Selangor SUKMA: Kelantan Ready For Any Decision, May Adjust Medal Target 

KOTA BHARU, April 29 (Bernama) -- Kelantan are ready to accept any decision and possibility regarding the hosting of the 2026 Selangor Malaysia Games (SUKMA), including the dropping of certain events and having to adjust their medal target.

Zamakshari Muhamad, the state Youth, Sports, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and Community Unity Committee chairman, said the final decision on whether or not the Games will be held will be known tomorrow after the SUKMA Supreme Committee meeting.

“As such, we accept if there are events that have to be dropped, and if so, we may need to adjust our medal target accordingly.

“So far, almost 900 state athletes have been identified for the SUKMA challenge, involving participation in about 34 sports,” he said after attending the state executive councillors’ meeting at Kota Darulnaim Complex here today.

He said that Kelantan had initially targeted 17 gold medals, with combat sports such as taekwondo, Muay Thai and silat identified as the main contributors.

Previously, the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, decreed that the Aug 15-24 Selangor SUKMA be postponed following the ongoing crisis in West Asia and until the redevelopment of the Shah Alam Stadium is fully completed. 

Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari previously said that the biennial Games would be held on a smaller scale to reduce organising costs without reducing the number of events contested.

He was reported to have said that the decision was made after the SUKMA Supreme Committee took into account the global supply crisis and its economic impact, which is also being felt in the country.

-- BERNAMA