The Dinkers Level Pickleball Membership (DPPC) paid a courtesy name on Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam just lately because it continues its efforts to advertise the game within the state.
DPPC President Mohd Noh Adzlie led the go to, which is a part of the membership’s efforts to boost its profile in Sabah and to share with native authorities its imaginative and prescient insofar as creating pickleball within the state. The assembly, in accordance with Adzlie, was greater than an official introduction of the membership to state officers; moderately, it was a present of confidence in sport—pickleball on this case—as a instrument for youth improvement, group constructing, and wholesome life-style promotion in Sabah.
Adzlie additionally emphasised that the membership extremely values the help it’s receiving from state authorities and reiterated its dedication to representing Sabah in pickleball tournaments and to rising the game within the state.
For his half, Minister Gunsalam expressed his appreciation of the membership’s efforts whereas additionally highlighting DPPC’s position in cultivating Sabah’s younger pickleball expertise. Thus far, he enjoined the state’s pickleball gamers to profit from the alternatives given to them and to attempt to compete in national-level occasions and, finally, in worldwide competitions.
Moreover, Minister Gunsalam emphasised that the state is absolutely supporting the membership’s participation within the Leapmotor APP Kuala Lumpur Open 2026, going down in Kuala Lumpur this week.
Lastly, the minister and DPPC mentioned plans for rising pickleball additional in Sabah, specializing in coaching programmes, expertise discovery and improvement, and group outreach. To this finish, DPPC affirmed its dedication to increasing pickleball participation throughout faculties and native communities and reiterated its dedication to creating Sabah’s pickleball scene. Minister Gunsalam, in the meantime, expressed his full help for these plans and vowed to assist as nicely.
