MIRI: Nearly 200 people from various government and private agencies yesterday morning gathered at Miri Indoor Stadium here for the state-level National Sports Month.
Clad in their sports attire, the participants were seen crowding the area as early as 7am for the event.
Also present were Miri Resident Mastapa Julaihi and the Youth and Sports Department Sarawak director Azura Sarbin.
Various sporting activities have been lined up this month in conjunction with the National Sports Month nationwide which aims to get people involved in sporting events.
Mastapa, in his opening speech yesterday, was delighted to see the overwhelming response from the public.
“Embrace a healthy lifestyle via sporting events,” he said.
He added the National Sports Month was the best platform to instil a progressive sporting culture.
