IT was the biggest disappointment of my career, said former Malaysian football captain Soh Chin Aun.
Malaysia’s most capped footballer was referring to the country’s decision to pull the national team out of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The move was in support of the United States-led decision to boycott the summer games as retaliation for the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.
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Brian Martin
Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.
