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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Dedicated and passionate sports teachers, a dying breed

Dedicated and passionate sports teachers, a dying

breed

apakhabartv Sport October 27, 2023 4 Minutes

TEACHERS play a crucial role in the development of sports. It cannot be denied that many sportsmen and women of yesteryear rose to great heights from the foundation laid by these dedicated and passionate coach-teachers.

Teachers would pick up students from their homes for training. Also, ferry them to matches. Give them pocket- money, using funds from, yes, their own pockets. This gesture was an enabler. Children from poor families were able to take up sports. These sports teachers are known to spend long hours on the field coaching without any remuneration.

Additionally, this special breed of ‘sports teachers’ from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s often acted as talent scouts, coaches, counselors, and mentors.

*Kedah Sports Personalities Recognition night was organized by former members of the Garuda Athletics Club six years ago.*

They had the heart and soul for sports and did their share for development.

They had given time, money, and passion to groom thousands of future national athletes and icons.

This special breed of teachers has slowly dwindled, and presently, there are only a handful of such dedicated teachers. It is one of the reasons for the smaller number of talented students coming from schools.

Among the various reasons why teachers of late have been blamed for not having the same commitment to sports, include lack of rewards, schools not being interested in sports, education taking precedence, teachers concentrating on tuition, and a diminishing number of school fields.

Of course, we have sports schools with teachers who are trained coaches in various sports, and in all fairness to the Ministry of Education (MOE), they are trying their best to make sports relevant in the education system.

There are a significant number of school teachers and coaches involved in district training centres, which cover core sports such as football, hockey, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, sepak takraw, athletics, archery, bowling, and badminton.

Then there are development programs in the form of leagues and circuits for sports such as football, athletics, hockey, and netball.

There is the Malaysian School Sports Council (MSSM) sports calendar, which involves 24 sports. It involves Under-12, Under-15, and Under-18 boys and girls.

Top athletes from MSSM are then selected for Asean, Asian, and world age-group tournaments.

These athletes are mostly from sports schools. This amplifies the issue of the shrinking talent-pool. Schools that used to be reservoirs of talent for various sports seem to have ceased generating talents.

Golden days are gone, and basically, it all boils down to the lack of dedicated and passionate teachers.

Today, while we have numbers to show that we have trained coach teachers, the end product does not correspond, as most of these teachers just hold certificates and are not really interested in sports or have never been sports-oriented themselves. As I see it, their dedication and passion are questionable.

I recall the names of school teachers from my schooling and early days of reporting, which may not ring a bell to the current generation, but I would like to pay tribute to them, some of whom have passed on.

Among them are Gerald Rozells, Bernard Khoo, Philip Adolphus, Kirubakatan Rokk, David Fernandez, and Ahmad Shafie (football), Lionel Rajamoney, Michael Perry, and C. Ramanathan, T. Krishnan, Rennie Martin, A. Tripadi, S. Sivapragasam, Tan Choo Mong, T. Thiruselvam, Marina Chin, N. Nadarajah (athletics), Brian Foennader, Louis Rodriques, Vincent Fernandez, S. Sivapathsundram, Malek Khiew, Teng Cheng Leong, Pritam Singh Sandhu, Gurdial Singh, Clifford Sequerah (hockey), B. Rajakulasingham, Indran, B. Sathiasivam, R. Ratnasingam, Jimi Chai (cricket), Aladad Khan (multiple sports), Mui Fatt Chai, Goh Yea Yen (badminton), Wong Tong Poh (swimming), Phua Seng Tiong, Ung Ket Chow (rugby) and the list goes on.

Six years ago in Alor Star, a Kedah Sports Personalities Recognition night was organized by former members of the Garuda Athletics Club, headed by former sports writer J. Naidu. Naidu was always on the go, churning out articles. He was athletic coach who trained school children. Naidu and his soulmates honoured several teachers.

Many of these teachers are still actively involved in coaching despite being retired.

Naidu is organizing a reunion on Nov 4 in Alor Setar, and around 60 people who attended the award ceremony will be meeting over dinner to reminisce about the good old days.

