Ended day 2, which is the final day of orang kuat sabah 2011!

Ahmad Taufiq of Singapore is the new OKS champion. 3 final discipline today :- Car Deadlift, Yoke walk & Atlas Stone. Check out the quick update of what happened today with photo below.

IMG1:Ford Fiesta S used as the weight for Car Deadlift Discipline. Nice ride btw.

IMG2:OKS Champion, Ahmad Taufiq, doing some frog leap jump thingy for warm-ups.

IMG3:The youngest OKS participant, Shamsul Solomon, who hails from Keningau attempting the car deadlift discipline.  Contestant  is required to do as many lift they could within the 2minutes time limit given. Badrun Nafis of Singapore placed 1st in this discipline.

IMG4:Matthius Affendy of Keningau, attempting the Yoke Walk. Sulaiman Ismail of Singapore took 1st place for this discipline .

IMG5:Event crew cheering on for one of the OKS contestant who is attempting the Atlas Stone discipline. Contestant will need to carry 5 set of stone which weight from 90, 100, 110, 120 & 130KG on the platform(drum) within the time limit given.

IMG6: The 3 champs. From left, Alfred (Kudat – 3rd), Honesty(Kudat- 2nd), & Ahmad Taufiq(Singapore – 1st)

IMG7:Ahmad Taufiq receiving his champion trophy, presented by Datuk Masidi Manjun (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah)

IMG8: Same as last year, the event ended with drift demo by the skillfull KK D1 club.

source : http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/47498

KOTA KINABALU: The race in the Orang Kuat Sabah (Sabah’s Strongest Man) Challenge 2011 crown is as good as a battle between the men from Kudat and the Singaporeans.

After Day 1 of the challenge yesterday at the Star City North where the event is organised by Casero Events and City Hall as co-organiser, the top five places were dominated by these athletes from Kudat and Lion City.

Kudat’s Alfred Magabis has a slender lead after accumulating a total of 22 points while another Kudat man Nazri Zitol and Singapore’s Ahmad Taufiq are joint-second with 20 points each.

Sulaiman Ismail, also from Singapore, is in third with 19 points followed by Kudat’s Honesty Ahandoi in fourth with 17 points while another Singaporean Yasir Alamkky fifth on 14 points.

If the first day of action is of any indication, then any one of these athletes will be crowned as Orang Kuat Sabah 2011 champ today.

Whatever it is, it is going to be an interesting and an exciting day for all the 18 competitors, although the top athletes have the edge after a positive outing.

However the race for the crown is still wide open. It was a tough, a very tough challenge as they were tested to their limits especially in the Truck Pull challenge where at the end of the day none of them managed to move the 10-ton dump truck that was filled with two tons of stones.

So it was zero points for all the competitors in this category after the failed bid.

That first failed attempt did not deter anyone as action continued with the Farmer’s Walk where each were required to carry two objects, each weighing 100kg and walk a distance of 20 metres.

After unsuccessfully collecting any points in the first challenge Alfred went on to win the second challenge, the Farmer’s Walk, clocking the fastest time of 18.60 seconds to eventually earn him 12 points.

Nazri finished second with 19.02 seconds followed by Honesty in third, 19.52 seconds.

Then in the final challenge of the day he managed to make the compulsory 10 flips in a time of 32.74seconds in the Tyre Flip challenge.

However it was the visiting Singapore athlete Sulaiman Ismail who won the Tyre Flip challenge after completing 10 flips in 30.22seconds followed by his countryman Ahmad Taufiq with a recorded a time of 30.82s. Ahmad is Singapore’s 2005 Strongest Man Challenge champ.

There will be another three challenges today. The first will be the Car Deadlift followed by Yoke Walk and Atlas Stone.

Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir was there to grace the opening yesterday. Casero Events, the organiser, patron Datuk Johnny Mositun, Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Radin Malleh and CEO AC Property Development Sdn Bhd Datuk Dr Ting Ing Chew were also present.

source : http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=77498

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah’s Strongestman (OKS-Orang Kuat Sabah) Challenge 2011 exploded into action here yesterday with participants going head to head in the first set of three challenges designed to push their muscles to the limit.

