Hammer throw great Semret breathes his last


Semret Singh hurling the hammer for the gold medal at the 1989 Sea Games.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former national hammer thrower Semret Singh has passed away at the age of 66.

His second son, Amarraj Singh, said his father died at 9.30am at his residence in Sungai Buloh yesterday.

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