SAA roar with initiative to find junior talents, get Puma as sponsor

Road to revival: (from left) Selangor Athletics Association president Nurhayati Karim, sports commissioner Suhardi Alias, Puma Sports head of wholesales Boon Shao Hong, Ocean Sports’ Desmond Ling and Columbia Asia Hospital Bukit Jalil representative Dr Malvinder Singh during the sponsorship ceremony.

KUALA LUMPUR: The new leadership of Selangor Athletics Association (SAA) under Nurhayati Karim began their focus on unearthing future talents by successfully organising the Selangor Junior Championships over the weekend.

The event, which was the first activity since Nurhayati became the first woman to lead the association in December, attracted 1,650 athletes representing 62 teams in the Under-15 and Under-21 categories throughout the nation.