Category: Sports

KUCHING, Sarawak is targeting at least three gold medals in chess, which is making its debut in the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA) from Aug 17 to 24. The state team’s manager, Abang Mohammad Reduan Abang Sahari, said the Sarawak chess team, consisting of six women and six men, is undergoing intensive training at least four times a week to sharpen their thinking skills and test their mental endurance. ‘Training involves both over-the-board and online sessions. Since most of our players are outside Kuching, they often train online, in addition to participating in chess competitions. We will expose the players to

KUALA TERENGGANU, The Terengganu cycling squad aspires to contribute seven gold medals at the Malaysian Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak which will take place from August 17 to 24. Team Manager Ahmad Azizi Zulkifli said the Terengganu team under the guidance of head coach Syed Mohd Husaini Syed Mazlan will participate in all 15 events contested at the country’s biggest bi-annual sports championship. He said among the events targeted for gold medals include the men’s Individual road race; men’s team road race; men citrium; men’s bmx; men’s downhill. “For SUKMA this time, we are fielding a total of 22 riders with

KUANTAN, Pahang ten-pin bowler Danial Haiqal Izwan Suhardi, 21, aspires for a gold medal in his last Malaysian Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak which will take place from August 17 to 21. The eldest son of former national hockey player Izwan Suhardi Selamat, 50, said all preparations from the training had been streamlined in the gold hunting mission as the best record of his personal achievements. “At SUKMA 2022 I brought home two silver medals in the individual and doubles events, this time I hope to contribute gold to the Pahang contingent. “This Games is my last participation and that is

KUALA KUBU BHARU, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has urged all parties to stop disseminating unofficial posters and articles on the country’s athletes who will be competing the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She said it was to enable the athletes to be focused on their preparations and at the same time take care of the mental health of the 26 national athletes who are on a mission to hunt for medals at the prestigious world games. “I don’t want anything to interfere with the mental health of our athletes and their preparations because I believe all agencies involved have

KANGAR, Perlis shooting pair Nur Aina Sofea Aziz and Muhammad Ariff Naim Ariff Nazir are optimistic about contributing a gold medal for their state in the Air Rifle Mixed event at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak next month. In a recent interview with Bernama, they expressed their confidence based on thorough preparation and diligent training since 2022 and that their victory in the Air Rifle Mixed event at the Sport Excel MSN/Milo/NSAM 4th Malaysian Championship in August 2022 serves as motivation for them to achieve this goal. Nur Aina Sofea, 21, and Muhammad Ariff Naim 20, said that