Sports Events in Kuala Lumpur

I thought I would make a small contribution here eventhough it is not so much of travel sports but it should be on the list of general knowledge. The tiny nation of Malaysia has TWO world no. 1 greats in the likes of Dato' Lee Chong Wei (badminton) and Dato' Nicol David (squash). Malaysia has it's own Malaysian Open in both these sports.

On 1 August 2009 just ended, there was the CIMB sponsored Malaysian Squash Open which Nicol David won in the women's for the 5th consecutive row!! Watch out for this petit lady, her track record is one of the best in the squash world to date! You can catch top players for the squash open at the Curve (shopping mall in the state of Selangor). It is a very open concept for all these years and you can go to different floors of the shopping centre and watch the matches easily. For badminton, international meets are held alot at the Bt Jalil (also in Selangor)sports centre and very likely you need to purchase tickets but should not be that difficult to get.

There are other Malaysian squash and badminton players who are in the top 50 in the world ranking.

There are a number (but not enough) of badminton indoor courts accessible to members of the public but always fully booked. No to mention in flats/condominiums/apartments which are likely to have their own indoor courts and of course very popular too. Squash courts are less common sadly enough. Hope into any sports shop and 99% you will find equipment for these two sports tho! Not many of us play outdoor badminton but you can catch little kids in parks with little rackets starting out! And parents acting as coaches lol

Equipment: Racket games, white soled sports shoes etc

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it seem a group of Chelsea supporters took bus no.14 to watch Chlesea vs Malaysia match....

they ended up @ Genting, and are still enjoying themselves...

they really are in cloud 9!

Equipment: comfortable clothes suitable for the cool weather

Set on the peripheral boundary of Kuala Lumpur city centre, the club has a 9-hole course with a spectcular view of the KLumpur landmarks such as the Petronas Twin Towers, KLumpur Tower and other highrise buildings... Designed by Ng Ah Bey and several officers of the police force, the par-36 layout is hilly with water coming into play in a number of holes... The fairway is of cow grass with the First Nine playing to 3,067m from the blue tees... The Second Nine playing from the white tees is a tart shorter at 2,839m...

The course is rather challenging with water coming into play in a number of holes... The most talk-about hole is the 615m par5 hole #6, which is reputed to be the longest hole amongst Southeast Asian courses...

Equipment: The rather small and tired clubhouse has both male and lady changing rooms that need to be upgraded... There is an elevated golfer's terrace overlooking the starting and finishing holes... There is also a driving range for those who need to practice their golf swings... And next to the registration counter is a small but well stocked pro-shop...

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I really love this sport.. Rock Climbing. Here in Malaysia there's places that you can do rock climbing. Even though,climbing in Malaysia is not like Krabi in Thailand but we do have lots or
climbing places here.. Tioman Island, Perhentian Island.. Wira Damai just to name a few.

Equipment: Thing you need to bring is Harness, climbing shoes, runners and ropes (60 m)
You can rent all these stuff also at Damai Caves. You need to see brother Yen, he's the man incharge of this place. Its quiet affordable and cheep too. The gears is well maintain aswell.

KGPA is a 27-hole course opened in play in 1989... The championship course is a classic par 72 golf course playing to 6,005m from the blue tees.. with the Hill Nine at 2,949m and the Lake Nine at 3,056m... The Hill Nine is rather hilly as the name suggested with lush fairways and verdent greens... while for the Lake Nine, water comes in play in many holes...

The third Nine (named Forest) is shorter and plays to 2,446m, caters for intermediate and seniors golfers. The course is equally challenging and many regretted underestimating it.

Equipment: The clubhouse is of Roman-architecture design... It is a majestic building housing the normal golfers terrance, male and lady changing rooms and a small pro-shop... It also have meeting rooms and banquet facilities which can cater for up to 400 pax... The swimming pools area is off the main clubhouse...

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Seriously, even if your not into motorsports (I'm not), it's well worth checking out the events calender for Sepang International Circuit if you're spending some time in KL. It's not hard to get to (located near KL International Airpot) and makes a different day out.
You can see what's on and book tickets online - I actually got my tickets via email and fax though to make sure I knew what I was getting - then have tickets posted to you or collect them at the circuit. If you choose to collect them you will need photo ID, we weren't made aware of this, but were lucky that Jonathan had his driving license in his wallet.
The tickets are very reasonably priced, particually compared to England, but you can't take food or drink (even water) through the gates - everything is sold inside at a slightly inflated price. It bumps the cost of your day up a little, but not noticably.
The giftshop is cool - loads of good souvenirs and they're really cheap compared to England - I mean, they don't give stuff away, but we expected to pay way more considering it was merchandise.
All in All - An excellent day out!

Archy is quite a fun a easy sport to undertake. All you need is a good eye and a steady arm.

Now once you have mastered some technic, I would recommend you that it up to the next level. Rent Rambo II -First Blood, watch the style Sly adopt for shooting his arrows (bow at 45 degrees). And see how accurate you can get.

Equipment: All equipments provided for at venture.

Balling, squash, volleyball, bastekball, anything with a ball and I'll be there.

Here I am sturting my thing at Bowling at One-Utama. It's a brand new alley with shiny balls and shoes that doesn't smell like grandma's undies... not that I have gone there.

Equipment: All equipments are supplies at the venue. All you have to do is bring your own shoe. If not they will sell some to you.