SportCheck: Games galore ahead

AN unprecedented total of seven contingents will represent the country in multi-sports events throughout the year, culminating in the Sea Games in Laos on Dec 9-18.

Action begins tomorrow with the 5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, where Malaysia's contingent comprises 41 boys and 25 girls, supported by a cast of 31 officials led by Chef-de-Mission Jefri Ngadirin.

The inaugural Asian Martial Arts Games in Bangkok on April 25-May 3 offer the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) a different challenge in identifying a contingent to contest nine combat sports.



The Asian Youth Games debut in Singapore on June 29-July 7, where Malaysia will be represented by athletes between 14 and 17-years-old.

The World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on July 16-26 are followed by the Islamic Solidarity Games in Teheran, Iran on Oct 15-20, while another contingent will head to Hanoi for the third edition of the Asian Indoor Games on Oct 30-Dec 8.



That will be the final test before the Sea Games, which along with the Asian Youth Games, is the event that much emphasis has been put on.

New Straits Times