Underperformed Sukma coaches walking on thin ice as plans of dismissal and replacement surfaces
KUCHING: Coaches who underperformed at the recent Malaysian Games (SUKMA) are in jeopardy of being dismissed and replaced. Deputy Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu said such an approach is in his thoughts at the moment in view of Sarawak’s underwhelming finish at the recent SUKMA Games. “However, we will only […]
Another gold medal to end Sarawak’s diving team’s Sukma campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak diving team ended its Sukma campaign on Thursday (Sept 22) with a top two spot in the men’s platform category. The gold went to Bertrand Rhodict Lises with 395.05 points, while squadmate Elvis Priestly Clement settled for silver with 371.10 points. The bronze medal was won by Muhammad Anilrian Normatrud Abdullah […]
Squash pair trumps senior squadmates to capture gold
KUALA LUMPUR: Sukma debutants Harith Danial and Natalie Sim on Today (Sept 20) outperformed their seniors to win the squash mixed doubles category at the National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil here. Despite last minute preparations, the duo rose to the challenge against Sarawak’s Nathan Kueh and Ma Si Yi by 2-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-5). “This […]
564 athletes from Sarawak to compete in 20th SUKMA
KUCHING: A total of 564 athletes from Sarawak will compete in the 20th Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Kuala Lumpur, from Sept 16 to 24. Minister of Youth, Sports & Entrepreneur Development Sarawak (MYSED) Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the athletes would be accompanied by 41 team managers and 107 sports officials. He said […]
Single doping case will result in disqualification of weightlifting team at Sukma
JOHOR BAHRU: Any weightlifters who fail doping tests being conducted ahead of the NSC XX Malaysia Games (Sukma) 2022 will cause the disqualification of the whole weighlifting team from their state, said Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) president Datuk Ayub Rahmat. He said MWF was taking a firm stand as it did not want the games […]
Squash team on gold medal mission
KUCHING: Sarawak squash team are aiming to repeat their achievement in the 2016 Malaysian Games (SUKMA) by winning gold medals in the upcoming SUMKA games in Kuala Lumpur. The winning of the gold mission is placed in the Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS) in a news report, […]
Sarawak boxing team aims high for SUKMA
KUCHING: All bets are in for Sarawak as nine of its best boxers are on the hunt for silverware in the upcoming Malaysia Games (SUKMA) XX Kuala Lumpur 2022. The boxing event is set to take place from Sept 17 to 24, with head coach Muhammad Helman Morni taking first position. The squad will be […]
GE15 possibly after end of Malaysia Games
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says the 15th General Election (GE15) will be held very soon. Speaking at an event involving Sarawak contingent officials for the 20th Malaysia Games (Sukma) yesterday, the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president reckoned that polls could be held after the end of Sukma. “I have this strange […]
Call for setting up of weightlifting academy
MIRI: A weightlifting academy centre should also be set up here in Sarawak; similar to what has been built in Melaka. This is to unearth and groom new talents to strengthen the state’s existing squad in preparation for the Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) in the future, said Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu. […]
Being disabled does not make a person less of a human.
According to the report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Nov 24 last year, over one billion people in the world live with some form of disability. “This corresponds to about 15 percent of the world’s population, of whom 2 to 4 percent experience significant difficulties in functioning,” it said. It clarified that the […]