00:00 "Ok, let's go! 3, 2, 1!"
00:05 Prime Minister Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim said
00:07 the organising of the National Sports Day
00:10 to make sports part and parcel of the people's life
00:12 with the adoption of an active and fit lifestyle
00:15 is in line with Malaysia Madani Framework
00:17 and National Sports Vision 2030.
00:20 Anwar said it was important to get people involved
00:23 in sporting activities from an early stage.
00:26 He said this at the launch of the National Level HSN 2023
00:30 in Putrajaya on Saturday.
00:32 National Sports Day is a national agenda
00:39 that is celebrated on the second Saturday of October annually
00:43 to promote sports among the community
00:45 through an active and healthy lifestyle
00:47 in line with the Madani Malaysia
00:48 and 2030 National Sports Vision Framework.
00:51 Anwar, who is also a Finance Minister,
00:54 said he tabled several initiatives and incentives
00:57 which had been sought for decades for sports activities
01:00 in Friday's Budget 2024.
01:02 Anwar had announced, among others,
01:05 an allocation of RM72 million next year
01:08 for the empowerment of athletes' podium event ecosystem
01:11 and the implementation of the Road to Go initiative
01:14 as an effort to deliver Malaysia's first Olympic gold medal.
01:17 A total of RM50 million is also set aside
01:20 for the maintenance and upgrading of youth
01:21 and sports facilities nationwide
01:24 as well as a proposal for specific tax exemptions
01:27 for the purchase of sports equipment and sporting activities
01:29 up to RM1,000.
01:31 I thank you.
01:33 You can ask...
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