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PETALING JAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Selangor’s success at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2026 must serve as a catalyst to strengthen grassroots sports development by providing consistent competition platforms for the youth. The Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, said regular competitions are crucial to ensuring young athletes not only remain active but also have clear targets to train for and develop a competitive mindset. Tengku Amir Shah said that grassroots development has always been close to his heart, including through his involvement with the Selangor Youth Community before he became more deeply involved in football. “If we want to continue developing these sports, youths need to be playing and competing regularly, every weekend. “With competitions in place, they have a reason to train throughout the week and build a winning and goal-oriented mindset. That very mindset will drive the development of all sports,” Tengku Amir Shah said. He said this in response to a question from the moderator at the NADI Connecting Wellness, Fitness and Sports With RMS event before officiating the event here today. He also described the selection of several sports for Selangor SUKMA 2026 as the right move as it gave young athletes the opportunity to showcase their quality, sportsmanship and competitiveness across various disciplines. Hosts Selangor were crowned overall champions of SUKMA 2026 with a haul of 101 gold, 73 silver and 71 bronze medals. Meanwhile, Tengku Amir Shah said his experience in establishing the Selangor Champions League before becoming directly involved with the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) showed that community-level competitions could help identify talent and raise competitiveness. He added that the league was created to bring together active social football teams across Selangor on a competitive platform to determine the best team. According to Tengku Amir Shah, a similar approach could be expanded to other sports gaining traction among the public, such as pickleball and chess. Earlier, today’s event brought together 50 wellness, fitness and sports leaders with Tengku Amir Shah to connect voices, strengthen the community and build a shared direction for the sector. -- BERNAMA BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies. Follow us on social media : Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial TikTok : @bernamaofficial