Coach Bala aims to build on bright year in athletics


Family bonding: National sprint coach M. Balamurugan (centre) spending quality time with father V. Maniam and mother V. Suparmal in his hometown Sitiawan, Perak.

PETALING JAYA: This year’s Deepavali celebration will be extra special for national sprint coach M. Balamurugan.

The 35-year-old could not have asked for a brighter and more colourful year in his career as a coach as his charges – especially Malaysian No. 1 women’s sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkfili – have continued to shine in athletics.

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