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New Pickleball and Volleyball Courts Under Construction in Kapayan

nabalunews
Jan 24
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24 January 2026


KAPAYAN: Construction has begun on new pickleball and volleyball courts at Taman Kapayan, marking a significant development for youth and community sports facilities in the area.


Site preparation is currently under way, with excavation works already in progress.


Former Kapayan State Assemblyman (ADUN) Datuk Jannie Lasimbang visited the site to inspect the progress and said the project was proposed last year, with implementation officially commencing this year.

For many years, Kapayan has lacked a dedicated volleyball court despite strong interest among local youths. The new facility is expected to address this shortfall by providing a proper and safe venue for organised sporting activities.


The inclusion of pickleball reflects the sport’s growing popularity both globally and locally, offering a modern, multi-generational game that promotes active and healthy lifestyles.


Jannie also expressed her appreciation to former Minister of Youth and Sports YB Hannah Yeoh for the funding allocation that enabled the project to proceed.


In addition to the construction of the new courts, repair works on more than 10 existing basketball courts throughout Kapayan have been completed, restoring safe and functional play spaces for neighbourhood youths.

 
 
 

4 Comments


Patrick Lauer
Patrick Lauer
Aug 04

Fantastic to see new pickleball and volleyball courts coming to Kapayan - these facilities will really bring people together. For a good example of how local sponsorships and partnerships can boost community sports, check this resource https://www.gulbene.lv/lv/jaunums/martins-lauva-un-latvijas-basketbola-atbalsta-partneriba-klust-par-gulbenes-buki-basketbola-komandas-atbalstitaju . It has practical ideas that Kapayan organizers could adapt for fundraising and team support.

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Henry Barks
Henry Barks
Jul 28

Really enjoyed this thoughtful piece on language and identity - it made me think about how professional jargon can create in-group boundaries. For a practical example of how terminology and document types signal membership and shape communication norms within a trade, see https://mast-team.com/shop-drawings-vs-construction-drawings-and-how-they-fit-together/ It’s a concrete illustration of the same sociolinguistic processes you describe here.

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Hưng Ngọc
Hưng Ngọc
Jul 17

Immaculate Grid is a social, picture-based puzzle game that blends trivia, pattern recognition, and vocabulary in a compact grid format. While variations exist across platforms—from mobile apps and web versions to party-table adaptations—the core experience is consistent: players are presented with a partially revealed grid of images and must deduce the missing content by finding logical or categorical links between tiles.

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Henry Barks
Henry Barks
Apr 06

It’s great to see new sports infrastructure being developed—projects like courts may seem simple, but they still require proper planning and coordination to avoid delays or rework. Today, many teams are shifting from traditional drafting to more advanced methods, and this guide https://mast-team.com/what-is-the-difference-between-cad-and-bim-in-construction/ explains how modern approaches improve accuracy and collaboration across construction projects.

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