Pahang sultan goes down memory lane with sports greats
The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah with members of the 1975 World Cup hockey team at the Sports Flame event in Kuala Lumpur today.
KUALA LUMPUR : The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah spent time with 160 former national athletes at a celebration of Malaysia's sporting legacy today.
The Pahang sultan moved between tables at the Sports Flame high tea event, speaking with them and posing for photographs with several former national athletes.
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs made a surprise appearance at the event, presenting Al-Sultan Abdullah with a signed club jersey.
Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah beams as he is presented with a Manchester United jersey by club legend Ryan Giggs at the Sports Flame event.
The event honoured 160 national sporting icons who represented Malaysia from the 1960s to the 1980s. Among those present were Santokh Singh (football), James Selvaraj (badminton), Noraseela Khalid (athletics), and Kevin Nunis (hockey).
The 1975 national hockey team received recognition for their historic fourth-place finish at the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
Sports Flame, introduced in 2011, is a collaborative initiative by former sports journalists Lazarus Rokk, George Das, Fauzi Omar and the late R Velu.
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