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Barnama
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
WUG 2025: Fu Cern Eyes Medal On Debut
From Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif ESSEN (Germany), July 16 (Bernama) -- National taekwondo exponent Fu Cern Put Thai is all fired up to fulfil the taekwondo camp's mission of bringing home a medal at the 2025 World University Games (WUG) in Rhine-Ruhr here. The silver medallist at the 2024 ASEAN University Games, who is making his WUG debut, said his main goal is simply to reach the podium, although fully aware of the stiff competition from top university athletes from around the world. bootstrap slideshow The Pasir Mas, Kelantan-born athlete said he is feeling more motivated after training at the competition venue in Messe Essen. 'This is my first time here, and I'm really excited and motivated. After seeing the venue and training here, I feel even more pumped and ready to compete. The atmosphere is very different from events like the SEA Games, and this is my first time competing on the world stage. 'We've been preparing for quite a while. Before coming here, we underwent a two-week centralised training camp in Thailand, which has made me more ready for competition,' said the Universiti Malaya student when met here. Fu Cern, who won gold at the 2024 Malaysia Games in Sarawak, will kick off his campaign in the -58kg kyorugi category this Sunday (July 20) and expects tough competition, especially from South Korean and Thai athletes. 'My target here is to reach the podium; any medal would make me happy. The competition will definitely be intense, but I'll give my best to win,' said Fu Cern, who also won bronze at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia. The taekwondo events officially begin tomorrow.
Daily Express
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Express
1,300 athletes, 19 contingents at Higher Education Sports Championship
Published on: Sunday, June 15, 2025 Published on: Sun, Jun 15, 2025 By: Diana Liu Text Size: Mustapha (3rd left) presented a token of appreciation to the UMS Sandakan contingent. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah's Higher Education Institutions Sports Championship (SUIPTS) officially kicked off at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), bringing together 1,300 athletes from 19 contingents across the State. The four-day tournament, held from June 12 to 15, features 10 sports, including badminton, netball, volleyball, football, futsal, track and field, sepak takraw, petanque, chess, and e-sports. Advertisement Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said the tournament is an important platform to nurture Sabah's athletes for higher levels of competition. 'We see this tournament as a key platform to prepare our athletes for the ASEAN University Games (AUG) in Kuala Lumpur next year, where Malaysia will be the host,' he said after officiating the event at UMS Arena, Saturday. Also present at the ceremony were UMS Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kasim Mansor, KKYS Chairperson cum KTYS CEO Datuk Tah Nia Jaman and others. Mustapha also said they plan to make the tournament an annual event to foster unity among higher learning institutions in Sabah. According to him, sports is not just about producing skilled graduates, but also to develop healthy, well-rounded individuals who can contribute meaningfully to the State and the nation. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
