SEA Games selection scandal: Teen sprinter dropped over alleged fake injury
KUALA LUMPUR:
A national sprint coach is under investigation after an 18-year-old athlete alleged he was instructed to fake an injury and withdraw from Malaysia’s 4x100m squad for the 2025 SEA Games.
The parents of the athlete, Danish Irfan Tamrin, say the move robbed him of a rightful place and exposed a deeper flaw in the selection system.
Danish had just returned from the Asean School Games (ASG) in Brunei with a silver in the 100m, gold in the 200m and gold in the 4x100m relay.
His 10.61s in the 100m placed him among Malaysia’s top four sprinters this season, qualifying him for the relay pool.
Days later, he found himself removed from the SEA Games list.
What happened in between is now the subject of a formal complaint…
Malaysia akan kemuka cadangan senarai sukan selepas edisi 2025 berakhir