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KBS, MSN 'menyerah awal' sebelum bermula Sukan Sea

Oleh Lukman Salleh

lukmsal@bharian.com.my

KEMENTERIAN Belia dan Sukan (KBS) dan Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) awal-awal lagi sudah mengisytiharkan tidak akan dapat mengulangi pencapaian terbaik kontinjen negara di Korat 2007, pada Sukan Sea XXV di Laos, penghujung tahun ini.

Sebaliknya, sasaran sederhana diletakkan dengan antara 30 dan 35 pingat emas berbanding 68 emas pada 2007.

Alasan utama untuk 'menyerah awal' oleh KBS-MSN ialah kontinjen Malaysia kehilangan 31 emas yang dimenangi di Korat daripada sukan bola keranjang, bowling, ekuestrian, gimnastik (artistik/gimrama), hoki, lawn bowl, pelayaran, polo, skuasy, terjun, trialtlon dan lumba basikal, yang tidak dipertandingkan di Vientiane dari 9 hingga 18 Disember ini.

"Banyak acara yang tidak dipertandingkan pada Sukan Sea di Laos, jadi Lembaga Pengurusan MSN berpendapat fokus pada temasya kali ini adalah sederhana dan juga kemungkinan tidak akan mendapat kedudukan yang tinggi," kata Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat berkenaan, semalam.

"Malah, acara yang diadakan di Laos lebih bercorak diplomasi dengan beberapa acara tidak sesuai dimasukkan seperti sepak bulu ayam yang kita tidak ambil bahagian.

"Sasaran emas adalah 30 hingga 35 emas walaupun saya difahamkan persatuan sukan kebangsaan meletakkan sasaran 41 emas," katanya.

Sukan Sea XXV akan mempertandingkan 25 acara iaitu akuatik, olahraga, memanah, badminton, biliard dan snuker, tinju, lumba basikal (lebuh raya), bola sepak, golf, judo, karate-do, sepak takraw, menembak, taekwondo, ping pong, tenis, bola tampar, angkat berat, gusti, wushu, renang sirip, muay thai, pencak silat, petanque, dan sepak bulu ayam.

Kontinjen negara tidak akan mengambil bahagian dalam renang sirip, gusti, muay thai dan sepak bulu ayam.

Menurut Shabery, fokus sederhana di Laos bukan bermakna tiada persediaan yang rapi tetapi lebih kepada Malaysia kehilangan sukan yang menjadi kekuatannya.

Mengulas keputusan kontroversi Jawatankuasa Pemilihan Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) untuk meletakkan sepak takraw dalam Kategori A - pembiayaan sepenuh - di sebalik prestasi mengaibkan pasukan kebangsaan, Shabery mempertahankannya dengan menyatakan sukan itu diberikan kategori A berdasarkan ranking keduanya di Asia Tenggara.

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