KARU SELVARATNAM

Double international in athletics and cricket, Founder of Young Talent Track and Field

Karu Selvaratnam is a multi-sports talent. He started with playing badminton in school then picked up track, hockey, cricket and boxing along the way. As a natural athlete, Karu has mastered all these sports he played in. Three years after making his international debut at SEAP Games in Rangoon, he went on to represent the country at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His national record of 52.7s in the hurdles run stood for almost 25 years. Even when he was a Navy Officer, Karu continued to represent the country in many other tournaments. 

Although he is now over 80 years old, he is still active with sports. Besides the occasional run with friends,  Karu started an organisation called Young Talent Track and Field (YTTF) as an initiative to nurture the upcoming talents where he continues to support budding young athletes.