Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim has returned to lead the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) after a 10-year break when he defeated incumbent president SM Muthu by just four votes.

At the election for the 2022-2025 term held at the annual general meeting in Kuala Lumpur today, Shahidan (above) obtained 20 votes compared to Muthu’s 16 votes, while the third candidate, Nur Hayati Karim, withdrew.

Shahidan, who is also Perlis Athletics Association...