KUCHING: The 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship (AMAC) website was launched by Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports at Baitulmakmur Building, Petra Jaya, here yesterday. The 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship (AMAC) will be held here in Kuching, Sarawak from 2 to 6 December 2019.
Kuching City succeeded in winning the bidding to be the host of AMAC in Rugao City, China during the 20th AMAC in September 2017. This championship is expected to attract more than 3,000 athletes from 45 countries including 30 Asian countries and 15 countries from outside Asia. Apart from that, the championship is only participated by athletes who are aged 35 years and above with their vast experience in many major tournaments in the previous years.
Therefore Kuching City will be the meeting location for these veteran athletes to meet their fellow friends from the major tournaments that they have participated together in their prime age.
“By launching the AMAC website, it is the first step in the process of promoting this championship which will attract more athletes to participate in it, “About 3,000 athletes will be arriving in Kuching next year which will be good for the State’s tourism as the athletes’ family and friends will not just come and attend the championship but will also go sightseeing and bring back souvenirs which will give a good feedback to the State’s economy and tourism,” Karim said in his speech yesterday.
The championship will be based on the concept of ‘Sports For All’ which will be focused more on the fitness, health and wellness of the master athletes. Among the guests that were present at the launching ceremony of the AMAC website were Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Hii Chang Kee; President of Asia Masters Athletics Datuk Seri Dr. V. Pulainthiran and S. Sivapragasam who is the President of Malaysia Masters Athletics Association.
A memento was presented to Datuk Karim Hamzah by Datuk Seri Pulainthiran after the launching ceremony of AMAC website at Baitulmakmur Building, Petra Jaya here yesterday.
