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| Two of the jumpers who took part in the trial jump. |
SIBU: Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah expressed the hope that Sarawakians will take up extreme sports like BASE jumping considering that the ongoing International BASE Jump has managed to place Sibu town on the global map.
“We hope to see a successful show again this year from the BASE jumpers. Come to Sibu on Sept 20 to 23 and see a thrilling show by these participants,” he said yesterday when asked to comment on the Sibu International BASE Jump, which enters its 10th year.
Meanwhile, jumpers from 14 countries conducted trial jumps from Wisma Sanyan, Sarawak’s tallest building, at 8am yesterday watched by spectators who took advantage of the fine weather to watch them in action.
