Kuala Lumpur: Visionary educationist Teoh Teik Lee, who revolutionised physical education and pioneered life-saving in Malaysia, has died of Covid-19.
He succumbed to the disease yesterday at Hospital Sungai Buloh. He was 97. To many, the former lecturer at the then Specialist Teachers’ Training Institute in Cheras was the “father of physical education” in Malaysia.To those involved in water safety, he was an unsung life-saver. Teoh’s unwavering commitment to developing a fit nation, and a vibrant sporting Malaysia, remains an inspiration to his former students.
was synonymous with physical education. The infrastructure and facilities there gave the impression that it was a physical education institution rather than a multi-disciplinary one. -trained teachers were appointed administrators and coaches. His team included the late Toh Boon Hwa, who played a major role in the growth of the School Sports Council of Malaysia as its secretary-general. It proved beneficial to
. Malaysia soon had a rich line of experts. Idris Nordin became the first Malaysian to gain a doctorate in physical education from the University of Oregon, US, in 1970 followed by de Vries from Columbia University, New York, in 1975. By the time de Vries became president of PEAM in the early 80s, more coaches obtained doctorates and the concept of PE became all-inclusive.
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