500 armwrestlers for 3rd international championship

January 10, 2018

Abdul Karim (fourth right) receives the tournament VIP jersey from Kee (fourth left) while Snowdan (third left) and Matthew (third right) shows off the coveted sledgehammer trophies. Also seen are Teng (second left), Ong (second right) and Zil (left).

KUCHING: Armwrestling fans are in for a vein-bulging, forehead-sweating treat this Jan 19 and 20 as around 500 armwrestlers from over 20 countries compete in the 3rd International Charity Armwrestling Championship at Premier 101 Commercial Centre along Jalan Tun Jugah here next weekend.

Organised by the Sarawak Armsport Association (Sasa) and Premier 101 Community Club with support from Malaysia Armsport Association (MyArms) and Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, the annual event is expected to be a grand affair as these armwrestlers will no doubt have the audience gritting their teeth while cheering on their favourite armwrestler.

“There are going to be around 200 international armwrestlers from countries such as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Kazakhastan, Vietnam, Brunei, India, Nigeria, Korea, Belarus, Indonesia, Ukraine, Turkey, Italy and the Philippines competing during the two-day event.

21 nations to vie in arm wrestling c’ship

January 10, 2018 

MINISTER of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (fourth right) receiving a T-shirt from the Organising Chairman of Premier 101 International Charity Arm Wrestling 2018, Stephen Kee (fifth left) during a press conference on the Premier 101 International Charity Arm Wrestling 2018 at Baitulmakmur in Petra Jaya, Kuching. Looking on are (from left) Deputy President of Malaysia Arm Wrestling Association, Zil Fadeli, Advisor
of Sarawak Arm Wrestling Association, Datuk Sri Tang Chilik, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Snowdan Lawan, President of Sarawak Armsports Association, Matthew Dominic Barin and Chief Executive Officer of Sarawak Sports Corporation, Dr Ong Kong Swee.

KUCHING: The Premier 101 Int e rnat ional Char i t y Arm Wrestling 2018 will be held on January 19 – 20, at Premier 101 Commercial Centre here. The tournament, which is the third edition since 2016, offers a total cash prizes worth RM31,300 which is the highest in Asia.

In part, it is also the biggest of its tournament in Sarawak which involved the participation of 21 countries, namely Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Australia, China, Brunei and others. 

“There will be more than 200 athletes from overseas and over 300 athletes from Malaysia to take part in this tournament and will be coming,” said Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during a press conference at Baitulmakmur in Petra Jaya here yesterday.

Mampu memberi impak positif

January 10, 2018

TANDA INGATAN: Karim (tengah) menerima baju cenderamata pertandingan daripada Stephen. Turut kelihatan Snowdan, Matthew, Ong, Zil dan ahli-ahli jawatankuasa penganjur.

Penganjuran pertandingan Amal Gusti Lengan Antarabangsa lebih meriah pada masa akan datang

KUCHING: Harapan Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah agar Pertandingan Amal Gusti Lengan Antarabangsa Premier 101 2018 lebih meriah pada masa akan datang.

Beliau gembira dengan kira-kira 500 penyertaan daripada atlet luar negara dan tempatan berkata, penganjuran pertandingan bertaraf antarabangsa itu bakal memberi impak positif dari aspek pelancongan.

“Kita berharap acara tahunan ini akan bertambah lebih besar setiap tahun,” katanya pada sidang media bagi menghebahkan pertandingan tersebut di sini semalam.