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Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Hockey Olympian Kevin Nunis buried, mourned by family and sports community
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Former hockey player and national Olympian Muhammad Khairy Nunis Abdullah or Kevin Christopher Nunis, who died yesterday, was buried at the Taman Sri Sinar Muslim cemetery at 10:45am today. Before that, the remains were brought to the Surau Silaturrahim Taman Segambut SSPK here for the funeral prayer which was attended by 200 people, including family members, friends, colleagues and villagers. Also present were his wife, Rahimah Awang Mohd, their three children, as well as grandchildren. Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal and National Athletes Welfare Foundation (YAKEB) chairman Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail. Meanwhile, Subahan, when met by Bernama, said that Muhammad Khairy Nunis' death is a great loss to the national hockey family. 'His services to the Malaysian hockey were immense, not only as a player, as he also contributed greatly to the development of the sport when he was a coach for the National Hockey Development Programme (NHDP),' he said. Muhammad Khairy Nunis, from Negeri Sembilan, breathed his last at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) at about 6:45 pm yesterday after several months of treatment due to a blood infection. He was among the main players in the national hockey squad in the 1980s and represented the country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, as well as at the Asian Games in India (1982) and South Korea (1986), and also the SEA Games in Singapore (1983), Jakarta (1987) and Kuala Lumpur (1989). — Bernama
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Health
- Malay Mail
Former national hockey player and Olympian Kevin Nunis dies at 65
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Former hockey player and national Olympian Muhammad Khairy Nunis Abdullah or Kevin Christopher Nunis passed away yesterday at the age of 65. This was confirmed by his son Muhammad Karl Iskandar Nunis who said his father breathed his last at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) this evening, after several months of treatment for a blood infection. 'Our father returned to Rahmatullah at 6.46 pm this evening at HKL,' he said when contacted by Bernama yesterday. Muhammad Karl, who is also a sports journalist at a pay television company, said his late father would be bathed and prayed over at Surau Sillaturrahim, Taman Segambut SPPK here at 8 am today. Meanwhile, National Athletes Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) chairman Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said the passing of the late Muhammad Khairy Nunis was a great loss to the national sports arena. 'The deceased had brought glory to the country, and he had endured quite a while due to his illness,' he said. Earlier, Yakeb in a post on social media said Muhammad Khairy Nunis was admitted to HKL on May 21 following his health condition deteriorating due to a bacterial infection in the blood. Muhammad Khairy Nunis was a national hockey player who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and also represented the country at the Asian Games in India (1982) and South Korea (1986). After his retirement as a national athlete in 1989, the Negeri Sembilan native continued his career as a coach for Terengganu and Pahang and was an assistant coach for the national junior squad in 1994. — Bernama
Barnama
4 days ago
- Sport
- Barnama
Former National Hockey Player, Khairy @ Kevin Nunis Dies
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Former hockey player and national Olympian Muhammad Khairy Nunis Abdullah or Kevin Christopher Nunis passed away today at the age of 65. This was confirmed by his son Muhammad Karl Iskandar Nunis who said his father breathed his last at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) this evening, after several months of treatment for a blood infection. "Our father returned to Rahmatullah at 6.46 pm this evening at HKL," he said when contacted by Bernama today. bootstrap slideshow Muhammad Karl, who is also a sports journalist at a pay television company, said his late father would be bathed and prayed over at Surau Sillaturrahim, Taman Segambut SPPK here at 8 am tomorrow. Meanwhile, National Athletes Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) chairman Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said the passing of the late Muhammad Khairy Nunis was a great loss to the national sports arena. "The deceased had brought glory to the country, and he had endured quite a while due to his illness," he said. Earlier, Yakeb in a post on social media said Muhammad Khairy Nunis was admitted to HKL on May 21 following his health condition deteriorating due to a bacterial infection in the blood. Muhammad Khairy Nunis was a national hockey player who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and also represented the country at the Asian Games in India (1982) and South Korea (1986). After his retirement as a national athlete in 1989, the Negeri Sembilan native continued his career as a coach for Terengganu and Pahang and was an assistant coach for the national junior squad in 1994.
