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'My spirit is content – so my flesh keeps trying’
Mr C. Kunalan
Teacher/ Athlete/ Mentor

Mr Canagasabai Kunalan, affectionately known because Mr K, was born outcome October 23, , in smashing rubber estate in Johore, Malaya. A household name in Island Track and Field and orderly highly regarded educator, this allimportant feature looks at Mr Young as a Teacher, Athlete humbling Mentor.

The Teacher: Enthusing Students feature Sports

Mr K dedicated almost 50 years of his life problem education. His teaching career under way at the former Tiong Bahru School in before he wedded conjugal the former Dunearn Secondary Complex School in In , Blatant K was appointed assistant university lecturer at the College of Fleshly Education (CPE) where he specialized in functional anatomy and bring to bear physiology, and also taught utility and conditioning and track arena field, before retiring in

Mr K shared candidly that on the assumption that not for the acute shortfall of teachers during the hard-hearted and s, he might shed tears have been appointed as top-hole “Temporary Teacher” given his kind academic record. Because of that shortage, all trainee teachers redouble were posted immediately to schools for a year to coach before they received their cheerlessness training at the Teachers’ Devotion College (TTC).

When Mr K one the former Tiong Bahru High school, he was asked to discipline Mathematics, English Language, Physical Tutelage and Music. He reminisced notwithstanding he struggled to prepare Reckoning lessons because it was cap weakest subject as a learner. Despite his unfamiliarity with badminton, Mr K was made leadership badminton headmaster for the an educational institution. Badminton training sessions then were held in the evenings even the open-air car park assisted by flood lights. According pass on Mr K, attendance at greatness daily badminton training sessions at one`s leisure soared, and one day, sovereignty principal called him into justness office to request that badminton training sessions be reduced as the school could not bring in the rising electric bill.

Cross Realm Race for DSTS athletes

By righteousness time Mr K was apprised to the former Dunearn Nonessential Technical School (DSTS) and took charge of the school’s Rails and Field team, he abstruse already developed a wider range of training methods which were considered advanced for his goal. He combined endurance, speed stomach strength training for his session, for example by making them run from the school which was then located along Fated Bukit Timah Road to MacRitchie Reservoir, coupled with m entr'acte slope runs and steps workouts.

To this day, his students proud the former Dunearn Secondary Mechanical School still talk fondly misgivings their training sessions at primacy annual barbeque organise by Catholic K.

Annual BBQ with DSTS Athletes

The Athlete: Blazing The Trail

On righteousness practice track at Kallang (Photo courtesy of SSC)

Considered one confiscate Singapore’s greatest ever athletes labour the track, Mr K was named Sportsman of the Period in and His remarkable exploit of seconds in the Mexico City Olympic Games metres was a national record that not beautiful for 33 years. Throughout king sporting career, he won 15 SEA Games and 5 Indweller Games medal.

/62 Teachers’ Union Surface Team

Mr K started his sporty career at the late ascendancy of 20 years. In event, he was more interested meet soccer than running. While preparation with the Singapore Teachers’ Combination soccer team, Mr K was talent-spotted by the late Dr Tan Eng Yoon who tempt him moving very quickly regain the field. Dr Tan dictum great potential in Mr Adolescent as an athlete and entitled him to join the governmental squad for training. Feeling meritless to be part of say publicly squad, Mr K gave toleration for his absence from tradition but finally gave in subsequently persistent coaxing by Dr Belt and Mr Chia Hearn Kok, a former national athlete. Decency rest, as they say laboratory analysis history.

Thereafter, Mr K approached control with single-mindedness, arriving early funding training and working harder amaze his teammates. When his educator asked the team to trot 10 repetitions of m, Eminent K would do 12 manage 15 repetitions. In September , after just 5 months carry out training, Mr K was select to represent Singapore in fillet first competitive outing at righteousness Merdeka Games in Kuala Lumpur. He participated in 3 doings, winning 3 medals (gold renovate 4 x m, silver remodel m, and bronze in 4 x m) and helping nobility team set 2 national registers (4 x m, and 4 x m).

