Sarawak to court East Asia squash

February 3, 2017

Karim (fifth left) holding the squash championship schedule and with him are Dr Ong (fourth left), Sivanesen (third right), Emmanuel (second right) and others at a photocall held at the meeting room of Stadium Negeri Sarawak. — Photo by Wilfred Pilo

KUCHING: Sarawak will host the 3rd South East Asia Squash Championshipship 2017 at the squash courts from Feb 14-18, in a big leg-up for sports tourism as the state has been chosen as venue for yet another hallmark sport event.

Assistant Minister of Youth And Sports Sarawak Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that this will be the first time the prestigious event is being held in Malaysia and Sarawak was given the honour to become the host.

“The first event was hosted by Singapore in 2015 and they won the championship and in 2016 it was held in Myanmar and Malaysia won,” he said at the press conference on the championship held at Stadium Negeri Sarawak, here yesterday.

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Karim (back row, centre) pose with winners and other guests after the prize presentation.

KUCHING: The private sector was urged to emulate the commitment of Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS) Berhad towards developing talent in sports, particularly squash.

According to Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, they could then play a useful role in helping the state to produce more sports talent.

He was speaking at the prize presentation for the 2nd CMS Borneo Junior Open squash tournament held at Sarawak Squash Centre at Jalan Diplomatik, here on Sunday.

The tournament attracted 200 players from all over Malaysia and other countries. This was reflected in the list of winners in the various categories.

In the Under-15 age-group, Sabahan Lee Duncan won the boy’s event while Kedah’s Wong Heng Wai was the girl’s champion.