Kota Kinabalu: Two highlights of the Sabah Tanah Airku Karnival Merdeka 2024 as part of Sabah Day celebration are Sabah Tanah Airku Merdeka Run (Sabah Day Run) and Tamu Sabah Day scheduled for Aug 24 to 31, and from Aug 29 to Sept 1, respectively.
A culture, tradition and tourism empowerment through sports programme is one of the planned activities to mark Tamu Sabah Day at Padang Merdeka.
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Christina Liew has been invited to launch both events.
“My Ministry will be supporting the inaugural Sabah Day Run which offers several categories of run such as Merdeka Charity Fun Run, Mini Merdeka Fun Run, and Sabah Day Sprint Run.
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The Minister was briefed on the two events by President of Pertubuhan Penduduk Berasal Sabah, Philip Among, and the Programme Director Shiela Among representing Awesome Borneo Holidays which has been appointed to conduct Sabah Day Run.
Liew will flag off the Anjung Selera, Tg Lipat- Padang Merdeka, KK route at the relay point (at Anjung Selera) on Aug 31 at 4pm.
“We expect some 3,000 people to converge on Anjung Selera for this 5km Merdeka Charity Fun Run,” Among said.
According to Shiela, there are four routes for the 5km Mini Merdeka Fun Run (in each rural district) leading to the finishing-point at Padang Merdeka on Aug 31.
These are the East Coast Route involving 11 districts (Kalabakan, Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan, Beluran, Telupid, Ranau, and Tuaran); North-West Coast Route involving five districts (Pitas, Kota Marudu, Kudat, Kota Belud, and Tuaran); Interior Route (six districts, namely Pensiangan, Nabawan, Keningau, Tenom, Tambunan, and Penampang); and South-West Coast Route involving seven districts, namely Labuan, Beaufort, Kuala Penyu, Sipitang, Membakut, Papar, and Putatan). Tuaran is the meeting point for runners from the East Coast and North-West Coast routes.
“Sabah Day Run starts on Aug 24 with Kalabakan as our first destination for the Mini Merdeka Fun Run.
The week-long run in the various districts will culminate in the 5km Merdeka Charity Fun Run from three relay points simultaneously on Aug 31.
“These are the Tanjung Aru-Padang Merdeka route (under Putatan district), Taman Rimba Ujana-Padang Merdeka route (under Penampang district), and Anjung Selera-Padang Merdeka route (under Tuaran district),” Shiela explained.
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