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Undoubtedly Malaysia’s finest female athlete, Nicol David was voted Greatest Woman Player Of All Time by the Professional Squash Association (PSA).
and won the Asian Team Championships three times. The women's national team has won one silver and four bronze medals at the same tournament and won the Asian Team Championships seven times.
UNIQUELY MALAYSIAN – THE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS
The Hash House Harriers, a casual running group was formed in Malaysia in 1938 by British colonial officers and expatriates who
began meeting on Monday evenings to run, following the traditional British paper chase or "hare and hounds”
model. The first chapter outside Malaysia was formed in Singapore and The Hash spread through the Far East and the South
Pacific, Europe and North America. Nowadays there are some two thousand chapters in all parts of the world including Antarctica.
The hashers follow the paper trail let by the “hares” at this hash run organised by the Petaling Hash House Harriers.