She told a press conference after reporting for duty at Menara KBS here today she had no intention of disrupting the athletes’ preparation by making sudden changes.

“I have no intention of introducing new programmes, I want to hear from the athletes first and find a way to strengthen the existing programmes.

“They can continue with their existing programmes. If we keep changing the direction, it will be difficult for them to follow,” she said.

Yeoh also expressed the need for transparency in carrying out responsibility and accountability in spending.

“If there is a need, we will display (online) who and which association receives allocations so that there is transparency and everyone knows where the budget goes to, and what it is spent for,” she said.

She said she believed her experience as deputy women, family and community development minister, during which she was also involved in drafting the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021, would help her in the tabling of the proposed Safe Sports Act.

She said she would hear from the management first, and priority would be given to the areas based on their findings.

Yeoh also said she would focus on ensuring that sports were accessible for everyone, providing safe space for athletes, and collaborating with other ministries on issues involving youth, without marginalising those who were not academically successful.