Prayers were held at Surau Al-Taqwa in accordance with Covid-19 SOPs after the remains arrived from Kajang Hospital at about 12.45am.

Also present at the funeral was National Sports Council director-general Ahmad Shapawi Ismail.

Haziq, 27, was pronounced dead at the Kajang Hospital at 9.37am.

According to a family member, Haziq collapsed after performing the Subuh prayers at his house in Kajang.

The recurve archer had brought fame and glory to Malaysia with many of his achievements at the international level, and had competed in two Olympic Games – London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Meanwhile, his father, Kamaruddin Yusof said that the last time he ever saw his son was through a video call on the first day of Hari Raya.

“Nothing out of the ordinary. He said he was healthy. He told me everything was good.”

He added that Haziq, who was the second of his three children, was also excited to talk about his training and preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

Kamaruddin said the family had accepted his son’s death as fate.