KUALA LUMPUR: Outgoing BA of Malaysia (BAM) technical director Morten Frost reiterated on Tuesday that the reasons for his sudden resignation from the national body were personal, and will remain that way.
Frost, who tendered his resignation last week, also clarified that it was not due to a series of bad performances this year, namely at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland; the Kuala Lumpur Sea Games (KL2017); and the Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia earlier in May.
"I have no regrets, but I am sad," said the 59-year-old Dane, who is leaving the national setup for the second time after having an earlier stint in the late 90s.
"I cited personal reasons in my resignation and it will remain personal.
"I will, however, say that it is not because of bad results this year. In fact, this is sports, and there will be ups and downs.
"We had a great year in 2016, probably the best in BAM's history and I am proud to have been a part of it.
"It's unfortunate that we missed some by a whisker this year, and that made a lot of difference. Of course, the only downside this year was that men's doubles Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong failed to do well at the World Championships," he said.
On Monday, BAM president Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria announced that the national body had accepted Frost's resignation after chairing the Coaching and Training (C&T) committee meeting at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara here.
The sudden development, however, has raised a lot of questions, as Frost's initial contract was supposed to run till after the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.
The grapevine has it that it was due to Frost's recent decision to reveal the split of 2016 Rio Olympic Games silver medallists V Shem-Wee Kiong prior to the C&T meeting, which is seen as overstepping his boundaries.
Frost's fallout with former world No 1 Datuk Lee Chong Wei this year is also viewed as a possible reason behind his decision to leave.
Following Frost's decision to quit, all five head coaches will now report directly to the C&T committee.
On whether he believes that the move is the best for Malaysian badminton, Frost said: "I don't know, but I think BAM should hire a new technical director. To have someone as the person between the head coaches and the C&T."
He also said that he has not thought of future plans, but feels he is still good to go for another 10 years.
"I actually love Malaysia, and not many people know that. It has been a good two-and-a-half years and I have enjoyed them.
"I turn 60 in April next year, and I think I still have it in me to make the best of this body for another 10 years," he said.