KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu who was offered to go to the High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) in Formia, Italy, has to continue her training at home instead.
This is because the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has decided to send a pole vault coach to the Bukit Jalil HPTC as requested by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Bukit Jalil HPTC Director for Asia Mohd Musa Noor Mohd said Ismail wanted the Bukit Jalil HPTC to also have a pole vault coach besides focusing on the sprinters and hurdlers.
"Out of respect to the minister's request, the IAAF has agreed to send a pole vault coach from Russia who will start coaching at the Bukit Jalil HPTC in January," he told Bernama on Wednesday.
Apart from Roslinda, another pole vaulter Kathleen Ong and sprinter A. Rehvan will also have the opportunity to train at the Bukit Jalil HPTC.
Meanwhile, Roslinda said she would prefer to go to Italy not only for the training but also to compete with other world-class athletes.
"Right now, I need more high-level competitions to bring out the best in me. A training stint in Europe is the best platform for that purpose.
"In Bukit Jalil, I will be training as usual even under the new coach but there will be no competition from other athletes," she said.
Roslinda, who competed at the Beijing Olympics in August, is the national record holder at 4.4m set in Spain in 2006 under Gennady Potapovich's coaching.
-- BERNAMA
This is because the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has decided to send a pole vault coach to the Bukit Jalil HPTC as requested by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Bukit Jalil HPTC Director for Asia Mohd Musa Noor Mohd said Ismail wanted the Bukit Jalil HPTC to also have a pole vault coach besides focusing on the sprinters and hurdlers.
"Out of respect to the minister's request, the IAAF has agreed to send a pole vault coach from Russia who will start coaching at the Bukit Jalil HPTC in January," he told Bernama on Wednesday.
Apart from Roslinda, another pole vaulter Kathleen Ong and sprinter A. Rehvan will also have the opportunity to train at the Bukit Jalil HPTC.
Meanwhile, Roslinda said she would prefer to go to Italy not only for the training but also to compete with other world-class athletes.
"Right now, I need more high-level competitions to bring out the best in me. A training stint in Europe is the best platform for that purpose.
"In Bukit Jalil, I will be training as usual even under the new coach but there will be no competition from other athletes," she said.
Roslinda, who competed at the Beijing Olympics in August, is the national record holder at 4.4m set in Spain in 2006 under Gennady Potapovich's coaching.
-- BERNAMA
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