Its
opening was held last night at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien in
BSB. The event's guest of honour was Pg Dato Paduka Hj Abd Hamid Pg Hj Mohd
Yassin, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.
The
championship will be held over three days, ending tomorrow with a prize
presentation. It is broken into two divisions: Category `A' with 11 players
each weighing 70kg and below, and Category `B' for 13 players with a total
combined weight of not more than 1,200kg.
Some
19 teams from eight ministries will be competing in the programme aimed at
strengthening relationships and building networks. In the speech the
Chairman of the ogranising committee, Awang Yahya bin Haji Idris, also
said that it was to encourage
healthy activities while having fun and instilling the spirit of
teamwork and good networking relations among civil service.
