Day: October 12, 2024

More than 4.5 million people participated in a diverse array of sports and recreational activities across the nation in celebration of National Sports Day (HSN) 2024, said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. Since its introduction in 2015, HSN has aimed to cultivate a vibrant sports culture within the community, promoting active and healthy lifestyles that contribute to a sports-oriented nation. ‘While HSN is celebrated annually as a highlight, our goal is to encourage the public to engage in sports consistently to maintain their health and well-being. With 103 officially recognised sports, there is something for everyone, ensuring that all

In an effort to promote active lifestyles and healthy living, Malaysian diplomatic missions in China and Indonesia have organised National Sports Day (HSN) events in their respective locations. Even when far from home, participants embraced the opportunity to celebrate HSN, observed annually on the second Saturday of October since its inception in 2015. The HSN aims to cultivate a sporting culture and position Malaysia as a prominent sporting nation. In Guangzhou, China, around 150 Malaysians, including students and expatriates, took part in HSN Badminton Carnival hosted by the Consulate General of Malaysia. The carnival featured competitions in five categories: Men’s

Syed Yazid Syed Omar has been elected to lead the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) after winning the presidency at the association’s 35th Congress for the 2024-2028 session held here today. Syed Yazid, who is also the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Exco, received 15 votes, beating his challenger, KLFA acting president Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid who got 12 votes. The former KLFA vice-president will lead the association for a period of four years until 2028. The KLFA was previously led by Khalid Abdul Samad who relinquished the position in March. Meanwhile, Datuk Kamarudin Hassan won and Datuk Sri

National women sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli created a sensation when she managed to smash the 31-year-old women’s national 100m held by G. Shanti, at the Perlis Open Athletics Championships today. Zaidatul Husniah, 31, who is affectionately known as ‘Adik’, recorded a time of 11.49 seconds (s) enroute to winning the gold medal at the Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium here, to erase the 11.50s old record of G. Shanti, which the latter had set in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 1993. The silver medal went to Nur Afrina Batrisyia Rizal with a time of 11.91s while the bronze medal was won

Datuk Amarjit Singh has emulated the achievement of his father, Tan Sri Darshan Singh when he won the presidency of the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) today. Amarjit, who is also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI), won a three-way battle at the Special General Meeting (Presidential Election) for the 2023-2026 term held in Melaka. According to a statement from MNCF, Amarjit, who previously held the position of Vice President and Acting Deputy President, pooled 35 votes to defeat Yunus Ibrahim who received 23 votes, with two spoilt votes. MNCF said the previous acting-president