Erry to carry on dad’s good name

Like father like son: Muhammad Erry Hidayat, son of former national star Hidayat Hamidon, is making his Games debut in the men’s below 69kg category.

TWENTY years after weightlifter Hidayat Hamidon stood on the SEA Games podium in Jakarta in 1997, it is now his son Muhd Erry Hidayat’s turn to continue his legacy.

Erry is the replacement for reigning Glasgow Com­mo­n­­wealth Games men’s be­low 69kg champion Hafifi Mansor, who was deemed unfit for the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games due to a shoulder injury.