some facts on Malaysia’s sports legends? ?
> Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan Also known as the flying doctor for his ability to run fast, Jegathesan represented Malaysia at three Olympic games. He won three gold medals at the Asia Games, earning the title “Asia’s Fastest Man”. Jegathesan is well known for his 200m track record, which he clocked at 20.9s at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The record remained unbroken for 49 years. > Datuk Nicol David
She dominated the squash scene for more than 27 years. Currently, she is ranked 6th in the world. Nicol is the first person to win eight World Open crowns (2005–06, 2008–12, 2014) and five British Open titles – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. SheSh isi alsol a six-tim me Asian
Games s squash h gold medal list.
Nicol w will quit th he squash h scene soon. > Datuk Lee Chong Wei
The first local badminton player to hold the No 1 spot for 199 consecutive weeks from Aug 21, 2008 to June 14, 2012, he is also the fourth Malaysian player to achieve such a ranking and the only one to have held on to the No 1 ranking for more than one ne yearyear. Lee is a triple si lver medallist at the OOlympic
Games and the sixth Malaysi ian to win an Olympi c medal. He won his s first silver medal in
2008. > Azizulhasni Awang
Nicknamed Pocket Rocketman for his lighting performance on the cycling track, he is the first Malaysia to win a medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the Summer Olympics. He first made his name at the 2009 cycling world championship in Poland, where he won a silver in the individual sprint. At the 2016 Summer Olympics,O h won his fi irst Olympi medal, a bronzeb in the individual keirin. He took his first world champion nship title in the e keirin the next year, making hi m the only Malaysian n to wear the coveted rainbow jersey.