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MY SON,THE CHAMP:M.Ramachandran
gets a kiss from mother Muniyammah for his golden run in the 10,000m yesterday.His
father,T.Murusamy was also on hand to watch the race.
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THE MALAY MAIL
JUN 18,1993
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M.RAMACHANDRAN will be the athlete
to get the biggest cash reward when the 17th Sea games ends tomorrow.
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He stands to pocket more than RM
7,000 for his record breaking gold medal faets in the 5,000m and 10,000m.
He clocked 14:05.09 on the second day in the 5,000m and yesterday, posted
30:05.09 in the 10,000m.
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He will receive Rm1,500 each from
the national sports Council and the Malaysian AAU for each gold medal.The
NSC also provide RM 500 for a new Games record under their incentive scheme.
Thus, Ramachandran, a maybank clerk
from Pagoh is assured of RM 7,000.
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NEW STRAITS TIMES
JUN 18,1993
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THAT'S OUR BOY... M.Ramachandran's
proud parents, father T.Murusamy and mother Muniyamah, give their son a
peck after his 10,000m win yesterday.
Ramachandran was on his way to gold,showing
maturity and confidence to fight off a twin Indonesian challenge.
He did not allow Osias kamlaase
and Hasnuddin to intimidate him.His intelligent run left both the Indonesians
and Myanmar's Gopal bewildered.
He stayed with the pack and sped
off 100 metres before the finish to hit the tape in 30:05.09, a games and
national record.
"I wanted the gold more than anything
else,"said Ramachandran later.
He got more than that.He got the
record too, beating the previous mark 30:07.72 set in Manila in 1991 by
Indonesia's Eduard Nobunome.
Son of a smallhorder from Pagoh,
Johor, Ramachandran was cheered by his family who had driven all the way
here for the race.
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NEW STRAITS TIMES
JUN 18,1993
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AS,M.Ramachandran plodded round the track at the National
stadium yesterday, one long figure sat aon the terraces,far away from the
excitement down below.
But all of S.Muniammah heart and soul was with her
son.Ramachandran did not disappoint.He won the 10,000m in record time.
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M.RAMACHANDRAN ...won the 5,000m in record smashing
fashion.
MALAYSIAN athletes dazzled with
three more gold medals from track and field through a record-smashing run
from long distance ace M.Ramachandran in the 5,000m.
It was a great day for Malaysia
as Ramachandran, Jayanthi and Tong Lean swept all three track golds on
offer yesterday.
Ramachandran inspired by the
presence of his mother who travelled from Muar to watch him run for the
first time in 10 years,ran a tremendous final lap to clock 14:08.97.
That erased the previous mark
of 14:12.66 set by Indonesia's Subeno,and Ramachandran's own Malaysian
record of 14:20.58 rewritten just last month.
Ramachandran left Myanmar's Gopal
and Subeno trailing in his wake for the silver (14:20.33) and bronze (14:20:33)
respectively. The Malaysian, known for his perchant for road races,said
he skippd them this year to get himself into top shape for the Sea Games.
"I was confident of winning and
I wanted to show my family,who turned up to support me, that I was capable
of doing it. This gold is for my mother," he said.
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NEW STRAITS TIMES
JUN 16,1993
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M.Ramachandran,cheered on by his mum won the 5,000m.
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MALAYSIA LOOK GOOD FOR TWO MORE GOLDS
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M.RAMACHANDRAN... a strong bet for the 10,000m
gold.
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MALAYSIA can look forward to another
two golds on the final day of the athletics programme at the National stadium
here.
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M.Ramachandran, winner of the 5,000m
on Tuesday, looks like a strong bet for the 10,000m
gold.
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