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Robani mahu genggam emas

Oleh MUSTAPA LAKAWA
mustapa@kosmo.com.my

ROBANI bertekad untuk meraih pingat emas pada Sukan SEA di Laos, Disember depan.

DUA tahun lalu, Robani Hassan hanya mampu berdiam diri selepas namanya disingkirkan daripada skuad olahraga ke Sukan SEA Korat gara-gara masalah kecederaan.

Kini, selepas hampir dua tahun 'berdiam diri' dan melalui pelbagai proses pemulihan, Robani tampil dengan semangat baru.

Misinya hanya satu, mahu mengembalikan reputasinya selaku jaguh acara 110 meter lari berpagar dengan hasrat untuk menguasai temasya Sukan SEA di Laos, Disember depan.

"Buat masa ini, saya masih belum layak lagi ke temasya itu, namun secara peribadi saya sudah bersedia seratus peratus untuk melakukannya (lepasi had kelayakan)," jelas Robani yang juga pemenang pingat emas pada temasya 2005 di Manila.

"Saya juga tidak mahu terlalu yakin walaupun sedar pihak persatuan menyenaraikan saya antara potensi untuk menang pingat pada temasya itu nanti."

Untuk rekod, Robani mempunyai catatan peribadi terbaik tahun ini iaitu 14.13 saat yang dilakukannya pada Terbuka Taiwan dua bulan lalu.

Begitupun, catatan itu masih belum meyakinkan jika dibandingkan dengan had kelayakan untuk ke Sukan SEA iaitu 13.95s.

"Sasaran terdekat saya adalah pada Terbuka Malaysia bulan depan dan ia adalah peluang terbaik untuk melepasi had kelayakan.

"Lagipun, tahap kecederaan saya semakin pulih dan teknik larian juga bertambah baik. Apa yang penting adalah fokus kepada kekuatan mental," tambah Robani.

Robani juga mengakui dia tidak berdepan sebarang tekanan andai dipilih beraksi pada Sukan SEA di Laos Disember ini.

"Saya akan beraksi tanpa sebarang tekanan kerana saya sedar saya bukanlah juara bertahan. Jadi, saya boleh berlari dengan tenang.

"Tapi, saya tetap sedar bahawa tumpuan saya ke sana adalah untuk meraih pingat emas bagi menebus kekecewaan kerana tidak beraksi di Korat dua tahun lalu," jelas Robani lagi.

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