Mirnawan hails Olympian Ramakrishnan lasting influence

Blast from the past: R. Ramakrishnan (front row, third from left) with the national hockey players in the Selangor Tour to Sri Lanka in 1980. — Stephen van Huizen

PETALING JAYA: Former national hockey player and Olympian R. Ramakrishnan passed away at the age of 72 on Saturday.

Ramakrishnan, a respected figure in Malaysia’s hockey fratenity and part of a generation that helped lay foundation for the nation’s proud tradition in the sport, died of a heart attack.