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Skuad trek perlu sokongan

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PRUSZKOW: Jurulatih berbasikal trek negara, John Beasley, mengakui betapa peluang yang dihidangkan untuk kembali melatih skuad negara asalnya adalah suatu yang menarik.

Namun Beasley yang pernah menjadi jurulatih kepada juara pecut dan keirin Olimpik 2004, Ryan Bayley sebelum digantikan pengendali Kanada, Martin Barras, menyatakan keutamaannya ketika ini adalah untuk meyakinkan pihak berkuasa Malaysia supaya memberikan sokongan yang lebih padu.

Sejak beberapa tahun lalu, semakin ramai pelumba muda negara dilahirkan dalam acara trek menyaksikan mereka berjaya meraih pengiktirafan serta memenangi perlumbaan dalam siri elit Piala Dunia, menyaingi kuasa besar seperti Britain, Perancis, Australia dan Jerman.

Kelmarin, pada final acara pecut lelaki Kejohanan Trek Dunia, pelumba negara, Azizulhasni Awang hampir mencatatkan kejutan terbesar ketika berdepan pelumba Perancis, Gregory Bauge sebelum pengalaman memisahkan pelumba negara.

Selepas memenangi siri keirin Piala Dunia pada awal tahun ini, dia kelihatan hampir meraih emas tetapi terpaksa berpuas hati dengan perak di belakang Bauge, namun sudah cukup mencetuskan andaian bahawa andai terus diasuh, dia bakal menjadi juara Olimpik.

Kejayaan itu bermakna Malaysia membawa pulang dua pingat dari Piala Dunia selepas Mohd Rizal Tisin turut mencatat sejarah apabila meraih pingat gangsa - pingat pertama Malaysia dalam Kejohanan Dunia dalam acara empat pusingan yang dimenangi Stefan Nimke dari Jerman.

Beasley yang mengetuai program trek Malaysia di Melbourne, menghamburkan pujian melangit kepada Rizal dan Azizulhasni, 21, yang dianggap pelumba pilihan dalam acara keirin.

Ditanya apakah kemenangan itu mampu meningkatkan lagi sokongan terhadap pasukannya, dia berkata: “Saya suka kalau ia begitu tetapi kami berdepan sedikit masalah di Malaysia ketika ini.

“Ada menteri sukan yang baru di sana dan mereka memutuskan untuk meletakkan semua rangkaian kami - kakitangan kami dalam kedudukan kontrak bulanan. Saya sudah berusaha mengatasi perkara ini, jadi keadaan itu tidak cukup sempurna bagi saya, pelumba dan pasukan,” katanya kepada AFP.

Beasley, yang bapanya John turut menjadi salah seorang daripada empat rakyat Australia yang terpilih untuk menyertai Tour de France pada 1952, gembira dengan kemajuan yang dicapai anak didiknya walaupun dia percaya mereka sudah sedia untuk cabaran lebih besar. - AFP

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