KUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2018:
Malaysia will be sending the largest contingent to compete in the international tug-of-war event at the 2018 TWIF Indoor World Championships in Xuzhou, China from Thursday March 8 to next Monday March 12.
Malaysian Tug of War Association (MTWA) president Zolkefli Ahmat said the association would be sending for the first time a contingent involving four teams with more than 90 participants.
“The event in China involved 25 countries and MTWA hopes to bring honours to Malaysia by winning at least one category,” he said after launching the Malaysian contingent at MSN Stadium here last night.
Malaysia will be competing in three categories – the women’s under-23, men’s under-23 and men’s above-23.
Zolkefli said MTWA also proposed to make tug-of-war as a sports activity at institutions of higher learning in the country and it is expected to be implemented in September this year.
Meanwhile, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the national contingent proved to the world that Malaysia has talents in various sports.
“I wish our national contingent all the best in the competition at international level. The Malaysian team had participated in Bangkok, Thailand and Mongolia but this would be our largest contingent.”
Johari said Malaysia would also be hosting an international tug of war competition in Langkawi, Kedah on July 23 which is expected to be participated by 40 countries.
– Bernama