Wednesday November 14, 2007
RM1.5m sponsorship boost for yachting
PUTRAJAYA: KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd has given a timely RM1.5mil sponsorship boost to the Malaysian Yachting Association, which will be sending their biggest ever team to the Korat SEA Games next month.
The two parties on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for the one-year sponsorship from Jan 1 to Dec 31 next year, witnessed by Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai.
Malaysia recorded its best yachting performance of 5-3-1 when it played SEA Games host in 2001. The country has never won more than two gold medals in foreign waters.
But the current team will be ready to change that and is targeting five gold medals at the Korat Games next month.
Team manager Lt Cdr Malik Sulaiman said Malaysia would be contesting all 12 events in the sailing competition, which will be held in Pattaya.
“We will be sending the biggest team of 27 this time and we hope to secure good results to repay the investment from our sponsors and National Sports Council (NSC).
“Although the NSC has an official target of three gold medals, I believe we should be aiming higher,” said Malik, a silver medallist from the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
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