Silver on the pitch, insurance off the mark | Timesport On The Beat

About this episode

The episode discusses the national women's sevens team's achievement and the challenges they face regarding athlete stability and insurance.

Timesport’s Fadhli Ishak sat down with national women’s sevens head coach Faiz Samsukhidhir and team manager Tan Thiam Jin (TJ) to discuss the team’s historic SEA Games silver medal, the push for greater athlete career stability, and the urgent need to address the medical insurance gap in high-risk contact sports.

People in this episode

Host: Fadhli Ishak

Guests: Faiz Samsukhidhir, Tan Thiam Jin

Topics covered

• women's sports
• athlete career stability
• medical insurance
• contact sports
• SEA Games

Keywords

• women's sevens
• SEA Games silver medal
• athlete career stability
• medical insurance
• contact sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SEA Games

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