Minister wants end to politicking in sports

October 6, 2017

KUCHING: Any athlete who wish to excel in sports will get the best support from Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports and the State government.

And it doesn’t matter which association or body he or she is from.

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the government wants to see sports growing and not politicking in the sports associations.

Cut out self interest, look at wider picture — Karim

February 13, 2017

Karim (sixth right, back row), Kameri (third right), Kwon (fifth right) and Sim (standing at left) posing with the best swimmers and team managers after the prize presentation. -Photo by Teo Chi Wei

KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Youth, Sports and Solidarity Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah feels that organisers of swimming competitions should not harbour self interests but instead look at the wider picture for the sake of swimming development in Sarawak.

“I know some people are not very happy with me for interfering with how this tournament is being managed. I am very very sorry for that but I don’t have any interest … none of my children is competing in this tournament but I just want to see swimming to grow up and I don’t want to see politics inside swimming where some people are barred from competing just because they are not the affiliates.

“The pool is a place where the swimmers can compete among themselves and win because they have trained hard for it and not win by technical knockout,” he said at the closing of the 44th Sarawak Age Group Swimming Championship at the Sarawak Aquatic Centre, Petra Jaya yesterday.

“A lot of things has happened before the start of the competition and I have to congratulate Kota Samarahan Swimming Association (Kotas) especially its president Alice Kwon for a job well done.

“I know the organising committee had to face a lot of stress as it is organised during Chap Goh Meh especially those who are celebrating the Chinese New Year,” he added.

Kejayaan terbukti

Oktober 25, 2016

BANGGA: Abdul Karim bercakap kepada media selepas merasmikan penutupan Kejohanan Terjun Siri Grand Prix Dunia Persekutuan Renang Antarabangsa (FINA) di Kuching kelmarin.

Lebih banyak kejohanan sukan taraf antarabangsa akan dianjurkan di negeri ini, tegas Abdul Karim

KUCHING: Kerajaan Negeri akan terus berusaha membawa masuk lebih banyak kejohanan bertaraf antarabangsa untuk dianjurkan di Sarawak, kata Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

Menurutnya, penganjuran Kejohanan Terjun Siri Grand Prix Dunia Persekutuan Renang Antarabangsa (FINA) berakhir kelmarin membuktikan kejayaan Sarawak dalam bekerjasama melaksanakan kejohanan bertaraf dunia.

"Kita berjaya menamatkan saingan kejohanan terjun FINA dengan kerjasama Persatuan Renang Amatur Malaysia (ASUM) dan Persatuan Renang Amatur Sarawak (ASAS)," katanya pada majlis penutupan kejohanan itu di sini kelmarin.

Justeru itu, Abdul Karim berharap kejohanan serupa dapat diadakan semula di Sarawak.

Mengulas berhubung peruntukkan RM1.2 billion untuk sukan dalam pembentangan Bajet 2017, beliau berkata ia akan digunakan untuk menganjurkan Sukan SEA dan Sukan Para Asean Ke-9 serta tujuan promosi sukan.

Katanya, lebih RM400 juta telah diperuntukkan untuk tujuan itu dan beliau akan memastikan ia turut disalurkan kepada Sarawak.

"Kita akan sentiasa berusaha untuk menarik kemasukkan penganjuran sukan antarabangsa di negeri ini," katanya.