KUALA LUMPUR: A father and son are braving the Covid-19 pandemic to be at the Tokyo Olympics next month. Having worked at five FIFA World Cups since the 2002 South Korea-Japan edition, Gurcharan – fondly known as Dr Guru – certainly walks tall in his field. It was former Kuala Lumpur Mayor, the late Tan Sri Elyas Omar, who gave him his break. Elyas, the then Kuala Lumpur Football Association president, appointed Dr Guru as the team’s physician in 1983, and there was no turning back since then. He also said that with the Tokyo Olympics being held against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was going to be a very different experience this time.

Source: The Star June 30, 2021 21:33 UTC