1. ASPN 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
WOMEN AND SPORTS
CULTIVATING WOMEN’S SPORTS HABITS THROUGH THE EDUCATION POLICIES IN MALAYSIA
HASLINA ABDUL HAMID
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS MALAYSIA

2. GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN SPORTS
No specific policy to encourage women participation in sports as the sports policy and laws in place in Malaysia are gender neutral.
The current sports policy / programmes does not discriminate the participants in terms of gender or age. The participation and selection process is based on performance and merit.
Focus is on the aspect of Sports for All. Sports programmes including high performance sports are open to both qualified men and women.
The Ministry and its agency have taken effort to ensure that the needs of a female sports person is taken into consideration based on the society’s values, requirement of the sports, facilities and other relevant aspects.

3. PROMOTING SPORTS AT SCHOOL

4. SPORTS AT SCHOOL
Ministry of Education is responsible for cultivating the interest of students in sports activities by:
providing opportunities for teaching and learning of physical education to all school children;
Developing and coordinating sports activities at school levels;
Integrate sports in the school curriculum; and
Develop mechanism to assess the physical achievement level of all students.

5. 1STUDENT 1SPORT POLICY Launched and implemented in 2011
Involvement of all students in at least 1 sport
Focus is on students who are less or not active in sports
Through physical education classes, students are exposed to multilateral skills as a base for sports involvement
Physical education classes are compulsory and conducted twice a week in schools

6. TALENT IDENTIFICATION (TID)
Key to accelerate sports development in the country and raise interest in sports at the grassroots level
Conducted at district, state and national level
TID Involves 12 sports
2,000 students are involved at
the national level
The National Sports Association is involved in selecting student athletes to be placed in the State and Malaysian Sports Schools

7. MALAYSIAN SPORTS SCHOOLSNO
SCHOOL 1
Bukit Jalil Sports School 2
Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School 3
Malaysian Sports School Pahang 4
Malaysian Sports School Terengganu 5
Malaysian Sports School Sabah

8. STATE SPORTS SCHOOLS NO SEKOLAH 7 SMK Za’aba, Negeri Sembilan 8
SMK Seri Kota, Malacca 9
SMK Tun Hussein Onn, Johore 10
SMK Seberang Temerloh, Pahang 11
SMK Bukit Nenas, Terengganu 12
SMK Putera, Kelantan 13
SMK Datuk Peter Mojutin, Sabah 14
SMK Mutiara, Labuan 15
SMK Tabuan Jaya, Sarawak NO
SEKOLAH 1
SMK Syed Hassan, Perlis 2
SMK Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kedah 3
SMK Mutiara Impian, Penang 4
SMK Gunung Rapat, Perak 5
SMK Seksyen 11, Selangor 6
SMK Seri Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
SPORTS DIVISION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA

9. SPORTS IN MALAYSIA
The main driver for sports in Malaysia is the Ministry of Youth and Sports that promotes and facilitates the development of sports in the country.
The Ministry is assisted by the agencies :
National Sports Council – high performance sports
National Sports Institute – scientific aspects of sports
Commissioner of Sports – Regulate sports associations
Sports Associations and Bodies.
Sports promotion and development in Malaysia is guided by the Sports Development Act 1997 and the National Sports Policy 2009 that aims to promote and facilitate the development and administration of sports in Malaysia

10. POLICY OVERVIEW
The National Sports Policy aims to create a “Sports Culture” by encompassing the spirit of “Sports for All”, High Performance Sports and Sports as an industry.
The Policy also aims to strengthen national integration through the comprehensive participation of society and achieving excellence at the international level.
Sports is accorded the same recognition, respect and encouragement as other social sectors in order to achieve the objectives of national development, unity and continued stability.

11. MALAYSIAN FEMALE SUPERSTAR IN SPORTS
Kelly Tan - Golf
Pandalela Rinong - Diving
Nur Shazrin - Sailing
Vivian Hoo & Wong Khe
Wei – Badminton
Nicol David - Squash
Fatehah Mustafa - Cycling
Farah Ann - Gymnastic
Shalin Dzulkifli - Bowling
Goh Jin Wei – Badminton

12. STATISTICS OF ATHLETES PARTICIPATION & MEDAL ACHIEVEMENT IN 29TH SEA GAMES, KUALA LUMPUR 2017
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
470
345
815
MEDAL ACHIEVEMENT
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
351
239
590
145 92 86
323

13. THANK YOU