Razif Sidek hospitalised with breathing difficulty
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Razif Sidek, who captained Malaysia to the 1992 Thomas Cup title, was hospitalised yesterday with breathing issues.
Razif, 63, is suspected to be suffering from pneumonia.
Datuk Rashid Sidek, a former Olympic bronze medallist, said that his elder brother was in stable condition after visiting him at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur.
"He is in stable condition. He had just returned from a short holiday from Australia and since it was winter there, his health possibly got affected," said Rashid.
"Razif is under good care and I pray that he recovers and returns to full health."
Razif, who used to be world No. 1 with younger brother Jalani, had won numerous honours including the 1982 All England men's doubles crown.
Although not coaching actively nowadays, Razif has been keeping in touch with Malaysian badminton and never shies away from airing his critical views on the performances of national shuttlers.
His son Fazriq Razif is also part of the national men's doubles squad and he currently partners Bryan Goonting.
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