Kenaboi River Challenge - Negeri Sembilan Malaysia. (Eng. Ver.)

INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE AND RAPIDS CHALLENGE 2009 - CLOSING CEREMONY

2009-11-20T04:56:00.000-08:00

THE CLOSING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT TRIANG HILIR ON THE 15 NOVEMBER 2009.

THE CLOSING CEREMONY PHOTO GALLERY

The Rapids Challenge Participants taking photograph with the top government officials of Negeri Sembilan.
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The Guest of Honour being welcomed

The Top Government Officials and Guest of Honour.

Welcome with Folk Dance

The Rapids Champ.
Congratulations to Banderi from UPSI.

FAREWELL GATHERING

THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KENABOI INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE 2009

THIS IS AMIN THE MAN BEHIND THE SCENE WHO HAD MADE THE INTERNATIONAL RAPIDS CHALLENGE A SUCCESS. THANKS AMIN.

AULD LANG SYNE

GOOD BYE......
TILL WE MEET AGAIN IN 2010..

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CANDID SHOTS
THE HAPPY MOMENTS HAD PASSED BY AND HERE ARE THE PHOTO GALLERIES FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE JABATAN PENGAIRAN DAN SALIRAN NEGERI SEMBILAN TO SEE THE TIRING AND SWEET REMEMBRANCE DURING THE EVENT.

THE DIRECTOR OF JPS NS TUAN HAJI BAHARUDIN BIN AHMAD NASIR (RIGHT) AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF JPS NS ENCIK MOHAMMAD RADZI (LEFT).

THE DIRECTOR OF JABATAN PENGAIRAN DAN SALIRAN NEGERI SEMBILAN TUAN HAJI BAHARUDIN BIN AHMAD NASIR WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO ALL THE MAIN COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE KENABOI INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE 2009 FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND THE INDEPENDANT BODIES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE THIS YEAR EVENT TO BE A MORE SUCCESSFUL COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

THE DIRECTOR WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION HIS THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF OF JABATAN PENGAIRAN DAN SALIRAN NEGERI SEMBILAN FOR THEIR NON STOP EFFORT FOR THE SAKE AND FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE KENABOI INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE 2009.

KENABOI INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE 2009 - RAPIDS

2009-11-20T03:39:00.000-08:00

THE RAPIDS CHALLENGE 2009. - PHOTO GALLERY.
The Rapids Challenge was held on 15th November 2009 at Kampung Esok, Chennah in the District of Jelebu in Negeri Sembilan.
DASHING THROUGH RAPIDS.....
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The Director of Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Negeri Sembilan giving a warm welcome to all guests.

The Government EXCO Member on Tourism for the State of Negeri Sembilan giving a warm welcome to all guests especially to the foreign participants involve in this event.

Launching the Start of The Rapids Challenge.

A Contestant giving a nice smile to all viewers...

The Champion in action. Congratulations.

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KENABOI INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE 2009 - PHOTO GALLERY

2009-11-18T02:47:00.000-08:00

RIVER CHALLENGE 2009 - 14 NOV 2009
The Kenaboi River Challenge was well known with it's name but there's a change with it's name this year whereby it is now known as
THE KENABOI INTERNATIONAL RIVER CHALLENGE.
It consist of:-
1)The River Challenge and it was the 32 km journey race paddling from Kampung Puom to Triang Hilir.
2) The Rapids Challenge making it's way through the rapids of fierce running waters and big boulders left and right of the narrow water passage for the kayak to dash through to the finishing point.

The River Challenge 2009

The Glamour of Kenaboi comes from here.

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14th November 2009 at Night
- Entertainment and Registration for the Rapids Challenge.
During the registration of the International Rapids Challenge for the next day event, all the guests were entertained with the Negeri Sembilan Cultural Show and it was really a lovely,lively and a unique show to everybody. All the competitors enjoyed so much and they felt like being at home.

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The River Challenge 2008

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The River Challenge

The Registration for the Competitors of the Kenaboi River Challenge was at 8.30 pm on the 1st of November 2008 at Kampung Puom. There was a Traditional show going on during the registration and those who had came earlier took the opportunity to group together watching the traditional entertainment 'Tumbuk Kalang' while the registration was open until 12.00 midnight.

