Asian Games In 1966, he earned the accolade of being the fastest man in Asia by winning three gold medals at the
Bangkok Asian Games in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m Men's Relay events.
Commonwealth Games At the Kingston
Commonwealth Games in 1966, Dr Jega became the first Malaysian to qualify for the final of the 220-yard (now the 200 m) race. Dr Jegathesan was not only an accomplished athlete, doctor and researcher, but held important responsibilities as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Medical Commission and honorary Medical Advisor for the
2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. In an interview with the
New Straits Times, Dr Jega said it was a great honour, to serve his country. "But in whatever capacity, being part of the
Commonwealth Games in itself keeps the adrenaline pumping as it brings back fond memories," he said.
Olympic Games Dr Jega has competed in three consecutive
Olympic Games, namely
Rome (1960),
Tokyo (1964) and
Mexico (1968). He qualified for two 200m semi-finals and the national record he set in 1968 (20.92s) stood for 49 years until it was broken in 2017. ==Honours==