COVID-19 | Starting Jan 4, approximately 700 national athletes can finally breathe a sigh of relief when they can resume their training in full force and not just a quarantine-based training.

National Sports Council (NSC) Athlete Division director Jefri Ngadirin, however, stressed that all athletes were still required to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19.

These national athletes comprise those in the podium and back-up...