Category: Sports
Seladangs Kickoff 2012 in Style
It was a big relief to the Perak Football Association when the Seladangs finished 6th in last year’s Malaysian Super League. With some terrific players being drafted during the off season, the team braced itself for some tough opening games this New Year. So far, they have been impressive. Three wins out of four matches [...]
Perak Chess Tournament
Perak International Chess Association organised the Perak Open Age Group Chess Tournament at the Perak State Public Library in Ipoh recently. Although it was an open chess tournament, the 140-odd participants ranging in age from 8 to 16 years, were from Perak. It was the first chess tournament in the state for 2012. The tournament [...]
Table Tennis Championship 2011
The 48th Malaysia Table Tennis Championship 2011 was held over four days at Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh in December last year. It was organised by the Perak Table Tennis Association (PkTTA) with Dato’ Thong Fah Chong as its president. A total of 130 players were entered in the championship, forming 15 teams, representing all states [...]
Ipoh Hosts National Wushu Championship
Ipoh played host to the 23rd Malaysian Wushu Championship held from December 21-23 last year. The last time the championship was held in Ipoh was 13 years ago. The event was organised by the Federation of Wushu, Dragon and Lion Dance of Perak. Over 350 participants throughout the country attended the championship which was held [...]
National Basketball Championship 2011
The 53rd Agong Cup National Basketball Championship 2011 ended recently after a full week of intense competition. It was held at Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh. A total of 22 teams (Division 1 and Division 2 – men and women) participated in the tournament. At the opening ceremony Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry bin [...]
Kelab Taekwondo Yikang (WTF) Wins 2 Gold 3 Bronze
Kelab Taekwondo Yikang (WTF) from Perak has won two gold and three bronze medals in the first TM Interclub Championship held at the Cheras Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur. Founder and Chief Instructor Master Liew Sang, and Instructor Mr Tung Chee Hao, led 17 players from Perak in the event, expressed satisfaction over the students’ performance [...]
Perak Closed Chess Tournament 2011
The 2011 Perak chess calendar wrapped up recently with a fitting finale. The Perak Closed Chess Tournament 2011 opened to those born in Perak or those who live and work in the state, attracted a total of 64 chess enthusiasts. The nine-round tournament was played over two days at the school hall of SMK Seri [...]
Boost for Perak Soccer Team
Almost a thousand football fans gathered at the Menteri Besar’s residence recently to witness the launch of Perak 2012 Super League Season. At the event, new jerseys for the state team were unveiled and two foreign players were introduced. They are Lazar Popovic from Serbia who will take on the role of striker and Michal [...]
Badminton Great Launches Tournament
Former badminton great Dato’ Ng Boon Bee launched the inaugural Ipoh Swimming Club Inter-Club Badminton Tournament 2011 with the coveted Dato’ Ng Boon Bee Cup as the challenge trophy, after the opening of Ipoh Swimming Club’s newly-refurbished badminton hall with the addition of two new courts, recently. The other guest of honour at the opening [...]
Perak Taekwondo Showdown
Recently, 500 young and enthusiastic Taekwondo exponents from all over Perak met at the MSN Hall in Ipoh for the 31st Perak Youth Interschool Taekwondo (WTF) Championship 2011 and 30th Perak PTNP-MSN Closed Taekwondo (WTF) Championship. Both events were organised by Master Nawas, the Founder and Head Instructor of RSB Taekwondo Club. The championships, which [...]
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