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Starting of Registration for River Challenge with Encik Shahrul.

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2 November 2008 - The River Challenge

On the 2nd November 2008, Kampung Puom in Kenaboi once again became the place for white water race "The River Challenge 2008" organised by the State Government of Negeri Sembilan. It was a 32 km race kayaking from Kampung Puom in Kenaboi to Triang Hilir in Simpang Durian. 137 participants from all over Malaysia took part in the white water race compared to last year only 104 took part in this same event.

In the long run the numbers of participants will definitely increase with the press playing an important role in promoting Eco-Tourism on the Kenaboi River Challenge as how it came out in many press reports after the event. The first event of the Kenaboi River Challenge was held in 1993 and this year in November 2008 is the 15th Anniversary of the Kenaboi River Challenge and it's still on popular demands by all clubs and whitewater sport enthusiast all over Malaysia and until now it had became more popular than before and ever after.

The main reason for the JPS Negeri Sembilan organising this river challenge was to make the people understand on how important it was to preserve the cleanliness of the rivers, thus it can also be the natural source of recreational activities to all such as kayaking, fishing, boating, canoeing, swimming, rafting, `mengocar' that is catching fish with bare hands and many more interesting activities. It seemed that the Kenaboi River Challenge 2008 was a great success. It has brought a lot of changes and attraction and also broken the record to make the Rapids Challenge an International event of the year whereby the numbers of participant took part in the rapids and river challenge showed a good sign for the future of the Kenaboi River Challenge.

The Director of the Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Negeri Sembilan - Ir Hj Baharuddin bin Ahmad Nasir in his speech wished many thanks to all and everybody involved and mentioned on the good co-operation between all government officials committee and the non government officials committee in making this event a great success and he also wished many thanks to all kayak club members and Kayak sport lovers who sacrificed the two days to be in Kenaboi and had made this event so lovely and will forever becomes a good remembrance to all participants and to all involved in this event.

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The Rapids Challenge 2008

2008-11-08T02:04:00.001-08:00

Kenaboi River Challenge 2008

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The Kenaboi River Challenge 2008 was held on the 1st November 2008 for the Rapids Challenge and on the 2nd November it was the River Challenge and had received very good response from all Kayakers througout Malaysia and also from the foreigners who came here in great numbers with sporting spirit to join in the race. The foreigners were from Singapore and Australia.

In this year Rapids Challenge 2008, there were 38 participants, 18 were International participants from Singapore and Australia while the remainings 20 were locals from Malaysia. The numbers of participants for 2008 tripled the numbers compared to the last year event whereby only 13 Malaysians took part in The Rapids Challenge. It was a 17 km race and was a tough watersport event.

In the River Challenge 2008, 137 participant all Malaysians participated in this event. During the previous year, there were only 104 participants but now it has shown a 24% increased in the numbers of participants. The River Challenge was a 32km race and it consist of the individual event and the team event. It's no doubt that the number of participants in the following years to come might also increase because of the response from all clubs dan kayaking members, both local and international will come back bringing more and more friends to this whitewater race in the next year event.

The main reason for the JPS Negeri Sembilan organising this river challenge in Kenaboi at the very begining was to make the people understand how important it was to preserve the cleanliness of the rivers and to protect the rivers with the green environments whereby at the same time the rivers used to supply drinking water for the benefit of everybody can also becomes the natural source of recreational activities.

At the end of the day on the 2nd November 2008, it seemed that the Kenaboi River Challenge 2008 was a great success. It has brought a lot of changes and attraction and unexpectedly it had also broken the record to make the Rapids Challenge an International event of the year whereby the numbers of participant took part showed a good sign for the future of the Kenaboi River Challenge.

The Director of the Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Negeri Sembilan - Ir Hj Baharuddin bin Ahmad Nasir in his speech wished many thanks to all and everybody involved and mentioned on the good co-operation between all government officials committee and the non government officials committee involved that made this event a great success and he also wished many thanks to all kayak club members and Kayak sport lovers who sacrificed the two days to be in Kenaboi and had made this event so lovely and will forever be a good remembrance to all participants and to all involved in this event.

