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| Dance elements to be included in gymnastics festival Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT A NEW concept will be introduced for the 24th Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Gymnastics Association Gymnastics Festival at the Mines Exhibition and Convention Centre in Seri Kembangan on Sunday. The organisers, in their bid to encourage mass participation from all ages for the upcoming one-day all-local affair, have renamed it the "Gym For Life Challenge" replacing the previous gymnaestrada contest. Event official Chong Siew Han said participants will be combining gymnastics moves with dance elements in their group routines. "It will be a fun-filled outing for the teams. Besides using the gymnastics as an avenue to promote physical fitness, we want them to foster closer ties through the annual event. "It will be a great family activity with parents teaming up with their children for the competition," he added. The organisers are focusing on attracting local entries because of the increase in foreign competitors for the Inter-City Gymnastics Championships over the past two decades. They only included the rhythmic competitions for several age-groups in the Inter-City programme held earlier this year. "We have created another event (Gym For Life Challenge) to generate greater following among Malaysians. It is an open event without age limit comprising a total of four categories. From previous edition, the primary school pupils have stepped up to the challenge and pulled off tricky skills beyond their age under the supervision of their coaches. They might not be as strong physically compared to the secondary school students and adults but we are expecting them to produce energetic displays,'' said Chong. The two different segments for each age section are a combination of freehand-light apparatus and heavy apparatus. Teams will have to field a minimum of 10 performers in their line-up. For both segments (combination of freehand-light apparatus and heavy apparatus), the two separate groups are teams with less than 20 members and more than 20 performers. And the winners of the four categories will earn a place to show their skills at the Gym for Life Gala. Considering the previous event drew 21 teams, the organisers are anticipating 30 teams to sign up for the occasion. Teams will have to convince the four judges with four important aspects - entertainment value, innovation, techniques and overall impression - in their less than five-minute routines. "There is no fixed routine. It will be interesting for teams to impress the judges and spectators with their own unique ideas and choreograph their original moves. The two freehand-light apparatus categories would attract more entries because it is easier to handle. It is more complicated to set up bulky objects for the heavy apparatus on the competition arena. "The competition is about forging good teamwork in their performances. Besides the artistic and rhythmic gymnasts, the cheerleaders with gymnastics background will also have the advantage," Chong said. Entry fee is RM10 for each competitor in the team. For details, call 017-369 5999 or e-mail to pgwpkl@gmail.com Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Alif Asraf hopes to shine at international meet Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT ALIF ASRAF MOHD RAZALI is all game for a new challenge in his athletics career. The youngster will be aiming for a personal best in the International Association Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Youth championships in Lille, France from July 6-10. Alif Asraf is Malaysia's sole representative in the championships and will be lining up in the men's 110m hurdles in France. He earned the right to take part in the championships after clocking a personal best of 14.01s in the South East Asian Junior championships in Jakarta last month. In the championships, Alif Asraf beat the qualifying mark of 14.45s enroute to his silver medal. For the 17-year-old youngster, a Form Five student at the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS), the World Youth championships will be a platform to gauge himself against some of the top juniors in the world. "I know what lies ahead. It is not going to be an easy task. But I am working diligently on my techniques to put up a good show in France,'' said Alif Asraf after a training session at the National Sports Council (NSC) training centre in Bukit Jalil recently. * Full story in The Star today Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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