In recent times, there have been a fair share of dedicated teachers, among whom are K. Sukumaran, P. Gansesmoorthy, C. Nadarajan, Md Yazid Yahaya, Sidan Harun, Mat Jusoh Saat, Khairul Annuar Khairuddin (football), S. Arunandy, Khoo Boon Keat, A. Vellurajan, K. Segeran Nair, Tan Eng Hui, R. Magendran, Pritam Kaur (athletics), S. Sasitheran, R. Vivekananda, N. Ghananathan, K. Sunderasan, Tejar Singh, Yap Gark Soo, Mokhtar Baharuddin, Durai Raj and Douglas Gomez (hockey), Mazlan Ahmad (swimming), Guana Seagarn Sammuel, Yasmin Othman, Nahar Desa, Madeline Parril, Khairul Mohtar, Anita Abdullah, Doris Selvi Thomas, Mathialagan, Abdul Rahman Besar (bowling) to name a few.

It is impossible to credit everyone because there are those who shy away from publicity or work in remote places, while some are never recognised because others take their glory.

To these sports teachers and the many more not mentioned, a standing ovation and salute are in order.

Is there a chance to see this breed of teachers resurface again and give us glorious moments to cherish?

I doubt because, sadly, times have changed. Priorities are different, and above all, passionate and dedicated teachers are a dying breed.

*It is impossible to credit everyone because there are those who shy away from publicity or work in remote places, while some are never recognised because others take their glory.*

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

SOLO DOES IT SOLO FOR ARUL

Exclusive by Tony Mariadass in Dublin, Ireland

apakhabartv Uncategorized July 20, 2023 6 Minutes

Solo does it solo for Arul

There is an age-old saying ‘Behind Every Great Man Is A Great Woman’ and it cannot better describe national hockey coach Anthoni Arul Selvaraj’s wife, former national athlete, Soloseeni Krishnan.

This expression originated sometime in the first half of the 1900s. People use it to try to give recognition to the wives or mothers of successful men. This is because the women often helped the men in their lives a lot, but their work went unrecognised.

Arul, named the ‘Coach of the Year’ on Sunday, the 49-year-old former national player, who had set up his home in Dublin, Ireland 15 years ago, indeed owes a great deal to Solo, as his wife is affectionately known, as he uprooted himself from Dublin as a hockey coach to a couple of countries before landing back in Malaysia.

Solo, when I met her and her eldest daughter Tharine in Dublin last week, where I was a technical official for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) for their Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage Group A in Ireland, this is what she had to say about Arul being away from home: “Since 2012 August, up to now, he has been in and out of the country.

“He came back home for good in 2019 September but unfortunately early 2020 the Covid-19 lockdown happened, and he lost his income. Fortunately he got this offer as head coach for men’s team in Malaysia, and he grabbed the opportunity. Otherwise he would have jobless until 2021, when match only over here when hockey resumed and other business as well up, running as usual.”

Solo said it was a tough decision for her to allow Arul to take up the offer in Malaysia, as she had to manage the three girls – Tharine, Erin and Deepa – all by herself and bring them up to the best of her ability and Arul’s strict demands how the girls should be brought up.

“Arul is a humble and simple man, but a disciplinarian with great values towards life. He wanted to bring the girls up that way,” said the former athlete whose pet event was 800m.

Solo loves the quote: Life is a balance between holding on and letting go – Rumi-, and has given her best to balance well and holding on.

“I think I have managed well and been supportive of Arul, and glad that I played my role, although it was difficult at the start,” said Solo who has competed in the 1988 Commonwealth Games in KL, the Chiangmai (1995) and Jakarta (1997) Sea Games in 800m and 4 X 400 quartet.

But it was hockey which was her first love and represented Negri Sembilan, her home town, where she led a simple life as an estate girl at the Kirby Estate, where her parents worked (father as a carpenter and mother as a rubber tapper).

The ninth of ten children, Solo used to help her mother during her rubber tapping rounds.

“Being brought up in a poor family, where values of life was utmost important from my parents, helped me a great deal in bringing up my children.

“Arul has thought the children to always be humble, respect everyone and never value life with material things or money.

“Here daily we past churches, temples and even mosques and he has thought the children, always to take bow when we pass, as a mark of respect.”

Having met Tharine twice – once when he came back with Arul for a short vacation and in Dublin last week, indeed Arul and Solo have raised a respectful and warm person, who was a delight to be with.

Arul’s two other children Erin and Deepa, are currently on a short break with him here and Solo will be here next month for prayers for her late mother who passed away recently but was unable to attend the funeral.

