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Reviving top game to enhance community bond

SARATOK: Conducive sports facilities and infrastructure attracts the interest of the community to be more active. In stating this, Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri expressed his excitement that the spinning top court built in 2020 has revived the traditional sport here. According to him, the ongoing organising of the sport ensured that the game of ‘pangkah […]

Youth told to preserve traditional sports

BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: Traditional sports should continue to be preserved so that they do not become extinct with the passage of time. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said that the youth and the community are urged to preserve and continue this game. “The uniqueness of the sport should not become extinct by the […]

Preserving spinning top as traditional sport

DEBAK: The sport game of gasing pangkah (spinning top) is one of the traditional sports that needs to be maintained so that it is not forgotten by the next generation. According to Deputy Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Mohammad Razi Sitam, this traditional sport was an attraction for the visitors and […]

Pesta Ujud returns with something different

KUCHING: Traditional sports will also be included in Pesta Ujud 2022 on July 23-24 at Kampung Kelka, Simunjan. Simunjan assemblyman Awla Dris said the traditional sports were, among others, slippery pole climb and coconut throwing. “Other nostalgic activities are fishing, mento senek (catching prawns) using ancient methods,” he told Arena Suara Sarawak. “The festival will […]

Federation plans to introduce sepak takraw in e-sports

KUALA LUMPUR: The International Sepak Takraw Federation (Istaf) plan to introduce sepak takraw as an electronic sport (e-sports). Istaf secretary-general Datuk Abdul Halim Kader said the world governing body came up with the idea to introduce the traditional sport onto the digital platform following the Covid-19 pandemic. Abdul Halim, who is also the Asian Sepak […]