Kota Kinabalu: Pampang Masters Penampang won their sixth overall title in a row at the 13th Sabah Masters Athletics Open Championship (Samoc) 2025 held at Likas Stadium recently.
The team represented by 115 athletes dominated the two-day event with a total haul of 75 golds, 41 silvers and 30 bronzes to top the medal tally.
Second place went to Kinabalu Knights Masters with 40 golds, 12 silvers, 14 bronzes and in third place was Papar Masters with 29 golds, 33 silvers and 23 bronzes.
Two Pampang Masters athletes Yong Oi Mi (female 55-59) and Abdul Rashid @ Atus Matajam (male 70-74) were also named best athletes in their respective aged category.
Yong rewrote three championship records to win the 800m, 1,500m and 3,000m events, while Abdul Rashid set two records to capture the 1,500m and 5,000m walk titles as well as taking home two silvers in the 400m and 800m.
The other best athletes on the list were Muhd Afiq Fillery Abdullah (independent M35-39); Tommy Dois Sibin (independent M40-44); Robert Kurus (Mimpaagat Masters M45-49); Jori Lagimin (PDRM M50-54); Mohd Salehen Mohd Noor (Selupoh Masters Athletics M55-59); Joney Baragang (Tenom Masters M60-64); Charlie Lee (KK Masters M65-69); James Lee Fook Min (independent M75-79); Ariffin Abdullah (Atlet Veteran Daerah Tutong Brunei M80-84); Nur Idayu Farhani Nakaran Abdullah (KK Masters F35-39); Angeline Jumpo (Tuaran Masters F40-44); Tammy Chew Tze Vui (KK Masters F45-49); Tiffany Soh (Selangor Masters F50-54); Su Chong Yeong (Papar Masters F60-64); Vironica Elau (Papar Masters F65-69); Turimah Winnie Jainul (Papar Masters F70-74); Kam Ah Boay (Melaka Masters F75-79) and Sri Hati Warjadi (Indonesia F 80-84).
A total of 972 athletes and 40 clubs from within the country and also abroad took part in the annual event organised by Sabah Masters Athletics Association. Papar Masters with 127 athletes was the biggest contingent.
The team represented by 115 athletes dominated the two-day event with a total haul of 75 golds, 41 silvers and 30 bronzes to top the medal tally.
Second place went to Kinabalu Knights Masters with 40 golds, 12 silvers, 14 bronzes and in third place was Papar Masters with 29 golds, 33 silvers and 23 bronzes.
Two Pampang Masters athletes Yong Oi Mi (female 55-59) and Abdul Rashid @ Atus Matajam (male 70-74) were also named best athletes in their respective aged category.
Yong rewrote three championship records to win the 800m, 1,500m and 3,000m events, while Abdul Rashid set two records to capture the 1,500m and 5,000m walk titles as well as taking home two silvers in the 400m and 800m.
The other best athletes on the list were Muhd Afiq Fillery Abdullah (independent M35-39); Tommy Dois Sibin (independent M40-44); Robert Kurus (Mimpaagat Masters M45-49); Jori Lagimin (PDRM M50-54); Mohd Salehen Mohd Noor (Selupoh Masters Athletics M55-59); Joney Baragang (Tenom Masters M60-64); Charlie Lee (KK Masters M65-69); James Lee Fook Min (independent M75-79); Ariffin Abdullah (Atlet Veteran Daerah Tutong Brunei M80-84); Nur Idayu Farhani Nakaran Abdullah (KK Masters F35-39); Angeline Jumpo (Tuaran Masters F40-44); Tammy Chew Tze Vui (KK Masters F45-49); Tiffany Soh (Selangor Masters F50-54); Su Chong Yeong (Papar Masters F60-64); Vironica Elau (Papar Masters F65-69); Turimah Winnie Jainul (Papar Masters F70-74); Kam Ah Boay (Melaka Masters F75-79) and Sri Hati Warjadi (Indonesia F 80-84).
A total of 972 athletes and 40 clubs from within the country and also abroad took part in the annual event organised by Sabah Masters Athletics Association. Papar Masters with 127 athletes was the biggest contingent.
