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Safiyah masih ada misi penting


SAFIYAH mahu tampil cemerlang pada Kejohanan Dunia di Melaka November depan.


PEMAIN boling negara, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman mengakui dia masih mempunyai misi penting untuk diselesaikan tahun ini.

Meskipun acara boling tidak disenaraikan pada Sukan SEA di Laos Disember ini, namun Safiyah tetap berdepan dengan cabaran getir apabila beraksi pada Piala Dunia yang akan diadakan di Melaka, November ini.

Lebih menarik, kejohanan itu akan diadakan ketika Safiyah menyambut ulang tahun kelahirannya yang ke-19 pada 14 November.

Menurut Safiyah yang juga juara Kejohanan Ranking Masters Dunia Ke-9 di Naples, Itali pada Mac lalu, kejayaan pada Piala Dunia akan menjadi hadiah ulang tahun paling manis buat dirinya.

ā€œSudah tentu saya kecewa apabila acara boling tidak tersenarai pada Sukan SEA tahun ini,ā€ kata Safiyah.

ā€œTetapi, itu tidak bermakna saya boleh ā€˜goyang kakiā€™ kerana masih ada kejohanan penting lagi yang akan saya sertai sebelum berakhirnya musim ini.

ā€œSaya akan beraksi pada Kejohanan Boling Piala Dunia yang akan diadakan bermula 14 November ini ketika saya menyambut ulang tahun kelahiran yang ke-19.

ā€œTahun lepas, saya sekadar menduduki tempat ketujuh dan jika boleh, saya ingin mencatat keputusan yang lebih baik tahun ini.

ā€œJika menang, ia merupakan satu bonus dan juga hadiah hari jadi saya.

ā€œBegitupun, saya sedar, bukan mudah untuk melakukannya.ā€

Berbeza dengan Safiyah, seorang lagi pemain boling elit negara, Zandra Aziela Ibrahim Hakimi lebih banyak menyertai kejohanan sirkit tempatan tahun ini sebelum memberi tumpuan pada Sukan Asia tahun hadapan.

ā€œTidak banyak kejohanan besar yang akan saya sertai sehingga penghujung tahun 2009 selain Terbuka Ancol di Jakarta Oktober ini,ā€ kata Zandra.

ā€œSelain itu, saya hanya menyertai kejohanan tempatan sebelum memberi tumpuan pada Sukan Asia tahun hadapan.ā€

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