Give us time to create new wave: Nurul Huda
KUALA LUMPUR: Former national swimming queen, Nurul Huda Abdullah had produced so many incredible splashes at a young age before leaving the pool for good at 18 years old. Fast forward to today, Nurul Huda is back in action but this time, in a different capacity as the new Malaysia Swimming (MS) assistant secretary. The […]
Three sisters drowned while swimming in Port Dickson; two others were rescued.
SEREMBAN: A family outing to Port Dickson turned into tragedy as three sisters who went swimming at the Pantai Cahaya beach drowned while two others were rescued by members of the public and firemen, near here, this afternoon. Telok Kemang Fire and Rescue station chief Azizee Alias said the three who drowned were identified as […]
Joyous graduation for Pandelela’s sister
MUKAH: New Sarawak Tribune met Parcelia Renyelia, the younger sister of national diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong Pamg, at the 14th Mukah Polytechnic convocation ceremony last weekend. Parcelia, 22, had gone through her course via online learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic and despite facing various challenges, everything worked out fine in the end. “Honestly, […]
Gearing up to emerge as champions
WITH the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) drawing near, all the athletes are gearing up to emerge as champions. The long awaited SUKMA will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 16 to Sept 24 featuring 426 events in 31 sports comprising 223 events for men, 184 for women and 19 mixed events. SUKMA organising committee chairman […]
Let the swimming begin!
KUCHING: The fifth PASC Inter-Primary School Swimming competition is allowing an opportunity for youthful swimmers in Kuching and Kota Samarahan to ascend to fame as it is a stage for them to show their ability. The opposition, to be held at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Center on May 22 (from 8 am to 5 pm) […]
Nur Syaiful makes it to men’s S5 50m freestyle final
TOKYO: National swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli booked his slot in the men’s S5 (physical impairment) freestyle final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. Despite starting a bit slow, the 26-year-old managed to pull off an impressive swim to finish the race in third place in the first heat with a time of 33.46 seconds […]
Aaron-Wooi Yik lift the gloom in Malaysian camp on Day 2
TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 DAY Two of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games proved to be quite underwhelming as far as Malaysia is concerned after the national athletes failed to make much of an impact in their respective events today. The shuttlers, who are being banked on to deliver medals at the world’s biggest multi-sports Games, performed […]
Boy feared drowned found dead
BINTANGOR: The body of a teenager feared drown while bathing in Sungai Bakong, Jalan KJD Bintangor on Tuesday (June 29) was found today (June 30). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the body of 17-year-old Putra Fadillah Abdullah was found by firefighters on the river bank, at a distance of 30 metres […]
Another record-breaking feat from Hoe Yean
KUALA LUMPUR: Young swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean gave another smashing display to break the men’s 800 metre freestyle national and meet records at the 63rd Malaysia Open at the National Aquatic Centre here on Sunday. The 19-year-old, who was again the sole participant, clocked eight minutes and six seconds (8:06.00s) to erase Olympian Welson Sim’s […]
Mukah needs its own public swimming pool
MUKAH: Children aged seven years and above here may have to wait for a longer period to enjoy the comfort of swimming in a public pool unless the proposed Olympic-standard facility is to be implemented in this district soon. They may also have to wait for indefinitely to participate in swimming competitions, even if they […]
