240 Johor athletes withdraw from this year’s KL Sukma


JOHOR BARU: Some 240 Johor athletes have withdrawn from the state contingent bound for the 2020 Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Kuala Lumpur which is expected to take place this year.

Johor State Sports Council (MSNJ) Youth and Sports officer Mohd Syafiq Hassan said the withdrawal of all these athletes from representing the state in the country’s foremost national games was due to reasons of age, pursuit of further studies and priority for employment.

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