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Hoki Piala Asia: Sri Lanka tarik diri


TENGKU ABDULLAH (kanan) meluangkan masa meninjau persiapan di Stadium Hoki Indera Mahkota, Kuantan semalam menjelang Kejohanan Piala Asia bulan depan.

SRI LANKA menarik diri pada saat akhir daripada menyertai Kejohanan Hoki Piala Asia edisi kelapan di Kuantan pada 9 hingga 16 Mei depan.

Presiden Persekutuan Hoki Malaysia (PHM), Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah berkata, beliau baru saja dimaklumkan mengenai perkara itu semalam, namun tidak menjelaskan punca penarikan diri pasukan tersebut.

Beliau meminta Persekutuan Hoki Asia (PHA) mencari pengganti secepat mungkin agar tidak mengganggu jadual pertandingan.

Katanya, PHA memandang berat perkara tersebut kerana kerajaan Pahang sanggup menjadi tuan rumah dan berbelanja hampir RM1.3 juta untuk menaik taraf kemudahan di Stadium Hoki Wisma Belia, Kuantan selepas Dubai menarik diri daripada menganjur kejohanan itu.

"Jika boleh kita mahu lapan pasukan yang akan berentap, namun pertandingan tetap akan dijalankan walaupun tiada pasukan bagi mengganti- kan Sri Lanka, cuma ia akan mengganggu perjalanan jadual pertandingan," katanya ketika ditemui pemberita selepas melakukan tinjauan di Stadium Hoki Wisma Belia semalam.

Kejohanan itu turut disertai juara bertahan India, Korea Selatan, Pakistan, Jepun, Malaysia, China dan Bangladesh.

Mengenai kerja menaik taraf gelanggang kejohanan itu, Tengku Abdullah berkata, beliau amat berpuas hati dengan keadaan stadium berkenaan.

"Cuma ada satu dua kawasan di padang yang perlu dikemaskan lagi dan saya harap kebersihan di sini dapat ditingkatkan lagi," katanya.

Beliau berharap kerja-kerja di stadium berkenaan akan siap sepenuhnya selewat-lewatnya pada awal bulan depan.

Ditanya mengenai persiapan pasukan kebangsaan, Tengku Abdullah berkata, pemain sudah bersedia menghadapi kejohanan itu.

Katanya, PHM menyasarkan pasukan kebangsaan menduduki tempat empat terbaik supaya mendapat slot automatik ke kejohanan Piala Dunia di New Delhi, India tahun depan.

KOSMO

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