KUCHING: Members of the public are cordially invited for the official opening ceremony of Sukan Sarawak (SukSar) 2017 which will be held at Stadium Perpaduan Negeri Sarawak in Petra Jaya tomorrow at 3pm.
The official opening ceremony is to be attended by all of the 1,000 athletes who are competing in SukSar 2017 where Chief Minister of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Haji Openg is expected to officiate the function. According to Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ong Kong Swee, the programme for the function will include the athletes’ the oath taking ceremony, raising of SukSar’s flag and the launching gimmick.
“We invite members of the public to join us and to witness the official opening ceremony which will be attended by all of the contingents’ athletes and officials,” he said.
He added that all the competitions on that day will be held early and will end after lunch time to enable all athletes to join the opening ceremony which will also be attnded by local dignitaries, including Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Sarawak, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who is also SukSar organising committee advisor. He will be accompanied by Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Snowdan Lawan and the Residents from all of the divisions in the state.
Meanwhile, the majority of the competitions in SukSar 2017 are to begin on Dec 14 in accordance with the Games schedule and members of the public can get the details on the dates, time and venues from the official website, www.suksar. sarawak.gov.my. The competitions which will only start on Dec 15 are badminton, lawn bowls, judo, karate, sevena- side rugby, para athletics and para swimming. Among the competitions which will end early are namely badminton, cycling, lawn bowls, judo, karate and seven-aside rugby.
“There are also athletes especially those from outstations who are coming to Kuching as early as Tuesday and they will be checking into the games village on the same day but we have already make the necessary arrangements for them including the hospitality aspects of their stay here,” Dr Ong said.
Apart from the athletes’ arrival, they are expected to be accompanied by their family members and friends most of whom are travelling by road. All the participating contingents are travelling to Kuching by road and they are required to check into the Games village today and the participants will return to their respective divisions on Dec 18.
