Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria has clarified that his family members' attendance in the Paris Olympics had been part of his "personal allocation" and did not come under the team accreditation quota given to each National Olympic Committee (NOC).
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00:00Olympic Council of Malaysia, OCM President Tansri Norza Zakaria, has clarified that his
00:08family member's attendance at the Paris Olympics had been part of his personal allocation and
00:13did not come under the team accreditation quota given to each National Olympic Committee
00:18NOC.
00:19He said the International Olympic Committee provides additional accreditation cards for
00:23the President and Secretary General of each NOC, adding that his family was using this
00:29allocation, which allows them access to VIP seating areas.
00:34He added that he was doing pro bono work as President of OCM and the Badminton Association
00:39of Malaysia, and the attack on his family was absolutely unnecessary.
00:43Norza's wife and son were photographed sitting with him during the badminton men's doubles
00:48bronze medal match on Sunday.
00:51This led to an uproar among sports fans in the country after it was reported that men's
00:56singles player Lizzie Jia was denied the presence of a physiotherapist and sparring partner,
01:01while women's singles player Go Jinwei's coach, Nova Armada, could not be with her in Paris.