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Archery centre up in Petra Jaya soon - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:15 AM PDT

by Matthew Umpang, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on April 24, 2014, Thursday

KUCHING: Sarawak will have its own dedicated archery centre here soon in Petra Jaya.

The assurance came from Assistant Minister of Youth Development Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

"I have presented the suggestion to the state cabinet and so far the response has been positive. The state needs at least one dedicated archery centre here for our state archers to train at," he added.

As Sarawak will host Sukma in 2016, he said, it is only appropiate that one be built here soon for the occasion.

Most archery competitions and training are presently conducted on football fields and places with wide open space.

Karim noted that archery has a significant following throughout the state, with clubs and tournaments organised all over the state, all year round.

Therefore, he felt that the state should take this opportunity to develop the sport to become a national powerhouse.

"Talents should be unearthed and gems should be polished. The building of this archery complex is one of the government's efforts to help archery's development here," he said.

Sukma archery coach Abdul Razak Yaacob could not be happier on learning about the upcoming facility.

"This is the only way for us to produce quality archers. Unlike other states, Sarawak has a huge following in archery and it is not an impossible thing for the state to become an archery powerhouse in the future," he said.

Meanwhile, he added, there is still a lot of work to be done for local archers to catch up their counterparts in states like Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu.

But he believes that Sarawak is heading the right direction and the state team could make good use of the impending facility to achieve that goal.

Both Karim and Razak were interviewed at SMK Tabuan Jaya yesterday.

Karim officiated the opening ceremony of the 16th Sarawak Outdoor Archery Championship from April 23-27.

Also present were Sarawak State Sports Council (MSNS) officers and archery officials.

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Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:03 AM PDT

FULL RESULTS

Boys U18 singles

Champion: Clement Chieng Jia Yew (Sarawak)

Runner-up: Eric Jong Zie Sheng (Sarawak)

Third: Datu Mohd Saffuan Nizam Sardik (Sabah)

Fourth: Datu Mohd Shah Eizlan Sardik (Sabah)

Boys U18 doubles

Champion: Muhd Sharul Nazim Rahman-Muhd Sharul Nazim Rahman (Sabah)

Runner-up: Eric Jong Zie Sheng-Kam Sing Siong (Sarawak)

Third: Smith Robert-Steve Robert (Sabah)

Fourth: Mohd Hafeez Sazali-Mohd Nur Syazwansyah Suriansa (Sabah)

Girls U18 singles

Champion: Lydia Habirin Lapongan (Sabah)

Runner-up: Donnetta Avrelrica Moisol (Sabah)

Third: Joanne Chai Guan Jin (Sabah)

Fourth: Kourtney Kho Ker Yin (Sarawak)

Girls U18 doubles

Champion: Joanne Chai Guan Jin-Lydia Habirin Lapongan (Sabah)

Runner-up: Grace Lee Yi Jing-Nur Adilah Syafiqah Adiman (Sabah)

Third: Claudia Tsang Pei Xuan-Nurizzatil Farhana Kassin (Sabah)

Fourth: Kourtney Kho Ker Yin-Vivienne Kua Yun Jen (Sarawak)

Boys U16 singles

Champion: Wan Mohd Hidayat Wan Hassan (Sabah)

Runner-up: Wilson Lau Ngie Sing (Sarawak)

Third: Goh Ting Yu (Sabah)

Fourth: Eddrall Atek (Sabah)

Boys U16 doubles

Champion: Casey Yong-Yap Qar Siong (Sabah)

Runner-up: Jeremy Kho-Owen Ting Shih Wee (Sarawak)

Third: Eddrall Atek-Ting Si Ren (Sabah)

Fourth: Mohd Azrul Fyirhan Afzan Alam-Wan Mohd Hidayat Wan Hassan (Sabah)

Girls U16 singles

Champion: Kam Wei Li (Sarawak)

Runner-up: Yong Ping Ping (Sarawak)

Third: Kristy Tay Yong (Sarawak)

Fourth: Vanessa Chai Voon Ching (Sabah)

Girls U16 doubles

Champion: Kam Wei Li-Yong Ping Ping (Sarawak)