The next question to her was that with a sporting genes parents, if any of the daughters were into sports.

“All are into sports in school, but except for Erin, the others just took it was a recreational sports,” said Solo who also represented Negri Sembilan in hockey at Sukma and inter-state.

“Erin is into athletics and I train her personally, but athletics is not big here and hardly gets any big competition. If she keeps up her interest, then maybe we have to look into other opportunities to pursue her athletics career.

Solo’s involvement with athletics was because she took it as a challenge to represent the nation after she was dropped as a 17-year-old for the national women’s hockey team for the Singapore 1993 Sea Games.

“I was upset, although I was only 17, felt that I was good to make the squad and was unjustly dropped. It was then I quit hockey and moved on to athletics,” said Solo with a tinge of sadness but full of pride and joy that he took the challenge and managed to represent the nation in another sport – athletics.

“I took the next 18 months seriously and qualified as an athlete for the 1995 Chiangmai Sea Games.

“I am a fighter and work hard to achieve what I set out to do. And I suppose it is these traits that help me manage the home here in Dublin, although Arul was not around.

“Hockey was my passion and wanted to represent the nation to follow the footsteps of my older late sister (Deviswarry) by five years to me, who represented the national women’s hockey team at the 1989 and 1991 Sea Games and Asian Games.”

Deviswarry, a mother of three, passed on at the age of 49 after short illness.

“Devi was in the limelight in hockey as a school girl when the Kirby School won the Negri Sembilan State championship.

“Naturally, I wanted to follow her footsteps and when it did not happen, I was determined to became a national athlete in a different sports.”

Solo said she was asked to switch to athletics as early as her schooldays when she trained with her King George V School hockey team and the late Negri and later national athletics coach, JV Jayan spotted her, when he had athletic training at the school field after her hockey training.

“Coach Jayan asked me many times to switch to athletics as he said he saw the potential in me. But was so focused on hockey, that I declined the offer.

“But after being dropped for the national hockey team in 1993, I decided it was athletics for me and took it up seriously to full fill me dream to become a national athlete.”

Solo said besides Jayan he had to thank many former athletes and coaches who made her athletics career take off.

“Besides recommending me for a job with Maybank, which was big into athletics at that time, many coaches groomed me too.

“Among them include Sitheravellu Sathasivam, Stanley Sreedheran, Murugiah, Nur Herman Majid,Harun Rashid, late Mohd Hanifah Nasir, R. Jeganathan to name a few.

“At the national level, the late Pavel Litovvhenko (passed away 2010) guided me a great deal, while wife, Liliya (Russian Olympian middle-distance runner who was the silver medalist in the 800m at the 1992 Olympics) who was in Malaysia with her husband, personally helped me to become a better athlete.

“I am still in touch with her who is in Moscow coaching the tennis team.”

Solo’s personal best at the 800m was set in 1997 at the Chinese Taipei Open where she clocked 2.07.88 which was just off the current national record (2.07.44) set by Josephine Mary Singarayar at the 1986 at the Seoul Asian Games.

Other impressive records Solo achieved Negri Sembilan Sportswoman of the Year in 1997, Sportswomen national inter-bank in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and hold several records at the state meet championships till now.

Fellow athletes she used to train with include the likes of Nur Herman, Kenny Martin, Yusri Sijam, Azliy Izahar, Ratimalar, Mogan Rajoo and Vasu Subramaniam.

“So it has not been a bed of roses for me all along and have been brought up to fight hard for whatever I wanted to achieve even against the odds, and I am glad that I have come this far.

“Not bad for an estate girl now living in Dublin, married to a famous hockey coach and have three beautiful children uh,” asked Solo with a burst of laughter with her daughter giving her the looks.

Indeed, Solo has done well and can be proud of herself and when she celebrates her 50th birthday on Wednesday (July 26), she certainly can look back with her achievement with pride and joy.

Happy birthday Solo and Arul must surely be very proud and lucky to have you as his woman in his life.

Solo passing the baton to third runner G.Shanti

Solo’s accreditation card for the Chingmai Sea Games in 1995

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

TALENT TAP WAITING TO BE TAPPED

TALENT SCOUTING THE WAY FORWARD

By Tony Mariadass

PHILIPPINES, former Gintong Alay executive director, Michael Keon, hit nail on is the ill of sports in many developing countries including Malaysia - lack of talent scouting.

