BANGI - Selangor's chances of being selected as host of Sports Malaysia (SUKMA) 2022 are brighter after several states have expressed their support.
Exco of Youth & Sports Development and Human Capital Development, Mohd Khairuddin Othman said the support was expressed at the SUKMA Supreme Council Meeting chaired by Youth and Sports Minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abd Rahman at his office in Putrajaya on 19 September.
“I and the Director of the Selangor State Sports Council had presented the proposal to host in 2022, we have the full facilities as presented and the Minister is very pleased," said Mohd Khairuddin.
"After hearing about our presentation, the opportunity for Selangor to be the host is promising and we have contact with the Minister, Director of the National Sports Council and several state Excos, I am confident that we can host the SUKMA 2022," he said.
He said this at the Team Badminton Application, the Gen-S Sports Expo for the Youth Association of the Kajang Municipal Council at the Uptown Sport Bangi Badminton Hall here ON 22 September.
Mohd Khairuddin said the meeting was also attended by the Exco and the Minister of Youth and Sports for each state.
However, he said Sabah also expressed interest in hosting.
"So far, Sabah has shown an interest in the matter, but our argument was that Sabah had only hosted in 2002 while Selangor last hosted in 1998," he noted.
