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00:00Tirai Soekmang Sarawak 2024 has been reported on Saturday
00:11with the country of the rising sun appearing to be victorious.
00:15Congratulations, Dayang.
00:17Sweet moments, joys and sorrows, successes, failures and surprises
00:21were all rumored by the local reporter, Fatin Rezaiman
00:25and Finanastrum who have been following the news for almost two weeks in a row.
00:32Today is the 25th of August,
00:36the closing day of our 10-day Soekmang competition here.
00:40And there are definitely a lot of stories,
00:44a lot of things that we want to bring to light
00:47as a reference in the future.
00:49Okay, Fatin, actually I am very, very excited
00:53when I look at the gold medals.
00:56Because the gold medals go on in a healthy way,
01:00which is the competition goes on until the last day
01:03involving the Sarawak contingent and also the regional teams.
01:08With only one gold medal difference,
01:10Sarawak as the home team placed themselves as the overall champion,
01:15although clearly the regional teams that have 75 golds
01:20with a larger number of gold medals from Sarawak
01:25had to be ranked second overall.
01:32So, Fatin, maybe from an overall point of view,
01:35for your first coverage for Soekmang,
01:41how was it? Maybe you can tell us a little bit.
01:43Were you tired or excited?
01:47Yes, I was excited.
01:49When I arrived in Sarawak,
01:52I learned a lot, I gained a lot of experience.
01:57I interacted with athletes, officers and volunteers.
02:02We did not forget the volunteers.
02:06It was a valuable experience.
02:09Of course, I was tired,
02:10but that's what makes us mature, right?
02:16These are the athletes who will grow up
02:19and become part of the national athletes
02:22in 2, 3, 4 years.
02:25If we look at them now, they are like siblings.
02:2817 years old, right?
02:30We don't know if they will become world champions.
02:32We don't know their fate in the future.
02:35But this is the generation and legacy
02:38that we need to take care of
02:40and see their development.
02:42Okay, Fatin.
02:43Actually, I am very excited to talk
02:46about the ability of the competing teams
02:49to be so great
02:50and also to be an example for the athletes.
02:58So, maybe for that,
02:59you have more in-depth information.
03:03We are at the location of the competing stadium
03:06for the closing ceremony of SUMA.
03:09Okay, in the closing ceremony of SUMA,
03:12we also announced the best athletes,
03:16the best female athletes,
03:18and also the best male athletes.
03:20The best male athlete is Andrew Goh.
03:26Actually, his name is not unfamiliar.
03:29He also managed to break two records of female athletes.
03:32That is a very proud thing.
03:34Five gold medals out of seven events he participated in.
03:39I think it's amazing.
03:41It's really amazing.
03:43For an athlete like that,
03:46an athlete who is 20 years older than Selangor,
03:49to be able to create such a record,
03:53as an athlete, I think it's a bit difficult.
03:57As for the best female athlete,
04:00from Negeri Sembilan,
04:02Gan Chenjie,
04:03who is 20 years older than Negeri Sembilan,
04:06an athlete who shot an air rifle.
04:08That is quite proud of me
04:11because I was there myself
04:13to see her success.
04:15She broke seven gold medals
04:16and swept all the events she participated in.
04:19Out of seven, she broke seven gold medals.
04:21Other people can't stand that.
04:23I think.
04:24Gan Chenjie is 20 years old, right?
04:26Yes, 20 years old.
04:27Both of them are senior athletes
04:30in the national team.
04:32They probably won't...
04:34They won't be in the national team.
04:36It's actually good news
04:39if there are no great athletes.
04:41Other small athletes are going to be in the national team too.
04:43We hope that there will be athletes
04:47who have the potential
04:52to be in the middle of the international scene.
04:56I don't want to repeat myself.
04:59The Olympics.
05:00The world championships.
05:01We want to see more world champions
05:03among our country's athletes.
05:05We want to see more Olympians
05:07who are actually able
05:09to give their first gold medal.
05:12We are still looking for them.
05:14Although many people say
05:15that it's the same as the Olympics.
05:18But we have to remember
05:19that an Olympian starts at the top.
05:23Okay, alright?
05:24So, Fatin.
05:25Can you share with us
05:27what you like to do
05:29and what you don't like to do
05:30that makes you sad
05:34or touches your heart?
05:36Why?
05:37Actually, there are a lot of places I've been to.
05:39Some of them touched my heart.
05:42They touched everything.
05:44But they didn't touch my heart.
05:46As for the surroundings,
05:50the ambience of the audience,
05:52the spirit of the audience
05:55and the spirit of the players,
06:00I think Fusar is one of the venues
06:04or the opposition
06:06that I think is quite amazing.
06:08Comparing to Torumah,
06:10we can say that it's a full house.
06:14It's hard to find a parking space outside.
06:16It's full up to the end of the road.
06:18We can feel that the audience
06:22or the Malaysians
06:24or the fishers
06:25are starting to open their eyes
06:27to the development of fishing in Akar Umbi.
06:30There are a lot of people
06:32who like to see the brothers and sisters acting.
06:35That's the beginning, Fina.
06:38Actually, we know that
06:39even though Sukma is the one
06:41who established UMMO 21 years ago,
06:43but before they went to Sukma,
06:46there were a few athletes
06:47who had already made their names.
06:49For example,
06:51there were quite a few,
06:53if I'm not mistaken,
06:54in the Fusar team
06:56who represented the national team.
06:59We can also see
07:01when we go to the sports center,
07:03there were a lot of national athletes
07:05who had already played at the highest level.
07:08So I think
07:09these are the names that attract
07:12the interest or
07:14the interest of the fishermen,
07:17especially in Sarawak,
07:20to see how great these athletes are.
07:23So I'll take an example,
07:25in the sports center,
07:26such as Afrina Batrisha,
07:28such as Jonah Chang,
07:30Omar Osman,
07:31who has already made his name
07:34in the fishery.
07:36Like Harikot Kebangsaan?
07:38Yes.
07:39I didn't have time to say it.
07:41So these are the athletes
07:43who bring value
07:46to the Malaysian fishery.
07:48So, Fatin,
07:49if we talk about
07:51Harikot Kebangsaan,
07:52we have quite a large population.
07:54Fatin,
07:56do you realize that
07:58Sukma is actually
08:00the easiest platform
08:02or a platform that is quite close
08:07for them to ensure their
08:09qualification to the Sukan Sea
08:11in Thailand in 2025?
08:14Actually,
08:15if we look here,
08:16there are a few names
08:17who have qualified
08:18to the Sukan Sea
08:20from Sukan Sukma,
08:21such as Afrina Batrisha.
08:23She herself doesn't know.
08:25We surprised her.
08:27Jonah Chang,
08:28although he didn't break
08:30the national record
08:31in the archery event,
08:32but he has qualified
08:35to the Sukan Sea.
08:40So, I think...
08:41These are the names
08:42that we have been waiting for.
08:44I can say that
08:45the quality of Sukma
08:46has changed.
08:48So,
08:50if many people see Sukma
08:52as a place for beginners
08:54or people under 23 years old,
09:00I think that's not right, Fatin.
09:02Because
09:05the maturity of an athlete
09:08doesn't start at the age of 25.