PNS SPORTS TEAM PROVE UNDERDOGS CAN BECOME CHAMPIONS

The term ‘underdog' is often used to portray athletes or athletic teams which do not stand out in sports events. Thus when the ‘underdog' become champions, it's considered something extraordinary will be the talk of the town. That is what happened with the sports team from Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNS) at the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Sports Carnival (MDTCC) recently. The MDTCC Sports Carnival is a sports competition between agencies in MDTCC which consists of Bank Rakyat, PNS, Malaysian Intellectual Property Organization (MyIPO), Malaysian Companies Commission (SSM), Cooperative College of Malaysia (MKM) and Malaysian Cooperatives Commission (SKM). This year the event was held at the Petronas Training Centre (PERMATA), Bangi with Bank Rakyat as hosts. If before this the PNS team fails to bring home any medal, this year PNS created a major upset. The PNS team won four of the seven events entered, For the first time the PNS ladies futsal team which was given the nickname Wonder Bees emerged as champions beating Bank Rakyat in the final. The PNS bowling team came in second while the netball team and men's futsal came in third respectively. It was the best achievement by PNS. At the closing ceremony, prizes were given out by Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, The Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK). Also present to highlight the closing ceremony were Datuk Idris Hashim, Chairman of PNS and Syed Kamarulzaman Dato' SZK Shahabudin, PNS Managing Director. At the same ceremony, the Datuk Chairman of PNS also announced a ‘special prize' of a one-day leave for the PNS contingent involved. Congratulations to all the players in the PNS 2010 sports team