Sports associations need 'spring cleaning' to get rid of sports politics

Asistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah wants to tackle sports politics heads on before it causes further damages to sports.

He claimed some sports associations had too much politics to the extent smothering the growth of sports which they were representing.'

“So this time round, we need to do a lot of 'spring cleaning' to make sure the associations are good and the centre(s) of excellence...(are) in the right place," he quoted by a local English daily.

The assistant minister was delivering his speech at the closing of the Sibu Open Track & Field Championship at Stadium Tun Zaidi in Sibu last Sunday.

Who is the next FAS President - Masing or Karim ?

Rumours mills are working extra hours churning out 'so-called-reliable-information' on the top post in the State football association.

The rumours are the current president Datu Sudarsono Osman will not defend his post in the next Annual General Meeting of the State association.

A FAS official, when asked about the rumours today, said he did hear about it.

Adenan tugaskan Manyin dan Karim fikirkan hadiah untuk Pandelela

Kerajaan negeri bersetuju memberi insentif khas kepada ratu terjun negara, Pandelela Rinong susulan kejayaan atlet itu merangkul pingat perak pada Sukan Olimpik Rio.

Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Fatimah Abdullah berkata Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem mewakilkan Menteri Belia, Sukan dan Solidariti, Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong dan Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah memikirkan bentuk hadiah yang diberikan kepada Pandelela.

“Mereka akan mengumumkannya pada waktu yang sesuai nanti. Kita tidak pasti bentuk kuantum insentif akan diberikan namun yang pasti ia adalah menarik,” katanya pada sidang media di sini kelmarin.

Dijangka lebih setengah juta sertai Hari Sukan Negara -Karim

JOM SERTAI: Karim (tengah) pada sidang media bersama Abdul Haris (kanan) dan Kameri.

KUCHING: Sarawak men­yasarkan seramai 534,000 peserta mengambil bahagian pada edisi kedua Hari Sukan Negara (HSN) yang akan di­adakan serentak di seluruh ne­gara pada 8 Oktober depan.

Sehubungan itu, Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Ham­zah menyeru masyarakat pelbagai lapisan di seluruh negeri keluar memeriahkan hari tersebut dengan meny­ertai pelbagai aktiviti sukan yang diadakan di kawasan masing-masing kelak.

Menurut Karim, antara aktiv­iti yang disediakan seperti ‘fun ride,’ ‘fun run,’ Zumba, sen­amrobik, seni mempertahankan diri, program rekreasi, gerai jualan peralatan sukan, cabutan bertuah dan banyak lagi.

Abdul Karim suspicious with motive

KUCHING: Sarawak Cycling Association (SCA) president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah was baffled with the ongoing investigation by the Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission on the SUKMA cycling venues.

He said he just couldn't dismiss the possibilities of some quarters were trying to project a negative image of the association or the State.

Abdul Karim, as quoted by a national English daily on Friday, said there had been a lot of nasty and unflattering remarks hurled against the association that had caused him to be suspicious on the current issue revolving around the organisation of SUKMA.

Abdul Karim shocked at MACC's action

Sarawak Cycling Association (SCA) president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah was shocked when he heard news on the investigation of cycling officials by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC).

He said he was in the dark about the investigation because as far as he was concerned, in terms of management of the association, it has been well managed and transparent in its affairs.

Abdul Karim, who is also the Youth and Sports Assistant Minister, was quoted by an a local English daily yesterday.

MACC raids homes of 2 cycling officials in Kuching

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized documents related to the organisation of cycling events at the just concluded Malaysia Games, reported New Straits Times today.

It is learnt that MACC officials raided the homes of two cycling officials in Kuching on Monday. 

A source revealed that one of the homes raided was also used as the office of the sports body. 

Karim is not happy

The state SUKMA XVIII chef de mission Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah admitted that he was not happy.

While he was pleased with the performance of the athletes, he was not happy with the state contingent's failure to be crowned as the games' overall champions.

"To say that I'm happy, not really because I fail to achieve the overall success for the Sarawak state," he said as quoted by a local Malay daily on last Monday.

