Haziq Kamaruddin
Personal information
Full nameHaziq bin Kamaruddin
NationalityMalaysian
Born(1993-07-04)4 July 1993
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Died14 May 2021(2021-05-14) (aged 27)
Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting placeTaman Koperasi Serkam Darat Cemetery, Merlimau, Melaka
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportArchery
Medal record
Men's Recurve archery
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Archery Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tehran Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta Palembang Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyitaw Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's team

Haziq Kamaruddin (4 July 1993 – 14 May 2021) was a Malaysian sport archer.[1]

Personal life

Haziq was born in Johor Bahru, Johor. A son of Kamaruddin Yusof, he studied at the University of Malaya. He married Shahira Abdul Halim and the couple has no children until his death.

Sport career

Haziq was a Malaysia's recurve men's team archer and two-time Olympian who had competed the archery event in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He also participated in World Archery Championships for four times from 2011 to 2017.[2] Haziq also won gold medals at the 2011 Asian Archery Championships in Tehran, as well as the gold medal at the 2011 Asian Grand Prix in Laos and the bronze at the 2019 Asia Cup in the Philippines. Beside that he won four gold and two silver medals in both individual and team events in the SEA Games from 2011 until 2019.[3]

Awards

Haziq was picked as the recipient of the Johor Athlete Award 2011.[4] Haziq together with Cheng Chu Sian and Khairul Anuar Mohamad made-up the Malaysia men's archery team which was honour as the National Men's Team of the Year in the National Sports Awards 2011.[5] Haziq and national diving athlete Pandelela Rinong was respectively named the Bukit Jalil Sports School Sportsman and Sportswoman for 2012.[6] In 2013, he was named Best Young Athlete at the 2012 Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM)-100PLUS Award.[7]

Death

Haziq, aged 27, had collapsed after performing subuh prayer of the second day of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri at his house in Kajang before being rushed and pronounced dead at Kajang Hospital at 9.37 am. on 14 May 2021.[8] As the post-mortem was being carry out at the hospital, social media has been abuzz with many speculations connecting his death cause to the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination programme which Haziq had just completed, with the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on 4 May meant for athletes and officials in preparations for the forth coming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[9] The National Sports Council (NSC) instead had said that Haziq's body was tested negative for COVID-19[10] His body was taken to his wife's hometown in Merlimau, Melaka for prayers at Surau Al-Taqwa before burial at the Taman Koperasi Serkam Darat Cemetery, at 1.40 am in accordance with COVID-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) of the on-going Movement Control Order (MCO).[11] The Ministry of Health (MOH), had finally issued a statement later after his burial, explaining that Haziq's death was not related to COVID-19 infection nor its vaccination and was due to complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels due to coronary artery atherosclerosis as shown by the post-mortem result.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ London2012.com Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Chris Wells (14 May 2021). "Malaysian two-time Olympian Haziq Kamaruddin dies at age 27". World Archery. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "National archer Haziq Kamaruddin dies at 27". Malay Mail. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Haziq Dipilih Olahragawan Johor 2011" (in Malay). mStar. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Senarai Penuh Pemenang Anugerah Sukan Negara" (in Malay). mStar. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "King, Queen convey condolences to archer Haziq's family". The Star. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "SAM pick Fauzan and Haziq as winners". The Star. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "National archer Haziq Kamaruddin dies at 27". Free Malaysia Today. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Don't link Haziq's death to vaccination, says minister". Free Malaysia Today. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Respect Haziq's family, don't speculate on his death — Reezal". The Sun Daily. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Archer Haziq Kamaruddin laid to rest in Merlimau". Malay Mail. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Health Ministry says national archer Haziq's death not related to Covid-19 or vaccine". Malay Mail. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Haziq Kamaruddin: Malaysia mourns death of Olympic archer at 27; health officials say no link to Covid-19 vaccine". South China Morning Post. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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