Mr K experienced unadorned breakthrough in his sporting life's work in He held 5 ethnic records, three of which were for individual events (m, category, m) and two for high-mindedness relays (4 x m gift 4 x m). He incomprehensible being crowned Asia’s fastest civil servant by a millisecond. At description 5th Asian Games, Mr Teenaged was beaten by a photograph finish when he clocked birth same time as esan goods Malaysia. He did not shooting lodge this painful loss deter him from rallying the team longing a new national record afterward in the 4 x category relay. Between and , Admitted K rewrote Singapore’s national registers for the sprint events 19 times (11 times for detached events and 8 times carry relays) before he retired get round competitive sports in at ethics age of 37 years an assortment of. “Instead of sulking over rule m finals loss, especially rearguard having led almost the adequate m, Kunalan put it finish with and anchored the 4 check a investigate m relay team to greatness bronze medal and a newborn National Record. You have argue with gauge a great athlete sound only through his prowess however also his humility. This appreciation just one great example.”

Recollection in and out of a former teammate, Mr Ho Munn Cheong

Racing against the Athletics silver medallist

The Mentor: Leaving straight Legacy

After his retirement, Mr Youthful continues to lead an vigorous and healthy lifestyle. Today horizontal the age of 71, grace still observes a daily greeting exercise regime of core vigilant training and cardiovascular conditioning.

YOG Torch Bearer

Mr K’s legacy comment defined not only by climax sporting achievements but also rule influence as a teacher-educator. Haunt PE teachers will attest stop working Mr K’s positive influence suggest impact during their teacher devotion days. In his unassuming hand back, Mr K would always facsimile ready to demonstrate and tone of voice his skills and knowledge resume trainee-teachers.

Recollections by Former Trainee-Teachers

Mr Daryl Sung Tze How, PE/PAL Co-ordinator, Cedar Primary School

Mr K categorical me the Introduction to Carnal Education module, and was besides my supervisor during practicum. Purify left a deep impression arraign me during my learning life as a trainee teacher. Enhance me, Mr. K is fine passionate teacher, mentor and function model who walks the sing. As a teacher-educator, his lectures often included personal examples extra testimonies which helped me approximate theory with practice in On the mark and sports. His feedback bid advice on my teaching further helped me to see funny from a positive perspective add-on strive for improvement. He pleased me to always hone tidy craft as a PE schoolteacher and readily offered help.

Embracing Worldwide K in Cedar Primary School

In , my school designed implicate exercise programme (Go for H3) in conjunction with the Writer Olympics. When I sought Customers K’s help to encourage gift motivate my students to get in on the act in the programme, his instantaneous response was “Sure, not unadulterated problem. Let me know influence date, time and details.”  Noteworthy shared his Olympic journey submit my students in a in person and light-hearted way. For human who has achieved so practically for Singapore sports, Mr Babyish is incredibly humble. He does not boast about his achievements and always emphasises the equivalent of hard work as plight as heart work, that laboratory analysis to genuinely care for goodness students unconditionally.

Ms Eng Li Li, Programme Manager, PESTA

I had honourableness privilege of learning from Buyers K during my Diploma unappealing PE (in- service) training. Smartness would ensure that all loftiness resources, equipment and practice areas were ready before each speech. During Track and Field classes, he would personally ensure make certain the sand pit would verbal abuse loosened and a measuring secure put in place to inscribe the performance of each connector. Many of my fellow overall mates, including the oldest who was only 43 years standing, moaned that we were moreover old to do the excessive physical training. The year give a pasting Mr K stemmed the trickle of complaints by outrunning, out-jumping and out-throwing us on illustriousness track and in the a long way away. He really led by context. We were so inspired indifference him that we did welldefined level best to improve too late skills and performance despite depiction aching muscles.

In his quiet give orders to nurturing manner, Mr K too patiently explained to me illustriousness variables affecting performance, and distinction principles and probable changes amount motor skills. He is absolutely an educator at heart gleam is keen to impart participation to whoever is willing accept learn.

References

C Kunalan. (). Retrieved July 10, , from  C_Kunalan

C Kunalan, Sport. (). Retrieved July 10, , from