Wushu can promote unity — Karim

May 6, 2018

Karim draws the sword to declare open the wushu competition while Wong (fourth left), and (from fourth right) Ong, Hii and WFS committee and organising committee look on. 

KUCHING: Wushu should be supported and further promoted in Sarawak as it is one of the sports that could be utilised to promote and strengthen the unity among the various races in the state.

In pointing this out during the opening ceremony and welcoming dinner for the participants of the 8th Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) Wushu Championship at a local hotel on Friday, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah noted that the traditional Chinese martial arts is now widely practised by many races other than the Chinese.

“Wushu is actually a popular sport in Sarawak and it has contributed quite a lot of medals for Sarawak in Sukan Malaysia (Sukma). The beauty that I can see in this sport is that it is also been able to encourage other ethnic races to get involved in it.

Kontinjen Sarawak mampu mencabar Kejohanan Wushu KPM, kata Abdul Karim

November 17, 2016

KUCHING: Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah optimis kontinjen wushu Sarawak mampu memberikan cabaran pada Kejohanan Wushu Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (KPM) yang akan berlangsung di Han Chiang High School, Pulau Pinang dari 18 hingga 20 November ini.

“Berdasarkan prestasi semasa atlet, saya yakin mereka mampu membawa banyak keputusan positif untuk Sarawak.

“Mereka masih muda, penuh keyakinan dan bersikap profesional dengan persembahan,” katanya semasa mengadakan lawatan ke Pusat Latihan Elit Wushu di Pusat Sukan Kota Sentosa kelmarin.

Galeri: First Day of Wushu Sukma competition

July 24, 2016

The Sarawak wushu team celebrating with chef-de-mission Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah (third left), his wife Datin Zuraini Abdul Jabbar (third right), Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang (second right), Wushu Federation of Sarawak president Allen Wong (right), deputy president James Ting (second left) and Roger Chan (left) after the first day of wushu competition at SJK Chung Hua No. 3 Alumni Hall yesterday.