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Laos kian 'kabur' buat Faiz

Oleh Mohd Amin Jalil
bhsukan@bharian.com.my


Muhd Faiz Mohamad

KECEDERAAN lutut dialami atlit 110 meter lari berpagar negara, Muhd Faiz Mohamad ketika beraksi di Kejohanan Mini Olimpik, baru-baru ini meletakkan dirinya berdepan laluan sukar untuk mencari tempat dalam skuad ke Sukan Sea 2009 di Laos, Disember ini.

Atlit kelahiran Seremban itu mengakui dia kini bergelut untuk memulihkan kecederaan itu dengan mendapatkan perkhidmatan fisioterapi untuk mengejar masa agar dapat beraksi pada temasya dwitahunan itu.

"Tahun ini nasib agak kurang baik kerana kecederaan dialami semasa Kejohanan Mini Olimpik, baru-baru ini. Namun, saya tidak akan patah semangat untuk berusaha dan kembali ke landasan terbaik menjelang pemilihan ke Sukan Sea pada Kejohanan Olahraga Kebangsaan 2009 yang akan diadakan selepas Aidilfitri nanti.

"Harapan saya kecederaan ini dapat pulih secepat mungkin dan membolehkan menjalani latihan pemilihan itu walaupun waktu agak terbatas, tambahan pula, bulan puasa yang membataskan sedikit latihan berbanding hari biasa," kata Muhd Faiz, semalam.

Muhd Faiz adalah antara tiga atlit acara itu yang memburu tempat ke temasya sukan berprestij rantau ini selain Robani Hassan dan Rayzamshah Wan Soffian yang juga pemenang pingat emas pada temasya sama di Korat, dua tahun lalu dan Kesatuan Olahraga Amatur Malaysia (KOAM) dijangka menyenaraikan dua atlit bagi acara itu di temasya, tahun ini.

Pelari berpengalaman yang kini berkhidmat dengan Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) itu tetap mahu memberi cabaran kepada dua pesaingnya itu kerana mahu mencatat rekod selaku atlit yang berjaya mewakili negara ke temasya berkenaan selama tiga kali berturut-turut.

Begitu pun, Muhd Faiz merasakan bahawa dia tetap akur andai peluang kali ini tertutup buatnya susulan kecederaan yang dialaminya.

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