Flooded pitch, SMK Padang Midin pulls out of hockey league


From left: Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) secretary Datuk Johari Aziz, MHC senior vice-president Dr. S. Shamala, Nestle sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong, MHC vice-president and competitions committee chairman M. Gobinathan and National Sports Council officer Ikhwan Ismail at the sponsorship presentation ceremony for MHC-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League in Bukit Jalil. -ROHAIZAT MD DARUS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The recent floods in the east coast have forced Terengganu’s SMK Padang Midin to pull out of the MHC-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League (MJHL).

SMK Padang Midin, a regular participant, cited the unavailability of their artificial pitch as it is still covered in mud, as the reason for withdrawing. They also informed the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) that they could not get the team ready in time for their first match. The MHJL starts on Friday.

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