Nurhayati Karim ousted as Selangor Athletics president
Ganesh Marathamutu wins by six votes as Nurhayati’s team suffers a near-total election defeat.
Selangor Athletics Association President Nurhayati Karim has lost the presidency to her rival Ganesh Marathamutu in the association's annual general meeting. The election saw Ganesh, the son of former SAA president SM Muthu, defeat Nurhayati with a 15-9 victory. This marks the continuation of leadership turmoil within the state body, following Muthu's ousting in 2021 over allegations of misappropriating RM110,000 from the association's fixed deposit account.
Karim, who has served as secretary-general of Malaysia Athletics and is the daughter of Karim Ibrahim, who is on leave from the national body's presidency, previously won the presidency in December 2021. However, her registration was cancelled in April 2022 due to issues surrounding Muthu's exit from the association. In June 2025, six officials were suspended for life after voting against Karim's leadership.
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