
Olympian Syed Hakim passes away
The Hindu
Syed Shahid Hakim, former national football coach and a son of legendary football coach S.A. Rahim, passed away in a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 82. The mortal remains were shifted to his
Syed Shahid Hakim, former national football coach and a son of legendary football coach S.A. Rahim, passed away in a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 82. The mortal remains were shifted to his hometown, Hyderabad, where the last rites were performed. As per family sources in Kalaburagi, Mr. Hakim had contracted COVID-19 a few months ago and later recovered. He was tested positive for dengue and admitted to a private hospital. He died of cardiac arrest before recovering from the viral flu. A native of Hyderabad, Mr. Hakim was living in Kalaburagi for the couple of years. He was in regular touch with the district football association and trained many players in the city.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












