Brunei’s Two Shots In Kayak Challenge
By Lyna Mohamad

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei will be represented by two Kayak teams in the Labuan-Brunei Extreme Kayak Challenge held in conjunction with the Malaysia Water Festival 2008 and Labuan International Sea Challenge 2008.

This was disclosed at a press conference held yesterday at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Present at the conference were Director of Youth and Sports, Awg Hj Matassim Hj Jibah, General Manager of Labuan Tourism Action Council, Siti Maznah Hj Damit, several senior officers from the Department of Youth and Sports as well as representatives from the organisers and the Brunei National Kayak Association.

Apart from Brunei and teams from the West and East Malaysia, several teams from abroad will also be participating in the challenge which is offering RM10,000 for the first prize and RM5,000 and RM,4000 for second and third place respectively along with a medal, trophy and certificate.

Cash prizes and medal trophy and certificates will also be each awarded to the fourth to tenth winners in the extreme challenge. Among the other teams involved in the challenge that is scheduled to take place on April 20 and 21 are a team from Britain, four teams from Singapore as well as the Philippines. Registration for the challenge is open until April 17.

According to Siti Maznah, the challenge will begin on April 20 starting from Labuan to Brunei and back to Labuan on April 21. The journey altogether, total up to over 90 kilometres. Prior to the challenge, teams will have to undergo a skill test in order to be eligible to take part in the challenge.

She further noted that the Department of Youth and Sports are also cooperating with the organisers and getting more teams from the sultanate to participate.

Besides the challenge, Brunei Darussalam will also be participating in the Cross Channel Swinuning Challenge and deep sea fishing tournament. Currently, there are 10 participants from Brunei Darussalam who have registered to participate in the swimming challenge.

The Swimming challenge will take place on the closing day of the week long festival where it will cover over five kilometres route to and from Labuan to Papan Island and back to Labuan. Other sea sports events that will also be taking place are Boat Tug-of-War, Round Island Kayak Challenge and Labuan International Boat Race. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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