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Chew Chan optimis pertahan pingat


CHEW CHAN (kanan) bakal beraksi dalam kategori middleweight acara taekwando pada Sukan SEA di Laos, hujung tahun ini.

WALAUPUN hampir setahun tidak mengikuti sebarang kejohanan, atlet taekwando negara, Che Chew Chan yakin mampu menyumbang satu pingat emas pada Sukan SEA di Laos hujung tahun ini.

Chew Chan yang akan mengambil bahagian dalam kategori middleweight (73 kilogram) mengakui misi untuk mempertahankan kejuaraan pada edisi 2007 di Korat, Thailand tidak begitu sukar baginya.

"Saya cuma berharap tidak akan mengalami sebarang kecederaan yang serius ketika beraksi di peringkat saingan nanti," katanya yang bakal membuat penampilkan kali kelima di pentas Sukan SEA.

Biarpun dilihat sebagai atlet berpengalaman, Chew Chan berkata, dia akan tetap berhati-hati ketika beraksi di Laos nanti.

"Walaupun sudah mencapai tahap atlet Olimpik, saya tidak boleh memandang rendah kepada pihak lawan kerana saya sudah lama tidak mengikuti kejohanan berbanding mereka (pihak lawan)," katanya yang turut beraksi pada Sukan Olimpik 2008 di Beijing.

Chew Chan berkata, walaupun kecederaan di bahagian lutut yang dialaminya baru-baru ini belum pulih sepenuhnya tetapi dia tidak takut untuk beraksi.

"Saya hanya perlu berhati-hati ketika menjalani latihan agar tidak mengalami kecederaan namun saya tidak takut untuk menerima risiko tersebut apabila beraksi di Laos nanti," katanya.

Bagi mengelak daripada mengalami kecederaan sebelum beraksi di Laos, Chew Chan dinasihatkan agar tidak menyertai Kejohanan Dunia yang akan berlangsung di Denmark pada awal Oktober ini.

"Saya terpaksa melupakan hasrat untuk bertanding di Denmark bagi memberikan lebih tumpuan kepada Sukan SEA," katanya.

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