean Lim were scheduled to compete at the Busan International Pole Vault Meet.
The letter was a warning demanding that Ms Yang withdraw comments which were deemed defamatory against the SAA Chief of Sports Development and Performance, Asmah Hanim, and post an apology. If she failed to comply, the SAA explained that they would be pursing legal action against her.
The letter, which was received just before Ms Yang and close friend Mr Lim were supposed to compete affected their concentration and motivation. Ultimately, both Ms Yang and Mr Lim were unable to clear their opening jumps at the Busan Meet.
The 32 year old had explained that she was planning to do well at the upcoming SEA games before retiring from the sport but she felt that now, with all this drama, she and Sean Lim were considering quitting all together.
Her husband and coach, David Yeo is also considering stopping coaching thanks to all this negativity from the SAA.
The whole dispute was started over an administrative error on the part of SAA earlier this year which caused Ms Yang to almost not be able to participate in the Busan Meet in South Korea. While the issue was eventually resolved so that she could participate, Ms Yang had been critical of the SAA and Asmah on facebook.
She since removed her comments about Asmah and her husband had apologised to the SAA 's Chief of Sports Development and Performance but Ms Yang had not issued an apology on facebook as demanded.
Based on this, the SAA had issued the second letter to Ms Yang on Thursday, just 2 days before her competition on Saturday.
Ms Yang said that she stood by her comments saying that they are facts and are therefore not defamatory.
The SAA president maintains that Ms Yang had made defamatory remarks and that she is being 'immature' to use quitting as a threat to the association.
It would appear that the SAA, the association supposed to be in charge to promoting sporting in Singapore is actually just making life difficult for local athletes.
Instead of supporting Ms Yang during her international meet, they sent her legal letters and distracted her from her competitions.
Post date:
19 May 2014 - 6:11pm
National Pole Vaulters Rachel Yang and Sean Lim are considering quitting the sport all together after a series of disagreements with the Singapore Athletics Association (SAA).
The issue now is the fact that the SAA had issued a letter of demand to Rachel Yang just 2 days before she and fellow pole vaulter Sean Lim were scheduled to compete at the Busan International Pole Vault Meet.
The letter was a warning demanding that Ms Yang withdraw comments which were deemed defamatory against the SAA Chief of Sports Development and Performance, Asmah Hanim, and post an apology. If she failed to comply, the SAA explained that they would be pursing legal action against her.
The letter, which was received just before Ms Yang and close friend Mr Lim were supposed to compete affected their concentration and motivation. Ultimately, both Ms Yang and Mr Lim were unable to clear their opening jumps at the Busan Meet.
The 32 year old had explained that she was planning to do well at the upcoming SEA games before retiring from the sport but she felt that now, with all this drama, she and Sean Lim were considering quitting all together.
Her husband and coach, David Yeo is also considering stopping coaching thanks to all this negativity from the SAA.
The whole dispute was started over an administrative error on the part of SAA earlier this year which caused Ms Yang to almost not be able to participate in the Busan Meet in South Korea. While the issue was eventually resolved so that she could participate, Ms Yang had been critical of the SAA and Asmah on facebook.
She since removed her comments about Asmah and her husband had apologised to the SAA 's Chief of Sports Development and Performance but Ms Yang had not issued an apology on facebook as demanded.
Based on this, the SAA had issued the second letter to Ms Yang on Thursday, just 2 days before her competition on Saturday.
Ms Yang said that she stood by her comments saying that they are facts and are therefore not defamatory.
The SAA president maintains that Ms Yang had made defamatory remarks and that she is being 'immature' to use quitting as a threat to the association.
It would appear that the SAA, the association supposed to be in charge to promoting sporting in Singapore is actually just making life difficult for local athletes.
Instead of supporting Ms Yang during her international meet, they sent her legal letters and distracted her from her competitions.
