A former national athlete has urged Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu to intervene in the Selangor Athletics Association (SAA), which was deregistered by the sports commissioner amid a leadership crisis.

In an open letter to the minister, award-winning high jumper Lee Hup Wei said the crisis is the reason he was not selected to compete in the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games) that will begin in Hanoi next week.

Lee (above) said as a senior athlete, he...