Sarawak to compete in Dept of Syariah Judiciary M’sia 4th Sports Championship
KUCHING: Sarawak will be competing for the first time in the 4th Sports Championship organised by the Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia from Aug 10 to 13.
The Department of Syariah Judiciary Sarawak is sending a contingent of 43 contestants -- 10 female and 33 male – to the meet to be held at Universiti Teknikal Melaka.
Chief Registrar of the state Department of Syariah Judiciary Abdul Karim Mohd Nuli is expected to lead the Sarawak contingent that will compete in nine events.
The events are football, badminton, table tennis, carom, bowling, shooting, darts, archery and chess.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan performed the flag- off for the Sarawak contingent at the compound of Wisma Sumber Alam in Petra Jaya yesterday.
On hand to receive the state colours from Awang Tengah was Najarudin Nedri, chairman of Welfare and Recreation Club of the Department of Syariah Judiciary Sarawak.
Awang Tengah, who is also Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development and Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources, urged the contingent to project the good image of Sarawak during the tournament.
He hoped that the Sarawak team would be able to make their state proud by winning all the events they compete in.