Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 19, 2022: The Olympic Council of Malaysia reports that Olympic sprinter Sabapathy Sinnayah passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14 at the age of 75.
Sabapathy Sinnayah was a national team sprinter in the 1970s, competing in the men’s 4 x 400m relay at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, the 6th Asian Games Bangkok 1970 and three consecutive South East Asia Peninsula (SEAP) Games in 1971, 1973 and 1975 in which he won relay medals.
His best individual achievement was winning the silver medal in the men’s 200m at the 7th SEAP Games Singapore 1973.
In 2008, at the age of 61, Sabapathy Sinnayah enrolled in the first Advanced Sport Management Course conducted by the OCM in collaboration with Olympic Solidarity. He showed great dedication and commitment to graduate with a Diploma in Management of Olympic Sport Organisation.
“The contribution of Mr. Sabapathy Sinnayah for the sport of athletics is phenomenal. We would like to record our recognition for his dedication and sacrifices in the development of athletics since the 1970s,” Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, President of OCM.
