The Sarawak Amateur Athletics Association (SAAA) said today it was the prerogative of the states to honour athletes, including with a datukship, as a reward for their excellent performance in national or international sporting events.
"It is the states' prerogative. I don't see it is as a big issue," SAAA secretary Tham Siew Kai told Bernama in Kuching.
He was responding to the comment by Professor Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim in a Malay tabloid that datukships should be given to more experienced and mature individuals and that an award such as "Wira" (hero), for example, could be given to young athletes.
Too easy now
Khoo had said that with many being conferred the datukship nowadays, it would be perceived that it was easy to get a "Datuk" title.
Penang has conferred the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) award, which carries the title "Datuk", on Olympic badminton silver medallist Lee Chong Wei.
Squash queen Nicol Ann David has also received the DSPN.
news courtesy of Malaysiakini
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