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A Kandiah, runs barefoot on the bitumen track at the Merdeka Stadium during the 1977 SEA Games. He is behind two other runners, and won the bronze medal.

A Kandiah

Passed away on 23 September 2021

A Kandiah

Date of Death
23 September 2021
Location
Perak

About A Kandiah

A Kandiah, 77, died on September 23. He is best remembered as the 1977 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games bronze medalist, who ran barefoot with tape on is feet on the bitumen track at the Merdeka Stadium. At the time, he said he did so because he never felt comfortable wearing running shoes. He died within a week of his daughter, Shanti, who was also a competitive runner and also succumbed to Covid-19 infection. She was in her fifties.

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