Abas chief Si honoured at National Sports Awards
Si (sixth right) with Rentap (fourth left), Fatimah (fifth right), Hii (third right) and other state officials and sports leaders at the NSA ceremony yesterday. Also seen is Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (fourth right) who received the National Para Athlete of the Year.
KUCHING (May 14): Amateur Tenpin Bowling Association of Sarawak (Abas) president Sunny Si Poh Heng created more history for Sarawak tenpin bowling when he received the National Sports Leadership Award at the National Sports Awards (NSA) 2024 at Dorsett Grand Subang in Subang Jaya, Selangor yesterday.
After becoming the first Sarawakian to be elected as the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) deputy president in September last year, Si became the first ABAS president to receive the National Sports Leadership Award from Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeo at the awards ceremony.
Among those present at the ceremony were Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Dato Gerald Rentap Jabu, Minister for Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah and Deputy State Secretary (Operations) Hii Chang Kee.
'I am deeply honoured and proud to be nominated … I wish to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the Sarawak State Sports Council (MSNS) for the gracious nomination and to National Sports Council (MSN) for their kind endorsement,' he told The Borneo Post.
Adding on, he said the recognition would not be possible without the support and encouragement of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYSED) and the Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) whose commitment to the development of sports and leadership continues to inspire and empower individuals across the nation.
'I am profoundly grateful to MTBC and Abas for entrusting me with the opportunity to serve and contribute within the sport I hold so dearly,' he added.
Si has helmed Abas since 1988 and served as MTBC deputy president since 2024 and vice president from 1996 to 2004. He has also been Sarawak Sports Corporation management board committee since 2016 and MSNS management committee from 2008 to 2017.
He had served as assistant chef-de-mission for tenpin bowling from Sukma V (1994) to XXI (2024) at the state level, and technical officer and team manager to the SEA, Asian and Commonwealth Games at the national level.
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