A total of 18 aspiring strongmen from all over the State, some even from Singapore, took to the stage to see how their muscles would fair against some of the toughest challenges common in strongman events.

The action, which is set at Star City in Asia City, saw participants taking to the quest in the Truck Pull, Farmer’s Walk and Tire Flip challenges.

Little did they know, these challenges turned out to be tougher than they expected. The first challenge, the Truck Pull, humbled all 18 participants.

In this challenge, participants would attempt to pull 12 tonne truck across a specified distance, where the fastest completing time wins the challenge.

Sadly, not a single participant was able to budge the quarry stone laden lorry. Despite every attempt to draw their strength, not one participant was able to complete the challenge, let alone move the truck even an inch off its mark.

The second challenge, which was the Farmer’s Walk, provided better entertainment for eager spectators who gathered at the event.

In this event, participants will carry two 100kg loads, one in in each hand, and walk across a predetermined distance to see who can complete the task the fastest.

Alfred Magabis was the top competitor when he registered a time of 18.60s.

New-comer Nazri Sitol registered the second best time of 19.02s, while Hanesty Ahandoi, who clocked 19.52s, was third best.

All three competitors are from Kudat.

The day came to an end with the third and final event, which was the Tire Flip.

This challenge requires competitors to flip a 250kg bulldozer tire across two points. The fastest competitor to complete the challenge wins the event.

Singaporean Titan, Sulaiman Ismail brought the crowd to a cheer with his display of strength as he completed the challenge in 30.22s.

His fellow compatriot, Ahmad Taufiq registered the second best time of 30.82s, while Alfred completed the top three placing with his time of 32.74s.

Alfred topped the overall standings with 22 points, with a first and third place finish in the Farmer’s Walk and Tire Flip events respectively.

Ahmad, who came fourth in the Farmer’s Walk (20.36s) and second in the Tire Flip is on 20 points. He is in joint second place with Nazri Sitol, who was second best in the Farmer’s Walk and fourth in the Tire Flip (40.35s).

Currently in third place is Sulaiman on 19 points. He was first in the Tire Flip but finished in sixth place in the Farmer’s Walk (22.23s).

Hanesty takes up fourth place with 17 points. He completed the Farmer’s Walk in third place and was sixth in the Tire Flip (40.35s), followed by Yasir Almakky from Singapore in fifth.

Yasir, who is on 11 points, finished eighth in the Farmer’s Walk (28.17s) and was seventh in the Tire Flip (43.91s).

The action continues today with the final three challenges, namely the Car Deadlift, Yoke Walk and Atlas Stone events.

Mayor, Datuk Abidin Madingkir officiated at the tournament’s launching.

So, Here we go!

Day 1 of the second edition of Orang Kuat Sabah has just ended. The first 3 discipine today was the Truck Pull, Farmer’s Walk & Tire Flip. Checkout some of the highlight for the day.

IMG1:Datuk Abidin Madingkir, KK City Mayor, greeted by the participant of Orang Kuat Sabah 2011.

IMG2:Casero Events MD, Steve Johnny, handing out the souvenir to Datuk Abidin Madingkir after he officiated the opening of Orang Kuat Sabah 2011.

IMG3:Marshalls for the 2011 edition of Orang Kuat Sabah, Headed by Mr.Roger Frederick(2nd from right), who is a former national arm wrestling champion.

IMG4:Honesty of Kudat, getting the feel of the truck before attempting to pull it. But same as the other 17 participant, he just didnt have what it takes to move the truck.

IMG5:Ahmad Taufiq of Singapore only managed to get 3rd placing for the 2nd discipline of day 1 which is the farmers walk. Kudat’s Alfred Magabis & Honesty Ahandoi took the 1st & 2nd place for this discipline.

IMG6:Final discipline of the day, Tire Flip. This time it was the lads from Singapore who took 1st & 2nd place of this discipline. Sulaiman Ismail(1st) , Ahmad Taufiq(2nd), Alfred Magabis(3rd).

IMG7: Alfred Magabis of Kudat was leading on day 1 of Orang Kuat Sabah 2011, after he collected a total of 22 points from all 3 discipline of the day. Followed closely by Ahmad Taufiq(SG)  & Mazri Zitol(Kudat) with 20points.