Johor plans to organise traditional sports and games (sukan rakyat) next year to scout for new talent.
Its Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the matter had been discussed with Johor youth, sports, entrepreneur development and cooperative committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah.
“We want to popularise traditional sports and games at village level.
“In this way, we can scout for new talent,” he told a press conference after opening Sukan Bangsa Johor at Kluang Sports Complex Stadium.
Mohd Hairi said Sukan Bangsa Johor, which is in its third edition, saw the participation of 2,072 athletes.
He said all 56 state constituencies sent a team each to compete in four events, namely futsal, netball, sepak takraw and basketball.
Md Hairi said RM1.86mil was allocated to organise this year’s event, Bernama reported.
