The OCM has kicked-off the collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) for the inclusion Martial Arts Sports into the sporting program of the Malaysia School Sports Council (Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia, MSSM).
The first discussion between the OCM and the MOE was hosted by Dr. Latif Muhammad, the Director of the Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division of the MOE, on Tuesday, 18th October 2022, at the MOE in Putrajaya.
The OCM was official represented by its Vice President, Dato’ Chong Kim Fatt and the Secretary General, Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin. They were accompanied by the two (2) General Managers of OCM, namely Mr. Fong Wan Hor and Mr. Norhashimi Hussain and the Executive of Multi-Sport Games, Mr. Izzat Daniel Su Azlan Su.
“Under the leadership of our President, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, the OCM is initiating the effort for the inclusion of Martial Arts Sports into the MSSM program”;
“The OCM will engage its affiliate members, the National Sports Associations (NSAs) of Martial Arts Sports, to collaborate with the MOE to further support this noble initiative”;
“Martial Arts Sports have been competed in most of the Multi-Sport Games under the jurisdiction of OCM. Therefore, the collaboration between the OCM, the NSAs and the MOE is very essential for the development of Martial Arts Sports at grassroot level especially in schools” stated Dato’ Chong Kim Fatt, who is also the President of the Wushu Federation of Malaysia (WFM), during the first discussion.
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- Dato’ Chong Kim Fatt (left) and Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin (right) jointly presenting a souvenir to Dr. Latif Muhammad (centre).
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- The discussion between OCM and MOE was held in the Olympian Meeting Room in MOE.
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- The discussion between OCM and MOE was held in the Olympian Meeting Room in MOE.
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- Dr. Latif Muhammad, Director of the Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division of the MOE, explaining on the processes, procedures and criteria required by the Malaysia School Sports Council (Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia, MSSM) during the discussion.
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- Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin (right) presenting a token of appreciation to Mr. Ithnin Mahadi (left), the Deputy Director of the Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division of the MOE.
Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi was born on the 8th of November 1938. After his retirement in 1991, as an Engineer in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Dato’ Sieh chose to continue his involvement, full time, in the field of sports, where his life-long passion was, especially in the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Born on 21st March 1949, Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran is the second son of the late Tuanku Jaafar, an elected monarch of the Negeri Sembilan. Tunku Imran was educated in the UK at the King’s School, Canterbury and studied law at Nottingham University before being called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1971 and qualifying as a Barrister at Law.