Success Of Junior Athletes Prove Country Not Short Of Talent - Minister Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) – The resounding success by national junior athletes at several local and international championships in 2016 proves Malaysia is not short of second echelon athletes. Citing the achievements during the 2016 SUKMA (Malaysian Games) hosted by Sarawak, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said national junior athletes had shown their mettle by cracking six national records and setting 57 new Games records. “At regional and global level, our national junior athletes emerged overall champion at the Southeast Asian Athletics Championships (SYAC) 2016 with a haul of 13 gold, eight silver and eight bronze medals followed by the success of silat, wushu, diving and squash players,” he said. Khairy was speaking at the 2016 National Sports Awards Ceremony at a leading hotel here Wednesday night. Malaysia’s King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V graced the event. -- BERNAMA