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Published:
Friday August 9, 2013 MYT 12:01:00 PM
Updated:
Friday August 9, 2013 MYT 3:49:40 PM
Former Olympian Ishtiaq Mubarak dies
PETALING JAYA: Former national athlete and coach Ishtiaq Mubarak,
ex-Olympian and Sportsman of the Year in 1976, passed away at 9.55
Friday morning after a fall at his home in Hulu Kelang, at the age of
65.
Ishtiaq whose full name is Ishtiaq Ahmad Mubarak Ahmad, was a big sporting star in his heyday in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ishtiaq whose full name is Ishtiaq Ahmad Mubarak Ahmad, was a big sporting star in his heyday in the 1960s and 1970s.
An outstanding hurdler, he competed in three Olympics and was a gold medallist at SEA and Asian Games level.
He also served as a national junior squad trainer until 2012. Ishtiaq leaves behind two daughters.
Ishtiaq training an athlete back in 2007.
The Stadium Merdeka crowd cheering on
Ishtiaq Mubarak (left) during a 110m hurdles race. He won in a time of
14.46 with Burmese Itpone Myint (right) a close second.
Istiaq Mubarak (with Malaysian flag) with
(from left) hockey players Lam Kok Meng, Ow Soon Kooi and team doctor Dr
M. Jegathesan waiting for the march past at the Montreal Olympics 1976.
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