KUALA LUMPUR: The involvement of women in local sports management is no longer something foreign, as many of them hold important leadership positions that spark and drive the excellence of Malaysian sports.

Their role gained further impetus when Hannah Yeoh was appointed as the Youth and Sports Minister at the end of 2022, making her the second woman to hold that position after Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said from 2004 to 2008.