Runner-up: Jee Yu Fei-Kristy Tay Yong (Sarawak)

Third: Chan Pei Xin-Leonilla Alauni Molin (Sabah)

Fourth: Valerie Liong Xing Yuen-Yong Ying Xiu (Sarawak)

Boys U14 singles

Champion: Neville Baptist Luaran (Sabah)

Runner-up: Syafiq Azhar Haizan (Sarawak)

Third: Nik Azizi Murat (Sarawak)

Fourth: Wee Xiang Ming (Sarawak)

Boys U14 doubles

Champion: Ling Dai Hao-Nevilla Baptist Luaran (Sabah)

Runners-up: Jaykester Jenenius-Macvin Marvin Martin (Sabah)

Third: Gilbert Vieery-Syafiq Azahar Haizan (Sarawak)

Fourth: Andy Kok Yew Tung-Liew Yao June (Sabah)

Girls U14 singles

Champion: Petricia Eleng Samin (Sabah)

Runner-up: Felicia Fong Xin Hui (Sarawak)

Third: Felicia Fong Xin Jie (Sarawak)

Fourth: Sharon Thien Fang Jing (Sarawak)

Girls U14 doubles

Champion: Petricia Eleng Samin-Shannia Dedee Richard (Sabah)

Runners-up: Felicia Fong Sin Hui-Flora Fong Xin Jie (Sarawak)

Third: Jessica Calvin-Macnella Michael (Sabah)

Fourth: Lloyderyena Xalfira Simon-Sharon Thien Fang Jin (Sabah)

Boys U12 singles

Champion: Mohd Hamizan Mozes (Sabah)

Runner-up: Demond Anthony Samin (Sabah)

Third: Chuar Kia Yii (Sabah)

Fourth: Chen Khai Hoong (Sarawak)

Boys U12 doubles

Champion: Lincoln Isaac Shim-Mohd Hamizan Mozes (Sabah)

Runners-up: Demond Anthony Samin-Naldo Fong Kuo Yoong (Sabah)

Third: Chen Zi Quan-Joshua Voon Ern Hua (Sarawak)

Fourth: Chen Khai Hoong-Joden Atom (Sarawak)

Girls U12 singles

Champion: Arena Satu Samin (Sabah)

Runner-up: Goh Shuen Tong (Sabah)

Third: Erika Vallensia (Sarawak)

Fourth: Wong Ling Ching (Sarawak)

Girls U12 doubles

Champion: Erika Vallensia-Wong Ling Ching (Sarawak)

Runners-up: Kashley Kho Tze Yin-Yong En En (Sarawak)

Third: Adrisyah Adriana Omar Maya-Syasya Fairus Nasira Rino (Sabah)

Fourth: Arena Satu Samin-Goh Shuen Tong (Sabah)

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Posted: 27 Apr 2014 05:58 PM PDT

BEIRUT: Rebel mortar fire on government-held districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least 21 people and wounded 50 on Sunday, a monitoring group said.

"The fire targeted regime-held neighbourhoods, including some in the Old City where the rebels are trying to advance," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Aleppo is divided between government and opposition control, and both rebel bombardments and regime air strikes have intensified in recent weeks.

Sunday's mortar fire came as "Islamist rebel brigades blew up a building housing the Chamber of Industry in the Old City, which was being used as a headquarters by government forces," the Observatory said.

There were casualties among the the troops inside the building, it added without giving a precise toll.

State television said "terrorist groups have blown up several buildings… including the Chamber of Industry."

Government aircraft dropped barrel bombs on several opposition-held districts, including Baidine, where six people were killed, the Observatory said.

Elsewhere in the country, government troops recaptured a guard post near the town of Samra in Latakia province, the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community, the state SANA news agency said.

Fighting was continuing inside the town, which opposition fighters captured last month, the Observatory said.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA meanwhile said it had carried out a fourth day of aid distribution in the Yarmuk camp in south Damascus after a two-week suspension.

The agency said it had delivered parcels to 466 families, noting the "presence of large crowds of desperate civilians."

There are around 18,000 people in Yarmuk, trapped by a government siege and continued clashes between the army and opposition forces inside the camp.- AFP