
Centre of Excellence:
ADAMAS, National Sports Institute, Kuala Lumpur
Medical Specialty:
Sports Medicine Physician
General information:
Dato’ Guru is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has post-graduate qualifications namely – Masters in Occupational Medicine and Masters in Sports Medicine from Australia. In addition, a FIFA Instructor in Football Medicine and had officiated at several Olympic Games, World Cup Finals, Commonwealth Games, Regional Games and IOC sports medicine seminars and anti-doping workshops since 1983. He is responsible for organisation of medical & anti-doping services during tournaments; involved in varied research projects, implementation of “football for health” projects, organisation of sports medicine seminars, anti-doping workshops and member expert panel for age determination, gender verification, TUE advisory panel, anti-doping case management.
Team/Sports/Research/Academic Involvement:
- Chairman, AFC Medical Committee & Member, FIFA Medical Committee
- Instructor in Sports Medicine (IOC, FIFA, BWF, OCM etc.)
- Collaboration with FIFA Medical Assessment & Research Committee
- Chairman, Medical Commission, Badminton World Federation
- Director, Medical Department, Asian Football Confederation