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| BJSS to evaluate athletes’ performances during the two-day meet Posted: 22 Nov 2011 03:40 AM PST IT WILL be evaluation time for the athletes from Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) when they take part in the International Combined Events (ICE) championships at the National Sports Council (NSC) training centre in Bukit Jalil on Nov 26 and 27. The 16 Form One and Two students would be up against their counterparts not only from Australia, Sing-apore and Thailand but also four schools — Tengku Mahkota Ismail Sports School, SMK Tun Hussein Onn, SMK Tabuan Jaya and SMK Sri Sentosa — who have athletics training programmes. The competition is for the Under-13 and Under-14 age group. And each team will have eight representatives — four boys and four girls — in each of the two age groups. The athletes in the BJSS contingent are Timodius Fidelis, Muhamad Irfan Aiman Mat Hasan, Muhammad Adi Danial Salam, Ibrahim Saldam, Putra Azrul Syazwan Azman, Mohd Qayyum Mohd Izlan, Mohd Nur Iman Faisal Shukri, Muhammad Ridzuwan Mat Kasan, Malisha Nurkamaliah Mustaffa Kamal, Fatinnur Farisya Arman, Amera Shahfiqah Hasan, Amera Shahfizah Hasan, Ling Wen Yi, Munirah Haali, Intan Safinas Samad and R. Kirthana. Unlike other athletics championships, all the participants will have to take part in all the individual events in the age group. The five events for the Under-13 are 80m hurdles, high jump, shot putt, long jump and 800m while those in the Under-14 age group will line up for six events — 100m hurdles, high jump, shot putt, 100m, long jump and 800m. Prizes will be awarded to the individual winners in each events. Points will be awarded and the team with the highest points will be declared the overall champions. The BJSS teams are coached by K. Shankaralingam and Shahadan Jamaluddin, a former international. Shankaralingam said the championships were a platform for the athletes who were unable to take part in the Milo-Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) athletics championships. "We started the ICE last year. Then we had a team from Singapore and local teams. BJSS emerged as the overall champions,'' said Shankaralingam. Some of the athletes had taken part in the Thailand Sports School Carnival and Western Australia Little Athletics championships. In the ICE, Shankaralingam is once again expecting his charges to make their presence felt in the two-day championships. "It is a big test to the athletes. They have been training regularly and have shown a lot of progress. The ICE will be the platform for them to match their rivals,'' said Shankaralingam. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| UPM beat Taylor’s to win Inti Open Handball championship Posted: 22 Nov 2011 03:38 AM PST THE unpredictable Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) went on a roller-coaster ride to capture the Inti Open Handball Championship at the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Sports Arena in Kuala Lumpur recently. In the preliminary stages, UPM flexed their domination and remained unbeaten over three matches to stay at the top of the table and move into the last four. They defeated Universiti Perta-hanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) and Universiti Malaya (UM) 7-4 and 10-7 respectively before wrapping up their group fixtures with another victory over hosts' top side Inti A (17-10). However, UPM had to slog for a narrow 11-10 win over Taylor's to book a hard-earned place in the final. In the championship encounter, UPM gave a more convincing display in ending the campaign of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) from Kelantan 13-8. In the playoff for third, UM edged Taylor's 10-3. For the recent one-day tournament, a total of eight sides joined the fray and the two other teams were UPNM B and Inti B. Tournament co-ordinator Ng Num Thiam admitted the response was not as encouraging with two teams pulling out from the meet. "Initially, we were expecting a total of 12 teams to complete. The main aim of the tournament is to attract more teams from the private universities and colleges to join the fray. "It will be great for the development of the game introducing the game to more private tertiary education institutions. They also need to form a competition of their own. At the moment, they (private universities and colleges) are struggling and have a lot of catching up to do in bridging the gap. Several private university and college teams are very keen. And they are taking the lead in creating the awareness and promoting handball," said Num Thiam. Although both the Inti entries — A and B — ended their campaign without a win, their handball club members showed plenty of enthusiasm to volunteer and assist in managing the tournament. "We only booked the tournament venue and provided them with the equipment. They ran the whole show on their own," Num Thiam added. Meanwhile, a total of 16 teams are expected to take part in the men's contest of the Putrajaya Cup scheduled at the (OCM) Sports Arena on Dec 18. Those interested in taking part, call 013-306 8448. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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