Keon, who was largely responsible for the rise of Philippines sports through his Gintong Alay project in the the 80s, gave his unsolicited advice to Philippines Sports Commission (PSC) chairman, Richard Bachmann, after the former paid tribute to the greatest athlete he has ever produced from the grassroots program - the late Lydia deVega-Mercado.

It was reported in The Philippine Star today, Keon the incumbent mayor of Laoag City, had emphasised PSC that concentration should paid to talent scouting, in during his tribute speech for De Vega-Mercado, who elevated by the Philippines Sportswriters Association to Hall of Fame status during its awarding rites at a leading hotel on Monday night.

De Vega-Mercado, the fasted Asian Women for eight years - 1982-1990 (holder of 100m with 11.28s in Sea Games - 1987, 1991,1993 - and 200mm- 23.25second - from 1981, 1983,1987 and 1993 - and Asian Games two gold medalist (1983 last year after battling with cancer.

“There’s so much talent in Philippines sports and that is why when chairman of PSC came to visit me in Laoag, we talked to one another about what is most important when it comes to Philippines sports now and I made suggestion to him that PSC along with National Sports Associations (NSAs) should concentrate in talent scouting,” Keon had said in his speech.

“There is so of much talent in this country that falls through the cracks of the system and it’s really sad, so this is why I suggested to him (Bachmann) and I believe he is listening to me and he would initiate talent scouting,” he added.

Proof of the pudding was Keon’s Gintong Alay product, De Vega-Mercado, who at a tender age 16 years in 1980, or the year after the creation of the fabled Gintong Alay, bettered the Philippine, South Asian and Asian Games records in one memorable run in the UAAP versus Gintong Alay meet, reported The Philippine Star.

De Vega-Mercado went on to win two goal medals in the Asian Games, four in the Asian Athletics championships and nine in the Sea Games and set numerous records that cemented her status as one of best, if not the best, athletes Philippines had produced.

And Keon believed De Vega-Mercado could have won more.

“If Lydia had continued to train from 16 to 24 years old, she could have easily broken 50 seconds which could have won her an Olympic medal and have been an Olympic champion for me.

“In fact, India’s PT Usha, Lydia’s greatest rival, won the Olympic bronze medal inn the 400m hurdles,” Keon had added.

Indeed, there is so much truth in Keon’s concern of lack of talent scouting, which is not only a concern for the Philippines but in Malaysia too.

Malaysia has headed towards getting possible short term success with their naturalised programme especially in football where at least 20 players have been granted citizenship since 2015, whereas in the Malaysian Football League (MFL) there is easily 110 foreign players on parade - where each team is allowed to register 9 players - with only five allowed to be fielded at any one time (three plus one Asian n One Asean player.

Hockey and basketball too, has foreign players plying their trade in league and many other sports are following suit and matter of time others join the bandwagon of football’s way.

Malaysia is certainly not lacking in talent and there is abundance in the country, especially in East Malaysia, East Coast and Northern States.

Problem is that these talented players are not found, neglected or find it hard to get into the main stream of action.

Above all, Malaysia sports lacks talent scouting culture.

Yes, we have had random talent scouting programme done by the National Sports Council and National Sports Institute, spending millions for findings and hiring individuals to conduct the programme, but in the end did not produce the wanted results.

NSAs who should be the ones doing the talent scouting, have remained dormant.

Ex Internationals Associations for many sports have been time and again been reminded to play a key role in talent scouting, but they themselves have not been fully committed to the idea or blaming NSAs for not giving them the opportunity.

A more concerted effort is indeed needed from all quarters, if they are still passionate about raising the standard of Malaysian sports and giving Malaysian sportsmen and women the opportunity to realise their true potential.

There is no need to look for foreign talent because Malaysia is a multi-racial country and gifted that we have different strength from the various races - Malay, Chinese, Indian, Sikhs, Eurasian and not to mention the various ethnic groups we have in Malaysia - and combined together we will have a international strength team, without looking for foreign athletes.

Let’s stop trying to get short-term success and instead work on a long-term solution with long term programme over a minimum of one Olympic cycle but two definitely better, and it must be a continuous programme.

But first, let us scout the talent which is waiting to be tapped to give Malaysian sports a better future and reason to cheer for.

