MORE than 200 residents of Kampung Putat turned out in force to celebrate the village's annual sport festival at Putat Primary School's field yesterday, and to strengthen the community's relationships and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Jumat Akim, 58, village head of Kampung Putat, said that the festival was one of the village's annual activities to gather the residents to mingle with each other closely during this holiday season.
He earlier said that earlier preparations were made a week earlier with the support of residents, with invitations being sent out to homes and mosques in the village.The village head said that the spirit of the event will encourage residents to be more pro-active, productive, cooperative, highly disciplined and develop a sense of responsibility.
"This sports event is a very important activity that teaches us to be disciplined in our daily life, with this principle, we will be able to maintain our mental and physical ability to achieve our mission," he added.
The village has also conducted activities such as cleaning campaigns at cemeteries, as well as holding prayers for the deceased. The Kampung Putat Village Consultative Council has planned to organise a trip to East Malaysia.
Brunei-Muara Acting District Officer Hj Haris Othman said that community events should be always continually organised.
The event started with a five-minute warm up exercise led by physical fitness instructor from the Youth and Sports Department, followed by an aerobic exercise.
Other side activities include those for children, youths and senior citizens, which saw a game to collect coupons by climbing a 30 feet slippery tree trunk.
Azmi Shamsuddin, 14, said he enjoyed the event with his siblings and was glad he did not miss the chance to attend it every year.
The student added that he was happy to spend his holidays in a productive manner, instead of just sitting at home.
Nurmufidah Jumat, a teacher at Putat Primary School said that the sports festival was meaningful for children as they are exposed to healthy activities in the community, and it would give them more experience.
This sports day is also an opportunity to be fit through physical fitness
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