810 athletes to represent Sarawak in SUKMA 2022
KUCHING: Sarawak will send 810 athletes to the 20th Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2022. In revealing this, Minister of Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the preparations for SUKMA 2022 have been going smoothly as planned and targets that have been set. “Among the sports development programmes that have been […]
Laudable feat by Sarawak athletes
BY FAIZAL BUJANG KUCHING: Athletes who represented Sarawak displayed a very commendable show at the Perak All Comers 1/2022 Athletics Championship which took place in Ipoh last weekend. They took home a total of 11 medals, comprising six gold, three silver and two bronze in the two-day tournament held on February 26 and 27. Two […]
Keep politics out, minister reminds sports bodies
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has urged every sports body in Sarawak to put politics aside. “This (sports body) is the place to excel and train athletes. So please put aside all this mess within the associations. “The role of the associations is to look after the athletes and build them up to […]
Fruitful programme for athletes
KUCHING: The state’s strategic planning through its Athlete Development Programme has proven to be fruitful following the success of Sarawakians Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Jong Yee Khie in bringing home a gold and silver medal respectively during the recent Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said among […]
State to ensure athletes have right training, equipment
KUCHING: Sarawak will ensure that state athletes will have the right training and equipment to enable them to compete in upcoming tournaments. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this is important to ensure they would be at the top of their performances in the competitions. She said […]
A new frontier for athletes with disabilities
KUCHING: See the potential and abilities of disabled people instead of their disabilities, said the Welfare, Community Welfare, Women, Family and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “My experience working with these people is that they do not want pity from us. They want dignity,” she said. “So let us provide better infrastructure, intervention, […]
Sarawak on track in bid to get all athletes vaccinated
MIRI: Sarawak is on track to complete the vaccination of athletes, coaches and sports officials, including those currently training in the Peninsular. This was disclosed by Sarawak Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during a press conference after his visit to the Curtin University Malaysia vaccination centre (PPV) here. “Thirty-three of our […]
Sarawak athletes return to training
KUCHING: Sarawak athletes for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) and Malaysia Deaf Games (Sopma) －a total of 164－have returned to training. Johor are hosting the Sukma from April 5-10 next year followed by Sopma from July 11-17. Sarawak are taking part in 10 Sukma events, including swimming, badminton, ping-pong, tenpin bowling, boccia, lawn bowls and weightlifting. […]
