SUKMA 2016: Be champions again !

Dr Annuar Rapaee (holding the poster, left) and others in a group photograph with the athletes yesterday.

SIBU: The Sarawak athletes for the Sukma have been urged to make the coming Sukma the best for the state. 

Nangka state assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee said yesterday Sarawak’s Sukma history was very glorious, in which Sarawak became the champion of the Games three times.

“We became the champion of Sukma for three times, namely, in Sarawak when we hosted the Sukma Games 26 years ago, and after that, we won the Games in Ipoh and Kuantan.

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Morshidi gestures with (from left) Lea Group managing director Raymond Sim, Sarawak Sports Corporation chief executive officer Dr Ong Kong Swee, deputy state secretary Datu Misnu Taha and permanent secretary to Social Development Ministry Kameri Affandi after unveiling the gold medals target. -source

KUCHING: Sarawak is aiming big in this coming SUKMA which is to be held in the state from July 22 to 31.

It is inadequate to merely emerge as the overall champions with a minimum target of 72 gold medals -  it also wants to be the best organiser for the games.

The State Government has spent a whopping sum of RM350 million to build new buildings as well as upgrading sporting facilities for the games.