KUCHING, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The blowpipe event, which was supposed to be contested at the Borneo Games 2025, has been dropped due to a lack of participation.
Sarawak Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that although the event was among the traditional sports planned to be highlighted, only a few contingents showed interest in taking part.
“We had planned to feature two traditional sports -- blowpipe and tug-of-war. However, due to poor response, the blowpipe event could not proceed. Tug-of-war will remain in the programme,” he told reporters after inspecting the kit collection centre for the 10th Kuching Marathon at a shopping mall here today.
The Borneo Games 2025 will be held from Sept 24 to 28 with contingents from Sarawak, Sabah, Labuan, Brunei and East Kalimantan province.
Abdul Karim said that for this edition, only one Indonesian province, East Kalimantan, would be participating, while West Kalimantan was unable to join due to certain factors.
Among the sports to be contested at the Borneo Games 2025 are athletics, swimming, badminton, archery and lawn bowls.
The Borneo Games were first held in 1995, with the last edition taking place in Labuan in 2013.
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