THE RAPIDS CHALLENGE:-

Guests of Honour An Australian Lady Competitor Singaporean Ladies in the Rapids Challenge A Group of Singaporean Participants The Kenaboi River Challenge Committee Members A Canadian Kayak Champion at the scene with the Kenaboi River Challenge Committee Members. Launching Of The Rapids Challenge by The Government EXCO Member Director of JPS Negeri Sembilan with the Kenaboi River Challenge Committee members at the finishing point. The Referees and Judges at the finishing point. All participants were very happy after taking the risk with the rapids challenge and arrived safely at the finishing point. The international participants receiving a warm welcome from The Director of Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Negeri Sembilan and The Officer on Tourism of Negeri Sembilan. A local man proudly showing the sign board of River Kenaboi that has brought glamour to the Kenaboi Village and it will forever be a sweet remembrance to all who had arrived to this destination.
"KENABOI RIVER" - A NAME TO REMEMBER FOR THE NEXT "KENABOI RIVER CHALLENGE".

Recce on The Kenaboi River by the Foreign Participants with UPSI Kayak Team.

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Kenaboi River again became the attraction by the watersport enthusiast and it really became an international event with a quite a number of foreign participant. Many foreigners from the neighbouring countries like Singapore and Australia and also from far away that's Canada, had arrived in Kenaboi on the 31st November.

They came to recce on the Kenaboi kayak track so as to get familiar with the new environment to them. One thing special with them was that they have got many friends here with the Malaysians and the local people of Kenaboi and they really feel Kenaboi is just like their homeland.

The foreign participants doesn't want to miss the chance to try with this white water race in the rapids challenge 2008 in Kenaboi. It's thrilling kayaking down the strong fierce running water between big boulders on the left and right side of the river and stoppers with splasing water all the way downstream.

Well, they've got only one day to make a trial paddling along the kayak track and for sure on the 1st November they'll be more confident on this race. Happy kayaking to all paddlers.

To All Local and Foreign participants, you are most welcome by the people of Negeri Sembilan.

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Safety comes first. Everybody putting on their outfit...
Watch out!!! Slight mistake you'll be capsized

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Team Colleagues waiting at landing point
The man behind the scene to make this rapids challenge a success

THE KENABOI RIVER CHALLENGE 2008 IS COMING BACK.

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The Kenaboi River Challenge 2008 is coming back on the 1st and 2nd of November 2008. Application is now open to all those who are interested in participating in both the Rapid Challenge and the River Challenge. As usual the Rapid Challenge will take place from Kampung Esok to Kampung Puom while the River Challenge will take place from Kampung Puom to Kampung Sungai Buloh. The Rapid Challenge is the toughest and is waiting for those who are willing to take the Challenge. Don't worry all paddlers, everybody can have a try with the River Challenge no matter how old you are, you can still take the challenge to paddle all the way downstream and it's also good for beginners to join in so as to improve your talent. Don't miss it everybody. The Monsoon Season has come. Take the Challenge. Happy to see you there.

Registration Form for The Kenaboi River Challenge 2008.

One of the challenge with the rapid.
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The Kenaboi River Challenge 2008 consist of two events and will take place as scheduled mentioned below.

1. The Rapid Challenge.1st November 2008
Location: Kampung Esok to Kampung Puom
Distance: 17 Km

2. The River Challenge.2nd November 2008
Location: Kampung Puom to Kampung Sungai Buloh, Triang Hilir, Jelebu.
Distance: 32 Km

Prizes for The Champion in the event:-

Rapid Chllenge - 1st Prize RM2,000.00

Individual Open - 1st Prize RM1,000.00

Individual Closed - Ist Prize RM 800.00

Team Open - 1st Prize RM400.00 x 3

Team Closed - 1st Prize RM400.00 x3

Registration Form For The Kenaboi River Challenge 2008

PLAN SHOWING LOCATION TO THE KENABOI RIVER CHALLENGE IN KAMPUNG ESOK, KAMPUNG PUOM AND KAMPUNG SUNGAI BULOH.

To all sport enthusiast. for the year 2008 there'll be a surprise to The Kenaboi River Challenge because there are foreigners participating in this event for the year 2008 and it's almost becoming an international event of the year.

