VCS 2025: 838 Varisty Athletes To Compete In Three Combat Sports

SHAH ALAM, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- A total of 838 athletes from 46 contingents of various higher institutes of learning in the country will compete in the Varsity Combat Sports 2025 (VCS 2025) from Nov 13 to 16.

The VCS 2025 promotion committee said three combat sports - silat, taekwondo and karate - will be contested in the inaugural championship, which will be held simultaneously in three locations Dewan Al Jazari, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Polytechnic (taekwondo), Dewan Za’ba, Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Putrajaya (karate) and Kompleks Kejiranan Presint 11 Putrajaya (silat), while the closing ceremony will be held at Dewan Al Jazari, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Polytechnic.

The championship, organised by the Higher Education Ministry, via the Strategic Planning Division’s Sports Section with the cooperation of the Polytechnic Sports Council and Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Polytechnic, aims to instill a lifetime sports culture in line with the Institutes of Higher Learning’s Development Policy.

VCS 2025 will also serve as an important platform to select athletes with potential to represent the country in the ASEAN University Games and World University Games.

-- BERNAMA