Sabah wins MSSM athletics title for third consecutive year

Sabah has secured the overall championship at the 2026 Majlis Sukan Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) Athletics Championship, marking its third consecutive year as the winner. The Sabah contingent collected a total of 45 medals, including 23 gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze.

In response to the competition results, Pahang officials have expressed intentions to restructure school-level sports talent development. Dato’ Fadzli Mohamad Kamal, Chairman of the Pahang State Committee for Communication, Multimedia, Youth, Sports and NGOs, noted that Pahang needs to improve its performance to close the gap with leading states like Sabah. He indicated plans to coordinate with the Ministry of Education to reorganize student talent development and mentioned strengthening strategic cooperation with the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Sports to prepare athletes for the Malaysia Games (SUKMA).