Mukah all set to welcome athletes for 21st Sukma

MUKAH (Aug 6): Datu Hii Chang Kee has expressed satisfaction with venues in Mukah preparing to host the Malaysia Games from 17 to 24 August.

The Sukma Sarawak 2024 CEO said the town is ready to welcome nearly 1,000 athletes and officials after he chaired a meeting of the Mukah Division Sukma secretariat yesterday.

Also present were Mukah Division Resident Kuek Lei Poh and Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development permanent secretary Morshidi Fredrick.

Mukah will be playing host to men’s football event at Mukah Stadium and MDDM Field, netball at Mukah Polytechnic multi-purpose hall and judo at the Balau hall of UiTM Mukah Campus. The games village for the athletes to stay will be at UiTM Mukah and Sarawak Centre of Technical Excellence (Centex) Mukah.

Hii, who is also State deputy state secretary, also addressed concerns over unforeseen weather conditions which could disrupt the competition schedule.

In such cases, he revealed, the Sukma technical committee will consult the head of the technical delegation, especially for outdoor sports events.

“Maybe we can move the delayed schedule to the morning or vice versa. We will try our best to adapt according to the situation,” he added.