Day: July 25, 2024

IPOH, The Perak state government is offering a monetary reward of RM5,000 to athletes who win a gold medal at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak through its victory incentive scheme. State Education, Higher Education, Youth and Sports Committee chairman, Khairudin Abu Hanipah said a silver medallist will receive RM3,000 while a bronze medallist will get RM1,000. ‘For team events, a gold medal means each will receive RM2,500, RM1,500 each for silver and RM500 each for bronze,’ he said at a special meeting of the 2024 Perak SUKMA contingent here this afternoon. Khairudin said that for this edition, the state

IPOH, Four athletes from Perak have been selected to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will be held from Aug 28 to Sept 8. The athletes are Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil for archery, Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri and Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin for cycling, and Abu Samah Borhan for wheelchair tennis. Perak Education, Higher Education, Youth, and Sports Committee chairman Khairudin Abu Hanipah, said the state government and the people of Perak were thrilled and proud of this achievement, and it served as an inspiration for other state athletes to emulate the spirit shown by these athletes. ‘Their

KUALA LUMPUR, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has called on the 26 athletes representing the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics to show their true strength when facing their opponents at the Games to be held from tomorrow until Aug 11. She said in sports, there would always be someone who would triumph over others, and therefore she did not want the Malaysian athletes to leave the ‘arena’ feeling disappointed for not giving their best. “What we want is to set a target where the whole country is moving towards the same goal, which is why we announced our