Friday, December 31, 2021

ANOTHER NEW YEAR BUT SAME OLD SONG FOR MALAYSIAN SPORTS

ANOTHER NEW YEAR WITH A BROKEN RECORD

By Tony Mariadass

FOR as long as Malaysian sports try to achieve success through short term programmes, incompetent sports officials making key decisions with personal agendas as their priority, constant changes to programmes, coaches not having their say, external interferences, foreign coaches being bounced back and forth because of indecisiveness and a whole lot of decisions which are questionable, we will be facing disappointments over and over.

The problem in Malaysian sports is at the top. We need to make drastic changes where it needs to be done to put things right and wait for success.

Nothing happens over night and no magic wand can give you instant results.

Even long-term programmes planned by some associations are soon forgotten and want overnight results.

There is no short cut to success. Only hardwork, proper planning with the right qualified personnel helming programmes, with no interference, one or two Olympic cycles planning, patience, determination, proper and fair selection with the best players being given the opportunity – which means combing the length and breath of the country with more than 30 million population to look for new, the best and young talent to be given the opportunity - will there be a flicker of hope to see Malaysian sports make a turn around for the better.

It is pointless coming out with beautiful roadmaps, all looking great on paper and impressive launches, but not implemented with same vigour and commitment and more often these plans collecting dust on the shelves in some corner.

Talent scouting by ex-internationals for all sports should be immediately implemented to search for talent at every nook and corner of Malaysia.

Foreign players to be naturalised is NOT the answer.

Yes. sports these days is borderless. Maybe at worst we can resort to mixed parentage players, but it should be done with proper scrutiny and done by technical officials and not team managers and agents, who more often are more interested in the money they can earn with these dealings.

And national sports bodies alone cannot be held responsible for the ills of Malaysian sports.

The national bodies can come up with elaborate programmes, but the implementation of these programmes largely is the responsibility of the affiliates – besides states, districts, schools and even at the grassroot with the academies playing a huge role. It is collective effort.

It is pointless collecting data or making selections, but only to collect dust and not utilised.

Analysis and recommendations must be done by qualified technical officials and not team managers who hold a string of posts in their national body, which clearly makes their report a conflict of interest.

In fact, in many cases team managers have been the cause for the failure of teams but in their reports which is supposed to be transparent, switch the blame to everything and everybody else, but themselves.

There have been cases where team managers who are hardly qualified in the game make decision and get involved in line-ups and sometimes even naming players into the squad, both local, naturalised and mix-parentage.

Some heads of associations who have been dragged through mud for their incompetency in managing their state or national associations, still hold on to their post and even stand for elections in political parties.

Sports associations for many has become a platform to promote themselves and achieve their personal agenda rather than look into the promotion of the sports and taking it to the next level.

Failure after failure, controversy after controversy and incompetency, never sees them shun the limelight to continue to hold on to their sports portfolios.

Some even are heads of several sports bodies and more often is seen as a conflict of interest. But do they care?

And who are we to blame for this sad scenario in their Malaysian sports? None other than the affiliates who vote them in because of favours, positions and money promised.

How can Malaysian sports have any proper continuity, vision, or direction, when we have three Sports Ministers in one term!

Each one comes with their own agenda and the ones to suffer are the sports associations and athletes.

Some have even quit or prefer to be independent sportsmen or women because of all these uncertainties at the highest level.

Sports Associations themselves must start to stand on their own feet and manage their association like a company.

They cannot depend on the Ministry of Sports or National Sports Council (NSC) to be funding all their programmes and training of their athletes.

As National Sports Association (NSAs) they are responsible for their sports.

Any aid from NSC’s is welcome but that should not be their sole source of funding for their programmes and activities.

It is pointless in complaining that NSC is holding court when it comes to the training of their respective sports’ athletes, when the NSA’s themselves surrender to them.

Malaysian sports need a drastic overhaul immediately for it to have any hope in the future.

But are the National bodies, NSAs and the affiliates ready to make the bold move and change?

If not, stop mourning, groaning, and complaining and just accept that Malaysian sports is doomed.

A Very Happy New Year and sports bodies if you are making a resolution, make the right one that makes a difference. Otherwise, just sit back and continue to enjoy the ills of Malaysian sports.

Continue to look for excuses for the poor performances and blame it on Covid-19, the weather, lack of funding etc., as other nations with lesser means continue to soar and embarrass us.

