KUCHING - There are a number of sporting events which had contributed to the succes and dominance of the Northern Zone contingent in Sukan Sarawak (SukSar) 2017 which ended today (December 17). 

Apart from traditional sports in which Northern Zone's dominance is well known of such as in archery, karate and weightlifting, there are other events which are also being won by its athletes coming from Miri, Bintulu and Limbang.

The Northern Zone contingent is also showing its supremancy in Para, Swimming, Muay and Handball.

But the major contributor to the North Zone contingent overall gold medal tally are in weightlifting with 24 medals and athletics with 18 medals.

According to the North Zone's chef-de-mission, Tuan Haji Muhammad Kari Bin Yakub who is also Bintulu Resident, there are still a lot of raw talent that still needs to be highlighted so they can be trained and groomed to become champions in the future.

He said the North Zone is one of the sports powerhouses in Sarawak and the achievement of its athletes in SukSar 2017 has also proven its potential and this must be developed in order to produce more sports champion for the State.