I was delighted to have been invited to launch the recent Malaysia Games (Sukma) XXI “Volunteers Basic Course” which was held at Curtin University Malaysia campus in Miri. Kudos to Jabatan Belia & Sukan Sarawak (JBS) for having organised the course which was the first among 11 locations for the statewide programme held in conjunction with the forthcoming 21st edition of SUKMA to be held in Sarawak on 17 to 24 August.
I was also informed by the organisers that after Miri, the course will continue in Bintulu (June 11-12), Mukah (June 15-16), Sibu (June 18-19) , Betong (June 22-23) , Sri Aman (June 25-26), and Serian-Samarahan (June 29-30). Four others sessions of the course will be held in Kuching on July 6-10 and 13-17.
We are pleased to have a total of 3,000 volunteers for this year’s SUKMA and they are from the civil service, students of tertiary learning institutions and members of the public. For this year’s SUKMA, there are 15,000 athletes, coaches, managers as well as their family members who are expected to be on our shores including for this year’s Para Sukma to be held on 22 to 28 September.
The volunteers are important to us because they will serve as guides and cheerleaders, providing physical and emotional support to athletes and officials from the various state contingents.
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