Sementara itu Timbalan Setiausaha Kerajaan (Pembangunan) Dato’ Johary Anuar yang merasmikan program berkata festival menjadi titik tolak untuk semua pihak menggembleng tenaga dan idea bagi mengembangkan lagi industri seni dan sastera negeri.

Selangor Sports Council executive director Mohamad Nizam Marjugi said all athletes and officials, including coaches, were listed for the biennial Games before the registration deadline on July 5.

"Kejayaan paling manis ialah pasukan perempuan yang meraih perak selepas menanti selama 20 tahun dan kami tidak menyangka pasukan ini mampu mencipta kejutan." - Jurulatih Selangor Sam Kaw Ma

Selangor Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian shared in a statement today that the location of the fire was also being monitored to ensure that the flow of waste was fully controlled.

“Our strength in sports has actually been championed since the 1990s, but after 2010, there have been competitors like Terengganu and Kuala Lumpur as they have more consistent sports development programmes.