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