Shahidan pulls out of race for Malaysia Athletics' presidency
KUALA LUMPUR : The race for the top post in Malaysia Athletics took a dramatic turn today after incumbent president Shahidan Kassim withdrew at the eleventh hour.
MA confirmed the pullout in a video posted on its official Facebook page, featuring the former federal minister.
Shahidan, however, did not disclose why he decided to drop out of the race.
'I, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, wish to withdraw from contesting the presidency of Malaysia Athletics for the 2025-2028 term. I hope this general assembly proceeds smoothly and in an orderly manner,' he said in the video.
Shahidan helmed MA from 2006 to 2012, before returning to lead the national body in June 2022.
It is understood that another candidate, Terengganu Amateur Athletics Association president Wan Hisham Wan Salleh, has also withdrawn from the race for the president's post.
This development now sets the stage for a straight fight between current MA deputy president Mark William Ling and Perak Amateur Athletics Association president Karim Ibrahim.
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