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Shahidan: 'I'll only step aside if there's a better candidate'

Shahidan: 'I'll only step aside if there's a better candidate'

By Aftar Singh 10 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim confirmed that he will defend his president’s post at the Malaysia Athletics (MA) annual general meeting-cum-elections on June 15.
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