Press Conference On The Kenaboi River Challenge 2008.

2008-10-16T05:45:00.000-07:00

The Press Conference was held on the 14th October 2008 and was chaired by Y.B. Dato' Mohammad Razi bin Hj. Kail who is also the EXCO Member of the State Government of Negeri Sembilan on Tourism accompanied by a few Head of Department involved in this event.

The location of the Press Conference was held at the Finishing Point of The Rapid Challenge and it's also the Starting Point of the River Challenge. The intention of the conference is to expose to the public on the Kenaboi River Challenge that will takes place on the 1st and 2nd of November 2008 and at the same time the main objective is to make the people more awareness and to have sensitivity in keeping the environment clean especially with the rivers and at the same time it will be an attraction to promote tourism in Negeri Sembilan.

The Rapid Challenge that takes place on the 1st November is a 17 km race from Kg Esok to Kg Puom and it will be the most interesting event because on some degree of the dangerous running water for the challenge along the rivers with big boulders have attracted foreigners who are sport enthusiasts that love to come to Malaysia not only because of the sport event but it's merely because of the natural beauty and the wonderful natural source of recreation that exist in this region.

The River Challenge held on the 2nd November is also an interesting event because of the 32 km distance from Kg Puom to Ibu Bekalan Air Triang Hilir in Kg Sg Buloh and it will be a real exhausting trip till the finishing point to all the participant.

Briefing to all commitees including reporters at the Rapid Start Point.

Let's take a close-up of the fierce running water.
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Becareful of the strong water.
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It's thrilling after making clearance.
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Practice makes perfect.
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PLAN SHOWING LOCATION TO THE KENABOI RIVER CHALLENGE IN KAMPUNG ESOK, KAMPUNG PUOM AND KAMPUNG SUNGAI BULOH.

Kenaboi River Challenge 2007

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On the 10th and 11th of November 2007, it was the monsoon season and The Kenaboi River Challenge 2007 made a return and it was held in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan. It was a two days event. On the first day The Rapid Challenge took place from Kampung Esok to Kampung Puom and kayakers passed through rapids of fierce running water with big boulders left and right and stoppers and it was a very hard challenging event. On the second day The River Challenge took place from Kampung Puom to Sungai Buloh. There were single and double event. It was also a tough event because kayakers were kayaking through swift flowing water with a few stoppers, whirlpool and it was a long journey to reach the finishing. There were good response from the kayak club members all over Malaysia and participation was very encouraging.

THE RAPID CHALLENGE
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The Rapid Champion At The Finishing Point.

Rapid Champ Runners Up Coming to the finishing

The Only Lady Participant In The Rapid To Take The Challenge And Manage To Pass Through The Fierce Running Water. The Winners Taking Photograph With The Director Of The Jabatan Pengairan Dan Saliran Of Negeri Sembilan. Showtime - Skill In The Water The Winners dicussing their experience
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Stuck in a whirlpool... Rescue Team At Work... Some of the crowd... GIVING AWAY OF PRIZES TO THE WINNERS BY THE CHIEF DIRECTOR OF JPS MALAYSIA. A Lady Winning Runners Up In The Single Open Championship Single Open Champion Single Closed Champion Team Open Champion Team Closed Champion

THE KENABOI RIVER CHALLENGE - How Does It Begin

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It all started in Kampung Esok and Kampung Puom in the district of Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia where a natural river with a good location for the whitewater race has become an attraction to all kayaking enthusiasts all over Malaysia and many kayak club members came here to have a try and they loved it and this place became an attraction to all whitewater sport enthusiast because of the natural source for the recreational activities that exist in this region.

In 1993 - The First Kenaboi River Challenge was held in 1993 and organised by the Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Negeri Sembilan (Fomerly known as the Drainage and Irrigation Department). The first event took three days to travel from the starting point to the finishing point.

On the first day, it was paddling through the rapids from Kampung Esok to Kampung Puom. On the second day it continues from Kampung Puom to Kampung Sungai Buloh and on the third day they continue the kayaking from Kg Sungai Buloh to Triang a small town in the state of Pahang located just outside the border of Negeri Sembilan. Since this was the first kayak event, support from all communities make the kayaking activity very interesting.

