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List of Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent

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This is a list of notable Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin, including original immigrants who obtained Malaysian citizenship and their Malaysian descendants. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and define themselves either full or partial Indian origin, whose ethnic origin lie in India.

This list also includes emigrant Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin and could be taken as a list of famous Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin.

Athletics

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Aquatics

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Badminton

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Cricket

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Fencing

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Association football or soccer

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1.^ Representing or had represented the Malaysia national football team

Hockey

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Martial art

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Motorsport

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Rugby

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  • Dinesvaran Krishnan, greatest Malaysian Rugby player, having played in one of the top rugby leagues in Japan.

Scrabble

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  • Ganesh Asirvatham, world runner-up scrabble player in 2007, and Guinness World Records holder since 2007.

Sports management

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Squash

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Tennis

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Track cycling

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References

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  1. ^ "Badminton - Anita Raj Kaur (Malaysia)".
  2. ^ "National Karate Champion - Puvaneswaran - Malaysia Boleh!! - News - MCM". Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ^ "Squash Info | Vanessa Raj | Squash".
  4. ^ "Sivasangari Subramaniam - Wikipedia".
  5. ^ http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100127426 [bare URL]