Getting to know who the Women VP candidates are
A question by a state Hockey official, holding a key position for well over 18 years got me thinking.
The question that this obviously illiterate on Hockey official asked was as follows;
“ Who is this Lum Sau Fong.”
That got me thinking, if a person that has held a key position in Hockey for almost two decades does not know this icon, then dare we expect others to know!
So let’s try to do some comparison with regards to the women Vice Presidents nominees as for the men the numbers are still growing.
We have, a public knowledge, that four women have nominations for two positions in the MHC Executive Board.
The four are as follows : Datin Mary Sadiah, Rogayah Mohamad, Nik Zarah and Lum Sau Fong.
Let’s now figure out just who they are:
Datin Mary Sadiah
President of Sarawak Hockey Association that failed to send teams to the following national tournaments :
2015 Under 14 Boys and Girls Tournament
Msian Junior Hockey League Boys and Girls 2016
National Under 16 Boys and Girls 2016
Malaysian Hockey League 2016
Malaysian Hockey League 2017
Malaysian Junior Hockey League 2017
Tun Razak Cup Men 2017
Tun Razak Cup Women 2017
Malaysia Hockey League 2018
Malaysia Junior Hockey League 2018
Tun Razak Cup Men and Women 2018
National Under 14 Girls 2018
Malaysia Hockey League 2019
Malaysia Junior Hockey League 2019
Tun Razak Cup Men and Women 2019
Known to be soft spoken, little known about her Hockey background
Was appointed independent member but did not hold any portfolio in terms of chairperson of sub committees.
Rogayah Mohamad
A Vice President of Melaka Hockey Association ( Women)
A Technical Official who was Tournament Director of the recent National U16 in Kuantan
A senior assistant of a school in Melaka.
Served as a Deputy Chairperson of the LO for World League but went off overseas during tournament.
A friendly individual but does not have international knowledge on hockey.
Nik Zarah
An incumbent Vice President
Was a former Vice President of Terengganu Hockey Association.
Was largely responsible for the formation of the Terengganu Ladies Hockey Team
Chairperson of Hockey 5’s but no national tournament was held.
A former state hockey player that has knowledge on the sport.
Lum Sau Fong
Currently serves as Senior Manager Health & Wellness Unit, Community Engagement & Wellness Department, Centre of Expertise, Group Human Resource, TNB.
Was a member of the MHC Coaching Committee from 2015 to 2017.
Represented Malaysia U23 – 1979
National Team – 1982 – 1994
Captain – 1988 – 1994
As Captain, Won gold medal 1989 – Sea Games And silver at the 1993 – Sea Games
Also a member of the Asian Games 1982 bronze team.
Professional qualification : Sports Science (Management) 1995-1999
Masters In IT (Knowledge Management) 2000-2003
So there you have it, a brief information with regards to the four candidates.
So ask yourself who will best serve the interest of hockey if given the mandate!