Author: Clement Erik Wong

Mission accomplished for Sarawak athletics team

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak athletics squad completed their campaign in Sukma with five golds, four silvers and six bronze. They finished third overall behind Johor and Sabah in the four-day meet at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here that ended on Sunday (Sept 18). On the final day of the

SUKMA XX: Another gold from state’s athletics camp

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak notched another victory today at the Sukma Games through the women’s pole vault event. Team Sarawak’s Evelyne Tan Xie Yie took gold, having cleared 2.9 metres (m) in her second attempt. Nur Anis Natasha Abdul Razif of FT Kuala Lumpur was second, after failing to clear 2.9m

Sukma XX: State squash team qualifies for quarterfinals

KUALA LUMPUR: The dream to bring home silverware for the state lives on for the Sarawak squash camp as the team progresses towards the quarterfinals of the singles competition in the Sukma Games. Nathan Kueh Tze Bing and Harith Danial Jefri in the men’s singles and Claudia Yong Bi Er

Second gold for Sarawak through Sukma athletics camp

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sukma Games here today kicked off with a bang as Sarawak attained its second gold through the women’s javelin throw category. Sarawak javelin ace Ng Jing Xuan hurled the spear to 43.45 metres (m) in her first attempt to seal the win in style. The same category

Sarawak Sukma football squad take home defeat to Johor

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak football camp failed to qualify for the quarterfinals in the Malaysia Games 2020 (Sukma XX). They sustained a 2-0 defeat against this year’s President Cup winner, Johor. Head coach Safri Amit said despite it being a tough game for his team, there were moments of hope

Jonah bags his second medal for Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak’s athletics exponent Jonah Chang Rigan attained his second Sukma medal today. He secured the silver in the hammer throw event at the Bukit Jalil Stadium here with a 50.56-metre (m) best attempt. The gold medal went to Negeri Sembilan’s Sadat Marzuqi Ajisan with a 60.63m throw, dominating

Sarawak men’s sepak takraw team defeated in quarterfinals

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak’s sepak takraw camp’s quest for silverware in the Sukma men’s team category came to an end after losing 2-0 in the quarterfinals to Terengganu. The team coached by Fadlansyah Ibrahim failed to overpower their east coast counterparts and was defeated in both sets of the two matches.