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Bersedia terima hakikat di Laos - Shabery


KUALA LUMPUR - Lima bulan sebelum Sukan SEA Laos berlangsung peminat sukan tempatan diingatkan supaya tidak terlalu memberi harapan yang tinggi kepada kontinjen negara berikutan 32 sukan yang berpotensi menyumbang pingat emas tidak dipertandingkan.

Perkara ini telah disuarakan oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek pada Mesyuarat Pengurusan Kali Ketiga penggal ke-16 di Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) Bukit Jalil semalam.

Katanya, kontinjen negara yang bakal diwakili campuran atlet pelapis dan elit perlu bersedia untuk menerima hakikat bahawa mereka akan kehilangan 32 pingat emas dalam kejohanan tersebut.

"Kita mempunyai matlamat yang lebih besar berbanding di Laos, enam bulan selepas itu sebahagian atlet akan menyertai Sukan Asia di China termasuk Sukan Komanwel di India," katanya dalam sidang media semalam.

Jelasnya, Sukan SEA merupakan kejohanan yang lebih terarah kepada diplomasi sehingga menyebabkan beberapa acara banyak memberi kelebihan kepada tuan rumah.

"Saya tidak mahu atlet ketinggalan dalam sukan yang lebih besar seperti Sukan Asia dan Sukan Komanwel.

"Bagaimanapun kita masih mempunyai kekuatan untuk memenangi 30 hingga 35 pingat emas, bukannya tidak mampu langsung membawa pulang pingat emas," katanya.

Sementara itu Ahmad Shabery juga menjelaskan sukan sepak takraw yang masih lagi diletakkan dalam kategori A bukan hanya dinilai kepada prestasi mereka baru-baru ini sebaliknya banyak lagi faktor lain.

"Walaupun mereka tewas kepada Korea Selatan dan Indonesia sebelum ini kedudukan sepak takraw masih lagi di ranking No.2 dunia di belakang Thailand dan membolehkan mereka berada dalam kategori A.

"Sepak takraw masih ada harapan untuk terus menyinar dalam kejohanan-kejohanan lain dan kami tidak mahu memusnahkan sasaran mereka beraksi cemerlang dalam Sukan Asia tahun depan," katanya.

Dalam pada itu, beliau turut berkata, masih terlalu awal untuk menentukan sejauh mana penglibatan Malaysia dalam perlumbaan Formula Satu selepas pasukan BMW-Sauber menarik diri daripada perlumbaan itu musim depan.

"Saya juga terkejut dengan pengumuman yang dibuat oleh BMW itu, bagaimanapun masih terlalu awal untuk kita melihat sejauh mana penglibatan Malaysia dalam Formula Satu," katanya.

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