MTA Ad-Hoc Committee chairman Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja'afar said with the crisis entering its fifth year, the committee, formed in April after the MTA's re-suspension by the Sports commissioner, has held seven meetings and its 15 members had agreed to the new MTA.
"The 15-member committee want to end this crisis for the development of the sport in this country," said Tunku Imran who is also president of Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
MTA, which comes under the affiliation of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), was de-registered by the then Sports Commissioner, Tan Sri Elyas Omar on May 6, 2005 for hindering the development of the sport and in the public interest as provided under Section 20 (1) (e) of the Sports Development Act 1997.
The MTA later pursued the matter in court but was subsequently reinstated by former Youth and Sports minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on July 5, 2007.
However, some officials who were not happy with the reinstatement of MTA, filed a complaint with the SC's office and Datuk Nik Mahmud Nik Yusof who succeeded Elyas, once again de-registered MTA.
The Ad-Hoc committee comprises representatives from two factions, MTA and its affiliates, Malaysian Taekwondo Federation (MTF) and Malaysian Taekwondo Clubs Associations (MTCA), Grand Masters Association, National Sports Council, Youth and Sports ministry and Education ministry.
"We are progressing positively and will re-launch the new MTA entity either in July or August after amendments have been made to MTA's previous constitution, by-laws, and membership enrolments," he said after chairing a meeting with 184 taekwondo instructors nationwide at the OCM Indoor Sports Complex, here, Tuesday.
With the MTA problems approaching an imminent end, taekwondo is expected to be included in the 2010 SUKMA in Melaka.
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