Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Exciting activities at Mukah Kaul Festival


MUKAH: The opening two days of the on-going 2008 Mukah Kaul Festival which took place last weekend (April 19 & 20) saw two main curtain raiser activities successfully staged as planned.

The Mukah Beach Triathlon and Fishing Safari were hugely popular events for the residents of this Umai Town now celebrating the Kaul Festival.

The festival began with the flag-off of the Mukah Beach Triathlon 2008 at the Mukah Old Town by State Secretary Deputy II, Datu Abdul Ghafur Shariff at 8.00 am on Saturday.

There were three disciplines in the Triathlon event, namely, cycling, running and swimming.

Some 60 participants from throughout the state, including Sarawakians residing in Peninsular Malaysia, took part in the event.

Prizes to the winners of the sporting event, jointly organised by Sarawak Triathlon Association and Ministry of Social Development and Urbanisation, were presented by Jemoreng State Assemblyman, Abu Seman Jahwie.

The total prize money for the Triathlon event, held for the second time in Mukah to coincide with the Mukah Kaul Festival, was RM9,140.

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