KUALA LUMPUR: The selection of torchbearers by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for the Malaysian leg of the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay held on Monday has come under fire from former Olympians.
Isthiaq Mubarak, who represented the country in three Olympics, namely the 1968 in Mexico, 1972 in Munich and 1976 in Montreal, was sad that he and a number of former Olympians who were well into their 60s and who might not be around when the next torch run comes around, were sidelined.
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