U. K. Shyam

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U. K. Shyam
Personal information
Full nameUmaglia Kancanangai Shyam Dhuleep
Born (1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 47)
Years active1992 - 2005
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Vietnam 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Jakarta 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Manila 4x100 m relay

Umaglia Kancanangai Shyam Dhuleep, (born 1 July 1976) commonly known as U. K. Shyam, is a retired Singaporean track and field athlete and former national 100m record holder of Singapore.

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He attended St. Andrew's Secondary School and Raffles Junior College, and went on to do a double degree in Philosophy and Political Science at the National University of Singapore.

He held the Singaporean national record over the 100m with a timing of 10.37s for 22 years. [1] [2] He broke the 33-year-old record of 10.38s (set by C. Kunalan) at the World University Games in Beijing in 2001. [3] He equalled his own national record soon after at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. [3] [4]

Athletics career

Shyam joined the national track and field team in 1992. [5]

At the 1997 Southeast Asian Games, Shyam won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay. [6]

In 2000, he quit the national team after a dispute over his education funding but rejoined the team in 2001. He went on to win the Hong Kong Open with 10.45s and qualified for the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. He clinched the silver medal in the 100m race with 10.37s, equalling the national record he created earlier in the year.

In 2003, Shyam took part in the 2003 Southeast Asian Games and won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres relay with Lin Jingze, Hamkah Afik and Poh Seng Song. [6]

At the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, Shyam won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay. [6]

He retired from athletics in 2005. [5]

Post athletics career

After retirement from sprinting, Shyam went on to teach philosophy at a junior college. [5] He subsequently became a teacher at Raffles Institution.

In 2018, Shyam released a book, written by former national sprinter Kenneth Khoo, Running On Empty: The Story Behind 0.01s, detailing his athletics career. [7] Shyam and Khoo donated their royalties from the book to the Chiam See Tong Sports Fund. [7]

Personal life

Shyam is married to Chia Hui Ping. [8]

Achievements

Ambassadorships and scholarships

Bibliography

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  2. ↑ "Singapore sprinter Marc Brian Louis smashes UK Shyam's 22-year 100m national record at Asian Games". CNA. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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