The choice is yours. Either we move forward to year 22 or go back to 20!

Sunday, December 20, 2020

VETERAN ATHLETICS OFFICIAL, VEGI CALLS IT A DAY

Vegi, Mr Athletics of Malaysia and King of Roads, passes the baton on

Iconic veteran athletic official and administrator, Datuk S. Vegiyathuman Thevar, or popularly known among the athletics circle as ‘Vegi’, called it quits because of poor health on Saturday after being involved with the sports for 42 years.

Vegi who turned 78 on Aug 5, did not contest for president’s post for a second term at the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Athletics Association (FTKLAA) Biennial General Meeting on Saturday and the baton has been passed on to former middle-distance athlete and Malaysian Masters Athletics Association (MMAA) patron, Datuk Seri (Dr) V. Pulainthiran, uncontested.

Vegi was the general secretary of FTKLAA from 1985 to 2016 and became president from 2017 taking over from another veteran athletics coach and official Leslie Armstrong.

Vegi was the Board member of Malaysian Athletics Federation for the past 30 years and the national walking Committee chairman for the past 17 years.

MMAA president, S. Sivapragsam was the only other new face to the FTKLAA lineup in the BGM. Sivaparagsam came in as vice-president to replace Lt. Com (Rtd) S. Anthonysamy who did not contest.

“Due to my poor health currently, I felt it is best that I pass the baton to someone who can be more active and drive the association to greater heights,” said Vegi who is on wheelchair these days after a back operation recently.

Datuk Vegi with MAF President Datuk SM Muthu at Road event

“It is with a sad note that I am relinquishing the post and leaving FTKLAA after all these years because it was been my second house and my passion for the sports has kept me going all these years.

“But it is in the best interest of the sports and especially city sports that I withdraw and allow a more capable person to lead the association and the sports.

“However, as long as I can give my advice and share my knowledge and it is required, I will be more that happy to give my assistance,” said Vegi whose first employment was as a finger-print examiner with the Royal Malaysian Police.

Then in 1998 he got involved in athletics fulltime when he was hired as the venue manager for athletics for the 16^th Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

A long-distance runner when he was in school who also played cricket, football, rugby, and hockey, soon became known as an expert sports official in organisation of athletics competitions, walks and marathons.

He was as specialist in the settings of layouts of new tracks, inclusive of pits for jumping events and circles for throwing events.

He was a much-sought athletics official for many international meets held in KL and has been chairman for many committees like organising, technical, competition, facilities, and road races.

And at the international level he has worked or officiated as walks judge at the KL 1998 Commonwealth Games, many Sea Games, Asian Track and Field championships, World Athletics championships, World Universities Games, Paralympics Games, Walks World Cup, Asia Games and even the Olympics.

His highlight at the world level must surely be his last international assignment, as age caught up with him, when he was the walk judge at the 2004 Athens Olympics Games.

Vegi has also conducted numerous athletics courses both locally and at the international level.

For his voluntary contribution for the development, growth of athletics and system organisation of athletics meets, it has fittingly earned him the name “Mr Athletics of Malaysia and “King of Road Races.”

Datuk Vegi over seeing the distribution of Race Kits

Former national athlete P. Sidamparam seeking Datuk Vegi's opinion over a matter at a meet

His name is also synonymous with ‘The Malay Mail Big Walk’.

He is also recognised as the founder of several events namely the Inter-Bank athletics championship, road running industry in Malaysia and the Kuala Lumpur International Marathon which is now organized by another name – Standard Chartered Marathon – to name a few.

Vegi’s famous motto in carrying out his duties exemplarily is ‘First to come to the venue, and last to leave’ and is a stickler for starting events on time.

Vegi is surely going to be missed immensely as athletics meets, but he certainly leaves behind a legacy and act hard to be matched.

Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Athletics Association (FTKLAA) Council for 2020/2021

President:

Datuk Seri (Dr) V. Pulainthiran

Deputy President:

K. Ramalingam

Vice Presidents:

Gulam Ghani Mohd Ayub

G. Raman

Dr S. Radhakrishnan

S. Muthiah

S. Sivapragasam

Miss Teen Suk Man

General Secretary:

S. Murugesu

Honorary Treasurer:

Syamsul Bani Abdullah

Internal Auditors:

M. Shamugam

V. M, Gunasekaran

Ends.

Level Field

Sunday, November 26, 2023