Northern zone set 31-gold target

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Yakup (right) hoisting the contingent’s flag at the flag-off ceremony.

BINTULU: The Northern zone will be represented by 249 athletes aged between 15 and 18 in the 2017 SukSar to be held in Kuching from Dec 14-17.

Contingent chef-de-mission cum Bintulu Resident Muhamad Yakup Kari, who officiated at the flag-off ceremony yesterday, advised the athletes to take care of their personal health while in Kuching to enable them to give their best performance in the games.

“I will see you all in Kuching on Dec 12 at 6.30am in my private house, you are my guests, if possible all athletes and officials please come, this invitation is open,” he said. They have set a target of 31 gold medals for the games.

The contingent was flagged-off by Yakup at 1.45pm at the main entrance of Bintulu Resident Office and the buses ferrying athletes and officials were escorted by the policemen.

The four contingents for SukSar 2017 are Northern Zone (Bintulu, Miri and Limbang), Central Zone (Kapit, Sibu and Mukah), Western Zone (Sarikei, Betong and Sri Aman) and Southern Zone (Kuching, Samarahan and Serian).