Ski Malaysia committed to sending M'sian skiers for international competitions
Published on: Thursday, July 30, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: Ski Malaysia are committed to ensure potential Malaysian skiers take part in international competitions to qualify for the Winter Olympics.Ski Malaysia President Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin said the association was established three years ago and aimed to promote the sport and create history by sending Malaysian representatives to the Winter Olympics.In order to make Ski Malaysia talents more competitive, they have forged a partnership with Genting Resort Secret Garden which will see the resort being the primary sponsor for Ski Malaysia located at Chongli, China.
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"For now we have three skiers. Genting Resort Secret Garden will provide world class facilities as their main training ground, Ski Malaysia athletes will climb to greater heights and gain global recognition."Our plan for the athletes and this sport will be announce on Aug 3. The athletes must compete at the highest international level and maybe one day we can send our athletes to the Winter Olympics," he told reporters after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Genting Resort Secret Garden Chairman Datuk Lim Chee Wah at Wisma OCM, here Wednesday.Meanwhile, Lim said Genting Resort Secret Garden would become the training ground for Malaysian athletes and also for skiers from other Southeast Asian countries. He said the partnership was synergistic and representative for the needs of numerous potential ski and snowboard talents who are struggling to practice their favourite winter sports.
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"We see this agreement as the first step to transform the winter sports industry in non winter countries. Living in a non winter country should not be a barrier to practice winter sports. – Bernama"The resort has been host to a variety of FIS (International Ski Federation) sanctioned international snow sports events, notably as part of the Far East Cup Circuit, an Alpine ski racing circuit that also visits Japan and South Korea, drawing elite skiers from across Asia," he said.
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