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Samas Sabah Masters athletics c'ship
Published on: Wednesday, February 07, 2018
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Kota Kinabalu: The 8th Sabah Masters Athletics Open Championship (Samoc) will be held at the Likas Stadium on April 28-29.The annual event is organised by Sabah Masters Athletics Association (Samas). Its President Aliudin Jumaat said on Tuesday that a total of 34 events with 17 each for men and women aged 35 and above, and there will also be 4 x100 invitation relays for aged 20 below boys and girls, 20-29 and 30-35 men and women teams.

"This year we are targeting some 500 athletes from overseas and locals to take part, and we also decided to continue with the invitation relays because it proved to be a success when we first introduced last year , and we expect more participants this time," he said.

According to him, the main purpose of the two-day competition is to provide a proper venue for local athletes aged 35 above to compete as well as to prepare them for international competitions, including Asian and World Masters Championships.

"This competition will also serve as a platform for our athletes to see how they fare before they start their preparation to represent the State in either the Asia Pacific Master in Penang from September 7-13 or the World Masters Athletics Championship in Malaga, Spain from September 4-16," he said. – GL Oh





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