Slingshot contest draws crowd at Madani event


Taking aim: Visitors seizing the opportunity to try out the slingshot game during the Kelantan Madani Rakyat 2025 programme in Kota Baru. — Bernama

KOTA BARU: A traditional game that has evolved into a minor sport with clubs, rules, and attractive prizes, the humble slingshot – known locally as bidas or lastik – has become a major highlight of the Kelantan Madani Rakyat Programme 2025.

Kubang Bemban Slingshot Club advisor, Azizan Mat Ariffin shared with Bernama that slingshot contests, held in makeshift “rings” began to take off several years back and is now very popular and frequently organised throughout Kelantan.

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