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Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Liew Yun Fah  urged athletes to maintain a high level of discipline with a healthy sense of competitiveness that could help improve the standard of sports in Sabah.

 

Photo left : Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Liew (middle in the group) during closing ceremony on 24 August 2007 at Tawau Sport Complex.

Closing celemony of SUKAN SABAH III on 24 August 2007 at Tawau Sports Complex

SUKAN SABAH III  19-24 August 2007 Tawau

3rd Sabah Games (SAGA) track and field events

1,112 athletes and officials taking part in the Sabah Games (SAGA) III. The athletes represented six zones in Sabah took  part in various events at the Tawau sports complex on Aug 19-24, 2007

Men's 100 metres, Rayzamshah Wan Sofian (Interior Upper) bettered his own record in the competition by clocking 10.7 seconds ahead of second placed Fahrul Nazri Nasir (West Coast South) and Lee Zheng Yang, also of West Coast South.

Women's 100 metres saw the previous record of 13.2 seconds set by Feldinilah Lok Kassim in the last games broken by Cynthia Manghing (West Coast South) who recorded 12.7 seconds. Emilia Paiman and Siti Nor Azimah Mohamad of Sandakan finished second and third respectively.

Eldysham Irlon (Interior Upper) set a new record of 55.79 seconds in the Men's 400 metres hurdles while Mohd. Nozeham Lusin (West Coast North) and Mohamad Ahmad from Sandakan came in second and third. Fresco David held the previous record in the event with a time of 57.8 seconds.

Ansaat Ginsos (Interior Upper) set a new record of 50.7seconds to win the Men's 400 metres followed by Erwan Toinin of West Coast South and Manuil Batawou of Sandakan. The previous record was 52.2 seconds set by Bale James.

Women's 400 metres, Murni Terbit of the West Coast North set a new record of 61.9 seconds on her way to winning the event followed by Sandakan's Hazimah Mohd. Dani and Merlina Uganis of Interior Upper.

Women's 400 metres hurdles, Dadree Rufinus (West Coast South) set a new record of 71.4 seconds to finish the event first followed by team-mate Floria Udayar and Ellsia Joeneh (West Coast North).

Mohd Yunus Lasale of Tawau won the Men's 800 metres event with a new record of 1:56.2 seconds while Ag Shahlan Ag Hamid (Interior Upper) finished second and Mohd. Pazhrin Remli (West Coast North) third.

Jurian Saimin also from Tawau won the Women's 800 metres with a record time of 2min 40.2 seconds ahead of Jumania Manni and Fede Sim Kui Yean, both from Sandakan, who finished second and third.

In field events, Ronzie Justin Madin (West Coast North) set a new record of 1.82 metres to win the Men's High Jump event while silver went to team-mate Jamahsil Ismail and Pang Wei Wong of Tawau. The previous record of 1.8 metres was held by Misfat Natharn of the West Coast South.

Sonnya Michael (Interior Upper) set a new record of 5.06 metres on her way to winning the Women's Long Jump which was previously held by Mary Nakaran of the West Coast North with 4.99 metres.

The event's silver medal went to Siti Nor Azimah Mohd (Sandakan) and bronze went to Norhafizah Samin (West Coast North).

The Women's Discus event saw Felecia Pearl of the West Coast South setting a new record of 25.79 metres while silver went to Asong Joseph of Tawau and Akiko Ita Udas (Lower Interior) taking the bronze.

AL-Muktal Baharun of Tawau won the Men's Javelin event with a new record of 48.69 metres beating the old record of 46.7 metres set by Ambrin Nooh of Tawau in the previous games. Nazmil Jikal of West Coast North and Max Anzie Jetol took silver and bronze respectively.

In the Men's Shot-Putt, Wilson Mahat from the West Coast North set a new record of 11.06 metres on his way to winning the event. Lee Kian Fong (Lower Interior) and Johan Garabus (West Coast South) took silver and bronze.

In the Women's Triple Jump, Dydriah Gapang took the gold medal while Stella Nakaran took silver and Valentina Eddi Galing the bronze.

THANK YOU TAWAU FANS

“On behalf of the Sabah Football Association, the team management and the players, I would like to say a big thank you to all the Tawau fans who turned up for the clash. You people are magnificent, and it is our great pleasure to dedicate this victory to the people of Tawau.....”

Rhinos’ team manager
Rahman Zakaria  15 August 2007
The response by the Tawau soccer enthusiasts was overwhelming where Tawau Sports Complex was packed to its capacity of 12,000.

Sabah Rhinos 3-1 victory over Negeri Sembilan NAZA
in Malaysia Cup quarter-finals 15 August 2007
15th August 2007 Wednesday   Tawau Sports Complex

It was a treat for Tawau football fans when Sabah Rhinos football team  faced  Negeri Sembilan NAZA in a do-or-die battle on 15th August 2007 Wednesday. This is one of the biggest matches being held in Tawau District. A match that is not to be missed  among the football fans in Tawau, Semporna, Kunak  and surrounding areas, as this is a rare chance for them to see a match of this level being held outside Kota Kinabalu.

The match was played at the newly completed Tawau Sports Complex field. 

Around 15,000 football fans of this region response to the move by the Sabah FA President Datuk Anifah Aman in urging the football fans in the district to come out in full force to witness this historical event in Tawau District.

Tawau district's first ultra-modern sports complex at North Road is scheduled to open in 2007.

But a lot of money is needed to repairs the Tawau Sports Complex before it could be officially opened. Cracks already appeared on the building, coupled with lack of sporting equipment that should have been supplied by the contractor.

This complex was funded RM70 million by Malaysia Federal government as a recognition of  Tawau's years of impressive achievements in the development and promotion of various sports.

The idea of building a good complex here was during Berjaya Government 20 years ago but remained a pipe-dream because the potential areas earmarked including part of the army Kukusan Camp could not be obtained. Finally a suitable piece of land in the then BAL Plantation was secured and the Barisan BN Government moved in to implement the project.

On May 23, 1994  former Governor, Tun Datuk Haji Sakaran Dandai performed the ground breaking ceremony for this complex project. The project took off 10 years later through the initiative Datuk Haji Taufik bin Datuk Abu Bakar Titingan, an Assistant Minister in the present Cabinet.

The main stadium is the centre of attraction of the complex which has adequate seating capacity to accommodate a large number of spectators, a standard football field inside the 400 meter running track and all the necessary facilities for field events.

A spacious indoor stadium for games such as basketball, volleyball, badminton and other games will provide comfort and competitive feelings to the participants.

Hockey, being one of the eight core games earmarked for intensive development by the Federal Sports Ministry through its progressive-minded National Sports Council will have its own modern stadium with almost all essential equipment and facilities and sufficient seating capacity as well as rooms for administration, conferences and medical purposes.

 

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