PUTRAJAYA – A sports school for children with special needs will be set up by 2025, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
“The Education Ministry (MoE) is in the process of finalising infrastructure and the type of sports that would be included as well as the aspects of coaching,” she said, adding that the school would be based in Bandar Enstek, Negri Sembilan.
Fadhlina said the sports school is part of the ministry’s commitment to ensuring a sports culture among such children, in line with the development of human capital and to promote a healthy lifestyle.
"Student intake for each segment would be decided according to the type of sports offered,” she told reporters after presenting the 2022 MoE-Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM)-Milo Awards here yesterday.
During the awards ceremony, Fadhlina presented awards for 13 categories to students, teachers and officers of the ministry who excelled in sports, including the MoE Gold Award to the country’s sprint sensation Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi.
Two swimmers, Bryan Lau from Johor and Brenda Anellia Larry from Sabah received the Anugerah Pendidikan Khas, while the Excellence in Coaching Award was presented to Muhammad Amir Izwan Tan Abdullah from SMK Gunung Rapat, Perak for his involvement in athletics.
The MoE-MSSM-Milo Awards that was introduced in 1968 is an initiative to reward students who excelled in their respective sports and those who contributed to the development of sports in schools. – Bernama, July 7, 2023
