She said the failure to effectively attract potential sponsors was because proposals sent to the parties concerned often included unnecessary matters, Bernama reported.

“If they are willing to spend (money), they want it to be used for sports development. They don’t want to see it (being) used to pay salaries or other unnecessary purposes.

“Just like we give sports matching grants of RM30-RM40 million a year, we have also made an assessment of their expenditure list.

“Sometimes there are things in their proposal that we don’t think are necessary,” she said in the Sambang podcast on the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia’s YouTube platform yesterday, without elaborating further.

On another matter, Yeoh described the RM1,000 sports tax relief for sports training fees as a game-changer for the country’s sports industry.

She said she was happy when the tax relief was extended to taxpayers’ parents from next year.

“If you are a taxpayer, not only do your children benefit but also your parents and grandparents. We want to have sports for all groups and this is a game-changer that we have been fighting for,” she said.

Meanwhile, when asked about her plans for 2025, Yeoh said she wanted to focus on developing the youths and Rakan Muda.

The ministry will also launch a nursery at the Kuala Lumpur Sports City for athletes with children.