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.

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