Hockey Dallah represented Hong Kong in hockey at the
1962 Asian Games, the
1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and (as captain) in the
1966 Asian Games. He coached Hong Kong's national team, including for the
1970 and
1978 Asian Games, both in Bangkok.
Bowls Dallah won a gold medal in the fours as skip (captain) at both the
1978 Commonwealth Games in
Edmonton (with
Philip Chok,
M. B. Hassan Jr., and
Roberto da Silva), and the
1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in
Melbourne (with Hassan Jr.,
George Souza Jr., and
Eric Liddell). Besides these major events, Dallah also won a few other international invitation tournaments. Dallah went on to represent Hong Kong in the
1984 World Bowls Championship at
Aberdeen, Scotland where he also skipped the team and just lost out on a fours bronze medal after being defeated by Scotland 30–15 in the play off. Other representative bowls appearances included the Commonwealth Games in
1974 (Christchurch), and
1982 (Brisbane); the World Bowls Championships in
1976 (Johannesburg) and
1980 (Frankston); the Mazda Jack High International Invitation Singles 1981 in Victoria, Australia; the Rest Of The World Team tour of the British Isles in 1980; the Kodak Masters Invitation UK in 1981; and the Sydney International Masters Invitation in 1983. Dallah was one of the founders of the
Hong Kong International Bowls Classic along with Philip Chok and Geoff Murphy (the former president of the HK Lawn Bowls Association). His home club in Hong Kong was the
Indian Recreation Club, which was situated adjacent to the
Hong Kong Stadium.
Personal life Dallah was educated at
St. Joseph's College in Hong Kong. He joined the
Hong Kong Civil Service in the late 1950s, rising through the ranks from Office Assistant / Clerk to Principal Executive Officer. He retired in 1983, and moved with his family to Sydney, Australia. He also played a major role in the establishment of the
O. R. Sadick Islamic Centre located at
Wan Chai. Dallah died in March, 1997. He was aged 60. ==References==