Sports area to be developed within Parliament
GEORGE TOWN: The government intends to develop a sports area within the Parliament House in Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, to foster a healthy lifestyle among members of Parliament.
Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon said there was a sports area in the building built a long time ago, and it needed to be enhanced.
“We have plans to develop the sports area. (We want) our MPs to be healthy. We have a room for table tennis, but we will add space for other sports,” Rashid said after finishing the first game in the men’s table tennis singles for those in their 50s at the 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games (APMG) here yesterday.
He lost 2-3 to Penang
Table Tennis
Association secretary
Oon Tik
Keong in the match.
He said he wanted a recreational space for MPs to refresh themselves, especially when the next Parliament session was expected to last 11 weeks.
He added that only a simple area such as a gym room was required, and that he was not suggesting to build a swimming pool.
In another development, Rashid said APMG had allowed former athletes and other participants to revive their passion for sports.
“Today’s (yesterday’s) match reminded me of my younger days. When I was in primary school, I was a table tennis player and also active in other sports. I was not good at all sports, but I played everything,” he said.
Rashid, who is also participating in football, will feature in the match against Ukraine at Universiti Sains Malaysia’s football field at 5.30pm today.