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Article: Making annual sports day a must for schools
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- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- March 16, 2002
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ANNUAL sports day will become a permanent fixture in schools with
immediate effect.
A circular was distributed by the Education Ministry, to all
schools nationwide in January, instructing them to organise the
annual sports day, cross-country run and standard sports to develop
athletics at the grassroots.
"We want to revive the passion for sports and recreate an
environment conducive to sporting excellence in schools," said Adnan
Ibrahim, Education Ministry's director of sports.
"Therefore, the Ministry have instructed all school principals to
ensure that the annual sports day be held every year.
"For under-enrolled schools, the idea is for them to come together
and organise a centralised ...