Before the nominations for the 5 EXCO members, Johnson Koh reminded that under ITF guidelines all associations are requested to involve gender participation.
The five committee members returned unopposed were:
- Mohd. Rashid Abdul Ghani – Keningau.
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Jamad Ahmad – Semporna.
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Madeezuan Madzi – Kuala Penyu.
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Mahmuddin Mohd  Onon – Kota Belud.
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Claire Godon – Kota Kinabalu (Female Nomination).
First is the official address of the association and the other is the appointment of an official to be in charge of a district that a registered association has not been formed or cancelled due to technical reasons but able to participate in the association’s tournaments.
The two important resolutions passed are:
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To write and pursue with the relevant authorities on the inclusion of tennis as a compulsory sports in any Malaysia Games (Sukma).
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To write and pursue with the relevant authorities on the appropriate SOP for tennis.
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Tennis should not be lumped together with badminton, squash and ping pong with the same SOP as tennis is completely different in terms of size of court, distancing specifications and an outdoor sports.
The AGM also passed a motion to thank past Sabah sports ministers and welcome the new sports minister. Same was also recorded for the permanent ministry secretaries.
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