Footballers, secretariat staff to leave early for Perak
KUCHING: Sports Development Officers (SDO) from the Sarawak State Sports Council ( MSNS) involved in the preparation of State’s Contingent to the 19th Malaysia Games (Sukma XIX) in Perak were urged to work hard to ensure the athletes are well taken care of.
This was stated by Sarawak Sports Corporation ( SSC) CEO Dr Ong Kong Swee at the recent coordination meeting at the Sarawak State Stadium in Petra Jaya.
According to Ong, the Sarawak contingent is one of the biggest to compete in the coming Sukma and there are many challenges expected in managing over 700 athletes and officers.
He advised the SDOs and the secretariat staff to be aware of the athletes’ needs in Perak especially in terms of health, accommodation, nutrition and transportation.
Thi s i s a lso because the various sporta are to be held in 13 different locations throughout Perak.
Although Sukma XIX is just 13 days away, the first batch of SDOs and the secretariat staff will be leaving as early as on Sept 4 in order to set up Sarawak’s contingent’s operations centre in Ipoh.
Sarawak’s football team will be the first to leave early for Perak in order to prepare for their Group A matches that will kick off on Sept 8 at Manjung District Stadium in Tanjung Manjung.
Sarawak’s contingent is also having its camp from Sept 7 to 9 at Century Hotel and the handing over of state colours is expected to be graced by Chief Minister of Sarawak during his visit to the athletes there.