Long & Lonely Track
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Karu Selvaratnam: My early years (1960 - 1965) training as a national athlete, was a long and lonely journey.
I had joined the Royal Malaysian Navy...
Knockout Punch!
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Tony Francis: Amidst the fog in my memory bank, one experience with Punch Gunalan stands out like a beacon because as someone said, the advantage...
Punch – My Love, My Hero
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Vijeya Gunalan: It all started in early 1970. The badminton team doctor, Dr Ganeson and physical trainer, Mr Nadaraja tried to convince Punch to meet...
Like A War Zone
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Yew Cheng Hoe: It is 1967, and it has been 12 years since the Thomas Cup landed on our shores. Since 1955, we’ve never gotten...
Too Good To Be True
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Semret Singh: One of my sweetest memories in athletics was setting a Malaysian record for the hammer throw at the 1981 Australian Spring Championship in Perth.
Not...
I Ran Away From Training
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M.Chandran: I ran away from my first national training camp at Merdeka Stadium in August 1961!
I could not imagine this episode would be the start...
My Football Dream
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M.Chandran: In my 13 - year international career, playing in the 1972 Olympic Games was without doubt, my greatest football dream come true. What this 1972 Malaysian...
Nation Before Fame & Fortune
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N. Thanabalan: In the early years of post-independence, it was passion that drove sports, not the lure of fame or fortune. In the late 60s...
My Pass Out of Poverty
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Stanley Gabrielle: My poor mother! When all the gratitude owed by the sons of Adam to their mothers are added up in this world, it...
Lightning Experience
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Qadeer Ahmad: Golf courses are marked with a number of hazards and sometimes while playing you might land into some.
But there is one hazard, I...