SUKMA 2016: Pesilat mesti miliki mentaliti sang juara -Karim

BUAT YANG TERBAIK: Abdul Karim (tengah) diapit Fazzrudin (kanan) dan Yusnar bergambar bersama jurulatih, pegawai dan pesilat pada majlis berkenaan.

KUCHING: Atlet Sarawak diingat agar sentiasa meletakkan sasaran yang tinggi dalam pemburuan pingat pada SUKMA Ke- 18 yang sedang rancak berlangsung.

Ketua Kontinjen Sarawak, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah menegaskan adalah penting bagi semua atlet negeri mempunyai mentaliti seorang juara dan tidak gentar menghadapi apa jua rintangan.

“Kalau kita hanya menyasarkan pingat gangsa, maka sukarlah untuk mendapatkan perak ataupun emas.

SUKMA 2016: Abdul Karim mahu lebih banyak emas daripada sukan berbasikal

Abdul Karim bergambar dengan para atlit dan pegawai.

KUCHING: Chef de mission kontingen SUKMA Sarawak Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah menaruh harapan tinggi terhadap kontingen lumba basikal SUKMA Sarawak untuk memperolehi lebih daripada 2 pingat emas.

Beliau berkata bertanding di tempat sendiri sepatutnya memberi kelebihan kepada pelumba Sarawak untuk menewaskan pelumba-pelumba lain.

Abdul Karim menyerahkan jersi kepada wakil kontingen berbasikal SUKMA Sarawak

 Walau bagaimana, Abdul Karim, ketika berucap dalaam majlis penyerahan jersi kepada kontingen lumba basikal SUKMA Sarawak tengahari tadi menegaskan dalam apa jua sukan, faktor penentu kemenangan ialah kesungguhan untuk menang.

SUKMA 2016: Adenan serah bendera negeri kepada kontinjen SUKMA Sarawak

KIBAR CABARAN: Karim mengibarkan bendera Sarawak sambil disaksikan Adenan, Jamilah, Manyin, Masing, Morshidi sebagai simbolik bermula cabaran SUKMA Sarawak 2016.

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem semalam menyempurnakan penyerahan bendera negeri kepada kontinjen Sarawak yang akan menyertai Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) XVIII Sarawak 2016 pada 22 hingga 31 Julai ini.

Majlis tersebut disaksikan isteri Adenan Datin Patinggi Datuk Jamilah Anu serta Timbalan Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Datuk Amar James Jemut Masing, Menteri Belia, Sukan dan Solidariti Dato Sri Micheal Manyin Jawong, Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan merangkap Chef-De-Mission Sarawak Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan Datuk Profesor Dr Sim Kui Hian, Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani dan Menteri Muda Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak dan Pembangunan Keluarga Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.

SEMANGAT: Perarakan masuk bendera Sarawak dibawa oleh anggota polis sebelum diserahkan kepada Adenan untuk disampaikan kepada ketua kontinjen SUKMA Sarawak.

Laungan slogan ‘Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban’ oleh para atlet bergema dalam Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman (DeTAR) Putra, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) ketika menyambut ketibaan Adenan bersama rombongan.

SUKMA 2016: Generous incentives if regain the Sukma title

Adenan (centre) addresses the press conference as (from right) Abdul Karim, Morshidi, Manyin and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian look on at Wisma Bapa Malaysia yesterday.

KUCHING (SamuelAubrey): Special incentives await the Sarawak contingent if they emerge overall champions in the upcoming Malaysian Games, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem who announced this yesterday, hinting that the incentives will be “generous” if Sarawak can regain the Sukma title last won in 1994.

“Yes, definitely there will be incentives. We take it one at a time… There will be quite generous incentives,” he told a press conference after the state cabinet was briefed on the 2016 Sukma preparations at Wisma Bapa Malaysia yesterday.

Sarawak is hosting this year’s Sukma XVIII. The opening ceremony will be held at Sarawak Stadium in Petra Jaya on July 23 (next Saturday).

SUKMA 2016: Beef up security measures against IS or militant threats

Morshidi (centre), flanked on his right by Karim and Antonio, chairing the 16th Sukma organising committee meeting in Miri.

