Malaysia buru emas dunia

Barisan pemain yang akan membawa cabaran Malaysia pada Kejohanan Remaja Dunia di Helsinki, Finland. Tiada dalam gambar Siti Safiyah Abdul Rahman dan Fatin Syazliana dan Yusuf Abdul Raof.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia membariskan pasukan mantap, diketuai juara Ranking Masters Dunia, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman untuk turun mempertahankan kejuaraan keseluruhan pada Kejohanan Boling Remaja Dunia di Tali Bowlat Helsinki, 23 Julai hingga 2 Ogos ini.

Selepas mengharungi dua kejohanan terakhir dengan cemerlang, pasukan negara meletakkan harapan tinggi untuk mengulangi pencapaian itu.

Pada Kejohanan 2006 di Berlin, kita pulang bersama empat pingat emas, satu perak dan tiga gangsa, manakala pada kejohanan 2008 di Orlando, Amerika Syarikat Malaysia meraih dua emas dan satu gangsa.

"Kami mengharapkan satu lagi keputusan yang baik pada kejohanan di Helsinki kali ini,'' kata pengurus pasukan, Cheah Ban Cheng.

Kejohanan Remaja Dunia adalah pertandingan bawah 21 tahun yang diadakan setiap dua tahun sekali.
Maksimum, empat peserta lelaki dan empat wanita mewakili setiap negara, merebut pingat emas dalam acara perseorangan, beregu, empat sepasukan, All Events dan Masters lelaki serta perempuan.

Selain Siti Safiyah, skuad perempuan Malaysia turut diperkuatkan oleh pemenang pingat emas Kejohanan Komanwel, Sin Li Jane, selain Fatin Syazliana Adi Nasution dan Jacqueline Jenelee Sijore, manakala Hee Kar Yen bertindak sebagai pemain simpanan.

Pasukan lelaki negara pula dibarisi oleh Aris Ardilla Santoshoh, Yusuf Abdul Raof, Syimir Abdul Razak, Khoo Beng Khai.

LELAKI: Aris Ardilla Santoshoh, Yusuf Abdul Raof, Syimir Abdul Razak, Khoo Beng Khai
PEREMPUAN: Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, Sin Li Jane, Fatin Syazliana Adi Nasution, Jacqueline Jenelee Sijore, Hee Kar Yen (simpanan)

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