Kuala Lampur, Oct. 29 -- The Youth and Sports Ministry will not control athletes' choice of acceptable sportswear, Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman said today.

Malaysia's youngest minister told the Dewan Rakyat during Question Time that whether Muslim athletes preferred Shariah-compliant attire was an individual choice and his ministry would support their decision either way.

"We allow them to wear Shariah-compliant sportswear because, in the end, their contribution to the country is tremendous.

"That's why we will support them no matter what they wish to wear," Syed Saddiq said in his reply to Setiu MP (PAS) Shaharizukirnain Abd Kadir.

He added that many professional athletes who train six to seven days a week using the wrong or even less co...