SEA Games selection scandal: Teen sprinter dropped over alleged fake injury By Frankie D'Cruz

FMT : Parents of Danish Irfan Tamrin file formal complaint after WhatsApp messages suggest coach pressured him to withdraw.

Danish Irfan’s parents, Noor Haslinda Mohd Zin and Tamrin Hashim, speaking about their son’s disputed SEA Games withdrawal. (Malaysia Athletics pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

A national sprint coach is under investigation after an 18-year-old athlete alleged he was instructed to fake an injury and withdraw from Malaysia’s 4x100m squad for the 2025 SEA Games.

The parents of the athlete, Danish Irfan Tamrin, say the move robbed him of a rightful place and exposed a deeper flaw in the selection system.

Danish had just returned from the Asean School Games (ASG) in Brunei with a silver in the 100m, gold in the 200m and gold in the 4x100m relay.

Danish Irfan (102) racing to silver in the 100m at the Asean School Games in Brunei. (Noor Haslinda pic)

His 10.61s in the 100m placed him among Malaysia’s top four sprinters this season, qualifying him for the relay pool.

Days later, he found himself removed from the SEA Games list.

What happened in between is now the subject of a formal complaint to Malaysia Athletics (MA), supported by WhatsApp messages, a medical report from the National Sports Institute (ISN), and a detailed letter of concern from his father.

MA secretary-general Nurhayati Karim met both parents and said the federation would investigate “transparently and thoroughly”.

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