Newly opened sports centre aims to spur paralympic champions

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (centre) looking on as Malaysian paralympian Faizatul Abdullah Sani uses a weight machine at the launch of the Malaysia Paralympic Sports Excellence Centre (MPSEC) in Kampung Pandan on Thursday. Also present were Paralympic Council of Malaysia patron Tun Jeanne Abdullah (second from right) and her husband, former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (right). - BERNAMA

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia aim to be a powerhouse in paralympics.

And the building of a RM49mil Malaysia Paralympic Sports Excellence Centre (MPSEC) in Kampung Pandan – the biggest in South-East Asia – is a step in the right direction.