BN versus PR in Sport

BN and PR is not only pitting against each other in politics but also in sports if the Pakatan Rakyat MB of Perak can have his way.

In the 2006 Sukma in Kedah, the states that had recently fallen into Pakatan Rakyat governance such as Selangor, Penang and Perak were the top 5 medal finishers.

Excluding the Police, Federal Territories and Brunei; there is a strong possibility that the total PR states' medal tally will exceed that of BN states based on the Sukma 2006 result.

MB Nizar thinks he is playing smart politics with sports. If this politicising of sports is allowed to happen that we will soon have PR vs BN in everything.


Star Online,Saturday May 31, 2008
Nizar: Show your Pakatan Rakyat spirit

IPOH: Show more strength and stamina when facing athletes from non-Pakatan Rakyat states at the coming 12th Sukma (Malaysia Games) in Terengganu. That was the advice Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin had for the state contingent when he met the athletes yesterday. “When contesting against athletes from non-Pakatan Rakyat states, you must show the spirit of the Pakatan Rakyat states,” he added.

On whether he was politicising the games with his statement, Nizar said: “No. It is a competition between PR and non-PR states. Even within the PR states, we must challenge each other,” he said.

Setting a target for the state contingent to win 45 gold medals this year, Nizar said the athletes must uphold the image of Perak and be disciplined as a team.

Last year, Perak won 37 gold medals at Sukma. He told the athletes that he and other state executive council members would greet them at the Perak border if they brought back more than 40 gold medals.

He also urged Muslim athletes to start their matches with a prayer. “Say your bismillah (in the name of God) before you begin the first stroke of a match,” he said.

The 12th Sukma is scheduled from June 2 to 8.