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Harapan Roslinda pertahan pingat emas ATF kabur

Oleh Azidan Nahar
azidan@bharian.com.my

DENGAN hanya sekadar menyertai lima kejohanan, tiada apa mampu dilakukan jaguh lompat bergalah negara, Roslinda Samsu dalam usaha mencipta lompatan lebih tinggi, musim ini.

Penularan wabak Influenza A (H1N1) serta masalah keselamatan memaksa ramai atlit negara membatalkan penyertaan di luar negara termasuk Roslinda yang masih gagal untuk mengatasi catatan terbaik yang juga rekod kebangsaan 4.40 meter dicipta pada 2006.

Selepas pulang hampa daripada Kejohanan Olahraga Dunia di Berlin, baru-baru ini, atlit kelahiran Kuala Nerang, Kedah itu punya satu lagi sasaran besar selepas ini - di Kejohanan Trek dan Balapan Asia (ATF) di Guangzhou, China, September ini.

Bagaimanapun harapannya mempertahankan pingat emas dimenanginya, tahun lalu tampak kabur ketika kurangnya peningkatan oleh atlit berusia 27 tahun itu apabila tidak dihantar menyertai kejohanan utama.

Lawannya pula, terutama dari China sudah terbukti berada setahap di depan Roslinda yang melakukan lompatan terbaik 4.35m, tahun ini pada Kejohanan Mini Olimpik yang berjaya melayakkannya ke Berlin, bulan lalu.

“Saya hanya sertai lima kejohanan sahaja tahun ini. Tiga daripadanya hanya kejohanan tempatan manakala dua lagi ialah kejohanan luar negara itu pun di Terbuka Taiwan, semuanya kerana masalah H1N1.

“Bagaimana saya hendak menjalani persediaan terbaik dengan hanya lima kejohanan? Ramai lawan saya dapat menyertai lebih dari 20 pertandingan sepanjang tahun ini,” katanya yang hanya melepasi 4.25m di Berlin.

Menurutnya, pesaing utama dari China, Ling Li mampu melepasi ketinggian 4.45m yang juga catatan peribadi terbaik atlit itu dengan lawannya itu melakukan lompatan setinggi 4.40m di Berlin.

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