13/06/2025
Looking back from when we all started this Movement back in 2016..Coaching only our own kids and their Cousins in front of their Grand Parents House using only plastic bottles for Cones,Chairs for Hurdles,Grass Field and Tar Roads for a Running Track to develope their speed ,agilities,strength,explosiveness and by 2017 they were beating all the kids around Tuaran in their black attires due to avoiding mud sticking to their shirts when it rains and 2018 kicked off with a BOOM when all their friends started taking notice on how they performed so well in MSSD Tuaran...breaking records and barriers no one ever seen before...Tamparuli was the Powerhouse at that time for so many years led by Coach Arthur Gregory....I personally did not know any of these Excellent Coaches and I never knew there were so many Great Coaches and Athletes in this district before We jumped back into Athletics since we retired from high level Competition back in 2001..so many things have change...Friendship and connection started to grow..Kids started lining up to join TA..which was formerly known as Tagai Stallions and 2018 we registered our Club Officially as TUARAN ATHLETIC CLUB and our journey began...I am Proud to say..Our 1st batch of athletes stayed till today namely Esther Joanne,Nia Jovic Suan,Ian Jovic Suan,Ivan Jovic Suan,Adam Tan and Bibi Halina who came later in the late 2018...they are not Natural Athletes but Built Athletes that was driven by Discipline and Commitment...Yes..they are lack of Size and Talent compared to Other Gifted Athletes but most of their rivals are now retired and They have Beaten the odds by staying relevant till this day..still training,still competing...We are still Searching for a new batch of athletes that can be like them..LONG TERM ATHLETES..NOT A ONE HIT WONDER.... New Clubs are blooming all around Sabah and we are very proud to be one of the Trigger for this Developement...We Fought for our rights for a Track in Tuaran and finally THEY Listened and now every kids,Coaches are enjoying it together...We Walked the Talk...And Will Stay Relevant until we are no longer needed in Athletics...Proud To Say..We started the Ball Rolling...TA OG