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MSN sedia ‘tutup mulut’ Beasley


KUALA LUMPUR – Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) sedia memenuhi apa jua permintaan jurulatih berbasikal, John Beasley dalam usaha untuk mengekalkannya terus melatih pelumba trek negara.

Ketua Pengarah MSN, Datuk Zolkples Embong berkata, pihaknya juga bersedia memberi pasukan sokongan sepenuh masa seperti mekanik, pakar sains sukan, fisioterapi dan tukang urut jika itu yang Beasley mahukan.

“Memang sebelum ini pun MSN memberikan apa yang diminta John kerana kita tahu dia seorang yang cukup profesional.

“Cuma ingin saya tegaskan, John tidak pernah menyatakan kepada kami yang dia memerlukan satu pasukan sokongan sepenuh masa.

“Malah dalam perbincangan kami untuk mengikatnya sebagai jurulatih awal tahun ini, dia sendiri menyatakan tidak perlu itu semua (pasukan sokongan).

“Apa pun kami akan berbincang semula mengenainya jika itu yang dia mahu apabila John tiba ke Malaysia dari Poland, esok (hari ini),” kata Zolkples.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kenyataan Beasley kepada AFP bahawa dia memerlukan sokongan padu daripada kerajaan Malaysia untuk terus melatih pelumba mereka.

Antara permintaannya ialah untuk mendapatkan pasukan sokongan sepenuh masa dan bukannya kakitangan kontrak bulanan.

Beliau juga turut menyatakan kesediaannya untuk kembali melatih skuad negara kelahirannya, Australia jika mendapat tawaran.

Beasley membuat kenyataan itu selepas berjaya membimbing barisan pelumba berbasikal trek Malaysia sehingga mendapat pengiktirafan di peringkat antarabangsa dengan cepat.

Ini termasuk memenangi perlumbaan elit siri Piala Dunia sehingga memecahkan dominasi kuasa basikal trek seperti Britain, Perancis, Australia dan Jerman.

Kelmarin adalah kejayaan awal terbesar sentuhannya apabila berjaya membimbing Azizulhasni Awang meraih pingat perak acara 200m pecut di kejohanan dunia di Poland.

Selepas memenangi siri keirin Piala Dunia awal tahun ini, Azizulhasni terpaksa akur dengan kehebatan pelumba Perancis, Gregory Bauge pada perlumbaan akhir itu.

Kejayaan Azizulhasni itu turut diiringi dengan kejayaan Mohd. Rizal Tisin meraih gangsa acara 1km ujian masa sebelum itu.

Begitu pun Beasley yang bapanya, John merupakan salah seorang daripada empat warga Australia yang terpilih ke Tour de France 1952, gembira dengan kemajuan yang dicapai pasu kannya ketika ini walaupun mereka diberikan sasaran yang cukup besar.

“Buat masa ini saya gembira dapat kekal dengan Malaysia. Namun saya berhubung baik dengan pasukan Australia dan bekerja dengan mereka bertahun-tahun. Jika ada tawaran datang, saya mahu kembali ke sana satu hari nanti,” katanya.

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