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Malaysia Sasar Juarai Optimist Individu Dan Berpasukan Di Kejohanan IODA Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Nov (Bernama) -- Skuad pelayaran negara meletakkan sasaran untuk menjuarai acara individu dan berpasukan pada Kejohanan Optimist Asia Persatuan Perahu Layar Optimis Antarabangsa (IODA) yang akan berlangsung dari 12 hingga 20 Dis ini di Langkawi, Kedah.

Pengerusi Persatuan Pelayaran Malaysia (MYA) Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim berkata Malaysia akan menghantar 14 orang atlet terbaik untuk bersaing pada kejohanan yang akan membabitkan 30 buah negara itu.

"Sehingga kini hampir 140 atlet dari negara-negara yang merupakan kuasa dunia sukan ini telah mengesahkan penyertaan seperti Australia, New Zealand, Itali dan China," katanya kepada pemberita di sini Selasas.

Muhammad Ali berkata adalah menjadi harapan MYA untuk atlet-atlet Malaysia dapat mempamerkan prestasi yang terbaik demi mengharumkan nama negara di dalam sukan ini di peringkat antarabangsa.

"Serentak dengan itu juga, MYA akan menganjurkan Kejohanan Perahu Layar peringkat kebangsaan yang bermula dari 6 hingga 10 Dis yang akan disertai oleh 200 atlet tempatan dari seluruh negara.

"Kejohanan terakhir pada tahun 2009 ini akan menjadi penentu ranking atlet-atlet di peringkat kebangsaan setelah mengharungi sepuluh sirkit kejohanan sepanjang tahun," katanya.

Mengenai kejohanan di peringkat kebangsaan itu, Pengurus Besar MYA Mohd Afendy Abdullah berkata enam atlet yang berpotensi akan mewakili negara ke Kejohanan Optimist Asia IODA yang akan berlangsung dua hari kemudian itu.

"Mereka akan menyertai lapan lagi atlet kebangsaan yang telah pun diputuskan oleh MYA sebelum ini seperti Mohd Faizal Norizan, Mohd Farhan Hamid dan Ahmad Latif Khan," katanya.

Mohd Afendy berkata sasaran persatuan menjuarai acara individu dan berpasukan adalah berdasarkan kepada prestasi konsisten sepanjang tahun yang ditunjukkan oleh atlet-atlet kebangsaan ini ketika menyertai pelbagai kejohanan antarabangsa.

"Malah beraksi di tempat sendiri mungkin akan menjadi kelebihan kepada atlet-atlet kebangsaan kerana sudah biasa dengan keadaan sekeliling dan tiupan angin," katanya.

Keyakinan MYA juga berasas apabila tiga atletnya sebelum ini telah mencatatkan kejayaan yang membanggakan di Kejohanan Optimist Dunia IODA di Brazil pada Ogos lepas apabila menduduki tempat ke sepuluh terbaik dunia.

Malah MYA telah diberi kepercayaan oleh Persekutuan Pelayaran Antarabangsa (ISAF) untuk menganjurkan kejohanan berkenaan pada tahun depan yang akan berlangsung pada 27 Dis 2010.



--BERNAMA

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