MIRI: The state government will beef up security measures against any IS or militant threats during the 18th edition of Malaysia Games ( Sukma) to be held in Kuching, Sibu and Miri from July 22-31.

State Secretary and organising committee chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Morshidi Abdul Ghani said this was to ensure the smooth running of the Games without any untoward incidents.

“We beef up security control in all avenues of competition of each of event, ‘ he said at a press conference at IKBN Miri yesterday after a site inspection tour here, Miri will host karate ( July 19-21), sailing ( July 25-30) and sepak takraw ( July 23-30) events.

SUKMA 2016: Manyin confidents Sarawak will be the champions

Manyin greeting Sarawak Sukma volleyball players.

SIBU: As far as Minister of Sports, Youth and Solidarity Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong is concerned, Sarawak athletes are already heroes even before the 18th Sukma starts on July 22.

“You are champions, and champions are not made out of ordinary people. Champions are made of special people with superhuman mentality because any sport is a combination of mental and physical strength.

“You may be very skilful and physically strong but if you don’t have the mental strength you will not win.

Chef de Mission SUKMA Sarawak adakan rumah terbuka

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SUKMA 2016: Challenge to state athletes to go for 4th Sukma crown

KUCHING: It has been a 22-year wait. Sarawak have been Sukma overall champions three times in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

State contingent chef-de-mission Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has taken up the challenge to strive for another Sukma championship title.

“This year, our goal is to get a total of 72 gold medals, as well as to become the overall champion for Sukma 2016. Hopefully it will be a great year for us as we hope to achieve the coveted title for the fourth time since its establishment in 1986,” he said yesterday.

SUKMA 2016: Jangan libatkan diri dengan dadah -Karim

BERSEMANGAT: Manyin bersama Abdul Karim, Morshidi dan Dr Ong menunjukkan isyarat bagus pada sesi memperkenal pakaian rasmi Kontinjen SUKMA Sarawak di Kuching semalam.

KUCHING: Chef-de-mission Kontingen SUKMA Sarawak Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah mengingatkan semua atlet agar tidak terlibat dalam isu penyalahgunaan bahan terlarang.

“Isu doping amat ditekankan kepada mereka (atlet dan jurulatih) kerana kita tidak mahu berdepan masalah selepas menang dalam acara yang dipertandingkan,” katanya yang juga Pengerusi PEMADAM Negeri Sarawak, kepada sebuah akhbar harian berbahasa Melayu, ketika ditemui dalam Program ‘Meet and Greet’ Bersama Atlet SUKMA Sarawak di sebuah pusat membeli-belah di bandar raya ini semalam.

Manakala Menteri Belia, Sukan dan Solidariti, Dato Sri Micheal Manyin Jawong berkata sasaran mengutip 72 pingat emas pada edisi kali ini menjadi suntikan semangat kepada atlet-atlet kontinjen Sarawak.

SUKMA 2016: Sarawak eyeing coveted Sukma title

Sukma-bound athletes cheer with Manyin, Karim and Morshidi (centre) yesterday.

KUCHING (JeremyVeno): Minister of Youth, Sports and Solidarity Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong has called on state athletes to reach for the stars to make Sarawak emerge as the champions in the upcoming 18th Sukma.

“Each of you are already a champion when you are selected to represent the state. That is why we are targeting to bag at least 72 gold medals in this year’s games,” said Manyin to a rousing applause from the athletes during the meet-and-greet session held at a shopping mall here yesterday.

Manyin also challenged the athletes to strive for glory and leave a legacy for themselves and Sarawak.

Karim dangles RM10,000 infront of Samarahan FA players to win Sarawak Cup

Abdul Karim shows the Samarahan FA flag before presenting it to the team captain Irwandy Jempaka (far left). Also seen in are Haidel (second left) and Ismawi (far right).

Samarahan FA players received a good tidings in the form of a RM10,000 incentive from the association's patron Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during a dinner last night.

However, the incentive was not without any string attached to it.

Karim told the players, he would give RM5,000 before the tournament started while the rest would depend on the team's performance.