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| Abdul Karim and Ibrahim on his left in a photocall with other organising committee members at the press conference to announce the event. |
KUCHING: The Samarahan Regatta 2019 from July 12-14 this year will introduce a 20-paddler category in the competition.
According to Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the new category would be for villages in the area and among the 11 categories in the three-day event.
“The Samarahan Regatta to be held at Kampung Tambirat, which was last held in 2015, is back again to prepare competitors for the coming Sarawak Regatta,” he told reporters here yesterday at a news conference to announce the event.
