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Mini Olimpik bukan buang masa: Menteri

Oleh Ahmad Khawari Isa dan Hasnira Hassan
bhsukan@bharian.com.my




'Hutang tertunggak MSN akan dilangsai'

PETANDA awal penganjuran Mini Olimpik tampak hambar, bingkas dipertahankan. Jumlah belanja pengendalian mencecah RM1 juta juga dilabel Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek, sebagai sederhana.

Cuma, kajian menyeluruh mengenai penganjuran sulung temasya itu akan dilakukan demi memastikan kelemahan dan kekurangan � terutama perancangan tidak teliti � mampu diperbaiki pada edisi akan datang.

"Jika penganjuran hambar, ia boleh diperbaiki pada masa depan. Saya tidak anggap ia sebagai membuang masa ataupun bertindih dengan kejohanan kebangsaan. Belanjanya juga sederhana berbanding penganjuran satu sukan.

"Contohnya, penganjuran kejohanan karate-do di Sarawak, baru-baru ini, sumbangan kementerian lebih daripada RM2 juta. Mini Olimpik ini juga kejohanan yang membabitkan penyertaan lebih 1,500 atlit.

"Kami juga tidak adakan upacara perasmian besar-besaran. Sekadar makan malam untuk rapatkan hubungan dengan semua atlit," katanya.

Ahmad Shabery bagaimanapun berharap belanjawan RM1 juta untuk edisi sulung kali ini mampu dikekalkan, menepati garis panduan untuk meminimumkan belanja ketika kesan penganjuran itu pula akan diperhalusi sebaik mungkin.

Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) selaku penganjur temasya itu juga sebelumnya jadi sasaran kerana pengakuan masih berhutang bayaran tertunggak dengan semua lapan persatuan sukan terbabit dalam Mini Olimpik kali ini.

"Jumlah tertunggak itu tidak banyak. Ia akan dikaji dan disemak dan saya percaya ia akan diselesaikan," kata Ahmad Shabery.

Ketua Pengarah MSN, Datuk Zolkples Embong pula menyifatkan penganjuran Mini Olimpik kali ini mencapai tahap pertandingan berstandard tinggi, terutama menerusi pendedahan berguna kepada barisan atlit pelapis.

"Sebarang kelemahan akan kami gunakan sebagai landasan memperkemaskan pengendalian � terutama daripada segi pertandingan, publisiti dan penajaan � untuk edisi Mini Olimpik akan datang," katanya.

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