In 1994 – The Kenaboi River Challenge made another kayak event and this second event was made simple in two days time. On the first day they have The Rapids Challenge from Kampung Esok to Kampung Puom and on the second day it was The River Challenge. Participated by kayak club members and open to all and they came in a big crowd to support this programme. The kayakers really like the Kampung Esok rapid challenge much because it was the most challenging but not everybody has got the guts with the rapid challenge because only experienced kayakers can make their way out of this dangerous task all the way down through the fierce running river.

In 1995 – The kayak event follows as the previous year with the Rapids Challenge and the River Challenge.

In 1996 – No Event takes place.

In 1997 to 2001 - The event took place was just the same as in 1994 and in 1995. It was the two days event, the rapids challenge and the river challenge.

In 2002 – The River Challenge made a surprise by changing it's location to the district of Port Dickson and it was called The River Challenge Isa Trophy. The route started from Tanjung Agas to Pengkalan Kempas and continue by turning back towards the starting point in Tanjung Agas as the finishing point. It was a very tough long journey kayaking upstream against the flow towards Pengkalan Kempas and then making a ‘U‘-turn towards downstream along Sungai Linggi which is considered the biggest river in Negeri Sembilan.

In 2003 – The River Challenge was called The River Challenge Isa Trophy and it started from Pengkalan Kempas and the finishing point at Tanjung Agas. This event was not so tough as the previous year because kayakers only control the downstream flow of the river towards Tanjung Agas. They only need to speed up their kayak so as to win the race.

In 2004 – No Event takes place.. (Election)

In 2005 – The River Challenge make a return to have The Kenaboi River Challenge making a come back to where it started and will forever makes this place the location where all kayakers are waiting anxiously during the monsoon season. Only one event takes place and it was only the River Challenge from Kampung Puom to Kampung Sungai Buloh without the Rapid Challenge.

In 2006 – The event was the same as in 2005 where The River Challenge takes place from Kampung Puom to Kampung Sungai Buloh and there were demands from the kayak club to have the rapids challenge so as to make this sport a real challenge and to attract more experienced kayaking club members to participate in this event to make it more lively and that's where the real challenge is.

In 2007 – The Kenaboi River Challenge makes a return with a two days event as requested by the kayak club members of Malaysia for the Rapid Challenge and it was once again included in The Kenaboi River Challenge. On the first day they have the Rapids Challenge from Kampung Esok to Kampung Puom and on the second day it’s the River Challenge participated by kayak club members and open to all kayakers and they come in a big crowd to support this programme. The paddlers like the Kampung Esok rapid challenge much because it was the most challenging but not everybody has got the guts with the rapid challenge.

Kenaboi River Challenge of Negeri Sembilan.

2008-09-16T07:09:00.000-07:00

Kenaboi River Challenge is a Kayaking Sport Event held every year organised by the Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran of Negeri Sembilan. This event has captured the interest of all the kayaking club members in Malaysia because of it's tough and challenging event with the continuos rapids and the non stop fast water pouring downstream with lots of big boulders and stoppers and even catch hold some of the kayakers capsized. You'll even plunge into a big boiling hole of white crashing foam through the rapids.

Watch out everybody especially all kayakers because this event is coming back in November 2008. It is the most interesting whitewater race in Malaysia. The swift flowing river through the giant boulders leaning precariously close to each other on the left and right side of the Kenoboi River are just some of the challenges awaiting for the new or even experienced whitewater kayaking enthusiasts.

The rapids here are relatively moderate and it is a very suitable stretch for beginners or amateurs to this sport to sharpen their skills and to practice balancing the kayak so as for them to learn and it will be necessary to master the more turbulent parts in the later stages.

All members are making arrangements of coming back to Kenaboi for this year event. It is an open event not only for Malaysians, but it has got some response from tne foreigners and this event will sooner or later become an International Event.

The event held on the first day will be the rapids challenge which is considered more adventurers and dangerous for those unexperience and on the second day it's the river challenge that depends on the fastest kayakers to win the race and with stamina.

But the rapids challenge is more challenging and it depends on individual skill and stamina and it makes a lot of difference to be proud of to complete the race.

Happy Kayaking.