Going all out for sports tourism

Mohd Hairi (left) receiving a bicycling jersey from Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor chief executive officer Datuk Lukman Abu Bakar at the launch of L’Etape Johor 2023. Looking on are Suhairi (second from right) and Muhammad Nabil Wafiq Zamri. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

Johor government wants to host more international sporting events soon as part of efforts to turn the state into a regional sports tourism hub.

State youth, sports, entrepreneur development, cooperatives and human resources committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said L’Etape Johor by Tour De France on July 8 was one such event.