Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing YB Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah (second right), former Malaysian Paralympian Law King Kiew (seated), Vice President of Paralympic Council of Malaysia Laksamana Pertama Dato’ Subramaniam Raman Nair (third right), Director of Social Welfare Department Sarawak Haji Abang Shamshudin Abang Seruji (third left) and a delegation pose for a photograph after the launch of the Symposium in conjunction with the Malaysian Paralympiad Games XVIII at ST3 Shopping Mall in Kuching on 5 August 2016.
The half-day symposium aims to create awareness on the Paralympiad Games and the classification for athletes participating in the sporting event.
The Games will be held from 6 through 10 August 2016. Sarawak is currently the reigning champion; having been at the top of the medal tally for 11 times since the biennial event was first held in 1994.
