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Ahmad Shabery (kanan) beramah mesra dengan penerjun negara, Mun Yee (tengah) dan Pandelela selepas menyampaikan replika cek hadiah Shakam di MSN, Bukit Jalil semalam.


KEJAYAAN dua penerjun negara, Leong Mun Yee dan Pandelela Rinong meraih pingat gangsa pada Kejohanan Dunia di Rom, Itali dua minggu lepas melayakkan mereka menyertai 17 atlet elit yang lain dalam program 'Road to London 2012'.

Terjun kini menjadi acara tumpuan negara pada Sukan Olimpik, selain berbasikal, memanah dan badminton yang sebelum ini dipilih sebagai acara yang mampu meraih pingat emas pertama bagi Malaysia dalam sejarah temasya sukan paling berprestij di dunia itu.

Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek yang mengumumkan perkara tersebut berkata, kemasukan acara terjun sebagai sukan tumpuan ke Olimpik menunjukkan keterbukaan kementerian itu dalam pemilihan sukan dan atlet elit ke London.

"Walaupun sebelum ini, cuma 17 atlet dari sukan berbasikal, memanah dan badminton tersenarai sebagai acara tumpuan ke London tetapi prestasi semasa yang membanggakan membolehkan dua penerjun negara itu dan acara terjun turut tersenarai," katanya selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Pengurusan Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) di Bukit Jalil semalam.

Program 'Road to London 2012' dilancarkan pada Februari lepas oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan sebelum ini, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob dengan tujuan mencari pingat emas pertama untuk kontinjen negara pada temasya Olimpik.

Ketika itu, Malaysia cuma meletakkan sasaran satu emas menerusi acara badminton.

Namun, kejayaan dua pelumba berbasikal trek negara, Azizulhasni Awang Muda dan Mohd. Rizal Tisin meraih pingat perak dan gangsa pada Kejohanan Trek Dunia pada Mac lepas meyakinkan Kementerian Belia dan Sukan untuk menambah sasaran di London kepada dua pingat emas.

Terdahulu, Ahmad Shabery turut menyampaikan hadiah di bawah Skim Hadiah Kecemerlangan Sukan (Shakam) kepada Mun Yee dan Pandelela di atas kejayaan mereka meraih gangsa pada acara terjun berirama 10 meter platform pada Kejohanan Dunia tersebut.

Kedua-dua penerjun itu menerima RM10,000 setiap seorang selepas MSN mengiktiraf kejohanan tersebut sebagai kejohanan dunia Kelas 1.

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