Sixty-Six Melaka Athletes Absorbed Into 2026 SUKMA Special Project

MELAKA, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Sixty-six Melaka athletes from 19 sports have been absorbed into  Project Emas, a special preparation project for the state’s contingent to the 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Selangor.

Melaka Youth, Sports and Non-governmental Organisation Committee chairman Datuk VP Shanmugam said the project would focus on athletes with high potential of contributing medals, especially gold medals, at the 2026 SUKMA.

"The althetes taken in are medal contributors in the previous SUKMA in Sarawak. The project is the state’s strategy to ensure athletes with potential are ready and can continue to contribute medals and receive full support for their performance,” he told Bernama.

The project, which began on Aug 1, includes athletes from wushu, badminton, aquatics (swimming), petanque, boxing, cycling, athletics, pencak silat, squash, sepak takraw, weightlifting, muay thai, judo, table tennis, ches, tenpin bowling and basketball, he added.

The phased planning and continuous support will serve as the best platform for the Melaka contingent to form a more competitive team capable of repeating its excellent success at 2026 SUKMA, he added.

--BERNAMA