Borneo Safari 16th 2006 International Off Road Challenge

Site Category : Adventures/Sports Tourism, Cultural and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Karim Bujang flagged off the event in front of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) office in Jalan Gaya on 29 October 2006. Chairman of STB, Tengku Datuk Zainal Adlin and Chairman of the Kota Kinabalu Four Wheel Drive Club (KKFWDC), Mr James Wong were also present at the flagging off. There are 75 vehicles altogether participating in the event, but only 14 vehicles are actually competing in the special Stages (SS) and other events. The rest are only support teams and observers/journalists. The 8-day event will pass throught the following places: Tuaran,Telupid,Deramakot Reserve, Tongod,Kg. Sinua and Trusmadi. The convoy will swing back after reaching Ranau and head back to KK passing through Tambunan. The number of vehicles is much lesser than those of the previous years because the organisers have to limit the number this time as the convoy will be passing through the Deramakot Reserve, steps are being taken to reduce the possible damages to the environment. Limiting the number of participating vehicles being one of them. The huge number of comments to this post are advertisement which are not relevant to this aricle.Read them only when you have nothing better to do.

Nexus Hotel/Karambunai Resort Golf Club

Guess it's high time to start introducing some luxurious places found in Sabah in order to cater for visitors who do not mind paying extra for first class facilities. Let's start with the Nexus Hotel/Karambunai Resort Golf Club which lies leisurely on the shore of the South China Sea, and is approximately a 30-minute drive from the city center and a 40-minute drive from the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. The resort has a white sandy beach and the surrounding rainforests are well preserved to give the guests a comfortable sense of serene and tranquil, away from the hassle and bustle of the city. Luxurious accommodations at Nexus Resort include the 235 room Borneo Villa, nestled within a cluster of 7 two-storey buildings, amid a lush tropical garden. The 5-storey Oceanville offers tastefully stylish accommodations, with each guestroom unveiling private balconies that afford panoramic vistas of beach and cobalt blue seas wing was built to compliment the serene kampung charms of the Borneo Villa guestrooms. Apart from the 18-hole golf course, Nexus has the following facilities : RESTAURANTS & BARS: Penyu All Day Dining The Kingfisher Olive Mediterranean Restaurant Noble House Darlin' Entertainment Club The Horizon Lobby Lounge Golfer Lounge OTHER HOTEL FACILITIES AND SERVICES: Sports & Recreation : 3 swimming pools, an outdoor jacuzzi, a gymnasium, tennis, and squash court, cycling, aerobics, horse riding, archery, beach volleyball, mini soccer and Tai Chi lessson. Rainforest nature walks in the hotel 75-acre nature park. Karmabunai Resorts Golf Club : The 18-hole championship course designed by Ronald Fream Design Gropu Banquet : 1 Grand Ballroom, 3 ballrooms and 8 meeting rooms, catering up to 2,300 persons reception-style, 1,080 banquet-style and 800 classroom-style. Rates : From RM 440

Winners of 20th Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon Men Open

Ricardo Mejia of Mexico retains his title for the Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon by beating more than 130 runners from 21 countires on Sunday. This win also enables him to take the crown of the 7-series Buff- Skyrunner World Series Federation For Sports At Altitude 2006, after collecting 400 points in all. 43-year old Ricardo had won the title (Mt Kinabalu Climbathon) on 2001 and 2005. The second place goes to a local runner, Mius Balinting, who is a mere 500m behind Ricardo on the asphalt road at home stretch. 37-year old Mius plants vegetables in his own small plot of land on the foot hill of Mt Kinabalu when not competing. Incidentally, Mius is the first local runner who comes closest to clinching the title after 10 years. The title was won by Guianus Salagan, (who is in 9th position this year), 10 years ago when there were not so many competitors from overseas. Another Sabahan, Safrey Sumping (a moutanin guide), wins the third position. The excellent performance by Mius and Safrey has spurred the local sports authority to sit up and starts to organise programs to revive the interests of this sport and to relive our past glory, hopefully. Below is a list of the top 10 of the event :

Position	Name	Country	Clocked
1	Ricardo Mejia	Mexico	2:50:52
2	Mius bin Balinting	Malaysia	2:51:44
3	Safrey Sumping	Malaysia	2:53:22
4	Tadao Yokoyama	Japan	2:54:02
5	Dapit Fulvio	Italy	2:54:43
6	Agusti Roc Amador	Spain	2:55:44
7	Marco Rusconi	Italy	2:56:08
8	Jessed Hemandex Gispert	Spain	2:58:23
9	Guianus Salagan	Malaysia	3:03:48
10	Madamin Ghun	Malaysia	3:04:37
11	Sapirin Sumping	Malaysia	3:04:54

Winners Of TM 20th Mt Kinabalu Internatinal Climbathon

Reigning champion Anna Pichtrova of Czech Republic ,wins the Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon Women Open category title for the fifth time this year. Her team mate Iva Milesova wins the second place. Briton Dr Angela Mudge is in third place, while French Corine Farve is fourth, missed by merely one second. Nonetheless, this result enables Dr Angela to win the title for the 7-series Buff World Skyrunner Circuit. Mt Kinabalu Climbathon is the last and decisive leg of the series. In the Men Veteran category, Sarun Sadi is the champion. Francis Lane Cosgrave is second and Taising Bukolong is third. The Men Open Category will be held tomorrow. Below is a list of the top 10 of the Women Open event :

Position	Name	Country	Clocked
1	Anna Picthrova	Czech Republic	3:08:48
2	Iva Milesova	Czech Republic	3:14:42
3	Dr Angela Mudge	Great Britain	3:28:25
4	Corrine Favre	France	3:28:26
5	Daniela Vassali	Spain	3:33:34
6	Merlita Vailoces Aria	Philippines	3:38:30
7	Ester Hernandez	Spain	3:39:55
8	Danny Kuilin	Malaysia	3:44:04
9	Estaphanie Jimenez	Andorra	3:47:56
10	Han Zhenying	China	- -

Top 10 results for Men Veteran category not available. Will update as soon as it becomes available.