: The Youth and Sports Ministry is in the final stage of developing the Sports Industry Plan which outlines strategies and initiatives to benefit the sports industry sector and, thus, provide returns to the country’s economy., also chairman of the Sports Development Cabinet Committee, said the matter was brought up at the Cabinet Committee Meeting on Sports Development No 1/2024 which he chaired today.
Meanwhile, he said the meeting also agreed with the implementation of strategic collaboration between the Anti-Doping Agency Malaysia and the KBS with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Health in Anti-Doping Education. Ahmad Zahid said all ministries must play their respective roles in improving the sports programmes, facilities and equipment to accommodate the expected demographic changes in the country, which is expected to achieve an ageing population status by 2030.
He said the meeting is also a platform which can, hopefully, resolve all sports-related issues effectively.