KOTA BHARU – The Kelantan government will hold talks with the Youth and Sports Ministry and the National Sports Council about shariah-compliant sports attire guidelines for the 2028 Malaysia Games (Sukma 2028).
State Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisation Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad said the talks are crucial since Kelantan will host Sukma 2028.
“There are some attire-sensitive events that need to be discussed, like aquatics and rhythmic gymnastics, so the state government will discuss this matter with the ministry,” he said.
He said this when replying to a supplementary question from Mohd Rodzi Ja’afar (Gaal-PAS) during the Kelantan Legislative Assembly sitting at Kompleks Kota Darulnaim here today.
He said the state government has also asked Kota Lama assemblyman Dr Hafidzah Mustakim to assist during the talks as the matter involves women athletes.
On October 14, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the federal government hoped that the RM276 million allocation would benefit Kelantan when it hosts Sukma 2028.
Zamakhshari said the Kelantan government would fully utilise the allocation to build six sports facilities at the Bukit Merbau Sports Complex in Pasir Puteh and an Aquatic Centre at Madinah Al-Salam Tunjong through an allocation of RM164.35 million for the cost of land acquisition, preliminary land works, and the provision of infrastructure. – November 27, 2023