KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) deputy president Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan will not defend his post at the council's Annual General Assembly (AGM) on June 18.
"I'm not offering myself for re-election. But I will continue to serve the OCM in my area of expertise, especially in medical and anti-doping," he told Bernama, here Monday.
When contacted last week, Dr Jegathesan who is also the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Medical Commission and chairman of the Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia said he was still undecided whether to defend the post which he has held since 2005.
In the last election, Dr Jegathesan was challenged by Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad but retained the post after garnering 65 votes compared with 33 received by the latter.
All 12 posts for the 2011-2013 term are expected to be contested at the OCM AGM. The term of the current office bearers (2009-2011) ends in June.
Dr Jegathesan, 67, who was appointed pro-chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) last month, was dubbed the "Flying Doctor" after he became the first Malaysian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
He achieved the feat in the 100m sprint, posting a time of 10.3 seconds at the Bangkok Asian Games in 1966 while adding the 200m gold and also helping Malaysia win the 4x100m men's relay.
"I'm not offering myself for re-election. But I will continue to serve the OCM in my area of expertise, especially in medical and anti-doping," he told Bernama, here Monday.
When contacted last week, Dr Jegathesan who is also the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Medical Commission and chairman of the Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia said he was still undecided whether to defend the post which he has held since 2005.
In the last election, Dr Jegathesan was challenged by Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad but retained the post after garnering 65 votes compared with 33 received by the latter.
All 12 posts for the 2011-2013 term are expected to be contested at the OCM AGM. The term of the current office bearers (2009-2011) ends in June.
Dr Jegathesan, 67, who was appointed pro-chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) last month, was dubbed the "Flying Doctor" after he became the first Malaysian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
He achieved the feat in the 100m sprint, posting a time of 10.3 seconds at the Bangkok Asian Games in 1966 while adding the 200m gold and also helping Malaysia win the 4x100m men's relay.
-- BERNAMA
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