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RATU skuasy negara, Datuk Nicol Ann David yakin rakan sepasukannya mampu memikul tanggungjawab besar apabila tampil pada Kejohanan Berpasukan Wanita Dunia yang akan membuka tirainya di Kaherah Ahad ini.

Selain Nicol yang juga pemain No. 1 dunia, cabaran negara pada kejohanan tersebut akan turut digalas Sharon Wee (24), Delia Arnold (34) dan Low Wee Wern (46).

Selepas sekadar menduduki tempat ketiga pada kejohanan yang sama di Kanada dua tahun lalu, Nicol berazam membantu skuad negara mencapai keputusan yang lebih positif kali ini.

"Selepas menang kali ke-10 kejuaraan Jelajah Wispa, saya berazam melakukan yang terbaik untuk pasukan Malaysia dalam kejohanan ini," katanya.

"Dua tahun lalu, kami hanya meraih tempat ketiga. Jadi sudah tentu tahun ini saya dan rakan sepasukan yang lain mahu berusaha memperbaiki kedudukan itu.

"Apa yang saya lihat, skuad negara kali ini dilihat lebih mantap dan saya yakin kami dapat bekerjasama dengan baik demi mengharumkan nama negara," kata Nicol selepas majlis penyerahan Jalur Gemilang di Pusat Skuasy, Bukit Jalil semalam.


SANI bersalaman dengan pemain negara yang akan beraksi pada Kejohanan Berpasukan Wanita Dunia.


Turut hadir pada majlis tersebut ialah Presiden Persatuan Raket Skuasy Malaysia (SRAM), Datuk A. Sani Karim dan pengurus pasukan, Dr. Faizah Ahmad.

Nicol berkata, dia dan rakan sepasukannya telah membuat persediaan rapi bagi menghadapi kejohanan tersebut, namun tidak dapat menggambarkan persaingan yang bakal mereka tempuhi kelak.

"Kami telah menjalani latihan sebaik mungkin dan sememangnya akan berusaha namun apa pun kita perlu tunggu dan lihat kerana persaingan pasti sengit.

"Tapi adalah lebih baik apabila kami dilabelkan sebagai pasukan bukan pilihan," jelas Nicol.

Ditanya sama ada bermain secara berpasukan akan memberi tekanan lebih kepada dirinya, Nicol menjawab: "Apa yang saya lakukan, ambil tekanan yang dihadapi itu secara positif," katanya yang menjuarai Terbuka Hong Kong minggu lalu .

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