An "Olympism Amazing Race" for the Community

Organizers, volunteers and participants of the "Olympism Amazing Race"

CHERAS: Reality shows “The Amazing Race” and “The Amazing Race Asia” inspired the Pierre de Coubertin Society of Malaysia (PCSM) to organize an “Amazing Race” of their own. With a request that came from the Penggerak Belia Tempatan (PeBT) Zon 10, Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj) to organize a one day event for the community youth, the Coubertanians as they call themselves, designed the “Olympism Amazing Race”.

The “Olympism Amazing Race” was held in Padang Jalan Damai Perdana 1/5e, Bandar Damai Perdana on December 19th, 2010. Registration began at 9.00am and about 25 youth from the surrounding community participated.

A short aerobics session started the event off followed by an ice breaking session to introduce every participant to each other. The organizers and volunteers also joined in the fun. The volunteers of this event were students from SMK (P) Methodist KL who participated in the Olympism Outreach Program (O2P) last month.

"Basket the Ball" Station

"Egg Relay" Station

 The “Olympism Amazing Race” is a team effort that comprised of 12 stations. Most of the stations are associated to sports like basketball and football and the Olympics like the Olympic Truce, National Olympic Committees and Olympic Values. There were also stations that were just for fun.

"Gooaallllll" Station

"IOC Geography" Station

The whole concept of the race is to teach the youth about Olympism by using fun and interactive activities that challenge them both mentally and physically. At the same time, the race also encourages the youth to be active and to meet other people in the community.

"The Final Countdown" Station

A total of 5 teams were formed randomly and each team took approximately 1 hour to finish the race. Team “Thunder Killer” emerged as champions with a total time of 1 hour 15 minutes.
Prizes were given out by Mr. Sebastian Chan, PeBT President. Tokens of appreciation were also awarded to the moderators and volunteers who made this event a success. Prizes and appreciation gifts were sponsored by Pilot Pen Sdn. Bhd.

The winning team, "The Killers"

 As a closing note, Mr. Sebastian Chan who is also a PCSM committee member thanked the PeBT and Tay Li Neo and Muhammad Syahrin from PCSM for organizing this event. He also extended his appreciation to the volunteers who contributed their time and the participants for taking part in this first ever “Olympism Amazing Race”.