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Roslinda, Noraseela, Hup Wei cemerlang


KUALA LUMPUR - Sebut tentang olahraga bagi tahun 2010 hanya tiga atlet sahaja yang boleh dibanggakan prestasinya iaitu Roslinda Samsu (lompat galah), Noraseela Khalid (400 meter lari berpagar) dan Lee Hup Wei (lompat tinggi).


Atlet lain tidak keterlaluan untuk dilabelkan sebagai kurang memberangsangkan dan gagal mencapai tahap terbaik di peringkat kebangsaan mahupun antarabangsa.
Ratu lompat bergalah negara, Roslinda memang tiada saingan di Asia Tenggara, seperti dijangka, dia mudah menggenggam pingat emas dalam acara kegemarannya di Sukan SEA Laos bulan ini dengan mencatat rekod baru kejohanan miliknya sendiri.
Lompatan dengan ketinggian 4.15 meter menyaksikan Roslinda tiada pencabar sekali gus membolehkannya meraih emas ketiga berturut-turut dalam acara kegemarannya itu.
Selain itu, Roslinda juga merupakan satu-satunya atlet olahraga yang layak beraksi di Kejohanan Dunia di Berlin, Ogos lalu selepas layak menerusi merit.
Noraseela pula terus membuktikan kejaguhan walaupun masalah kecederaan menghalangnya beraksi dengan baik awal tahun ini dan tahun lalu.
Dia memenangi pingat perak acara 400 meter berpagar wanita Kejohanan Trek dan Padang Asia (ATF) di Ghuangzhou, China tahun ini.
Selain itu, Noraseela juga berjaya mencatat masa memberangsangkan dalam satu kejohanan di Pretoria, Afrika Selatan.
Catatan 56.91 saat yang dilakukan Noraseela hanya dibezakan 0.36s daripada had kelayakan ke Kejohanan Olahraga Dunia di Berlin.
Pingat emas 400m lari berpagar Sukan SEA Laos juga menjadi miliknya walaupun dia gagal menambah koleksi tersebut dalam acara 400 meter.
Walaupun Lee Hup Wei gagal mempertahankan kejuaraan pada Kejohanan Trek dan Padang Asia (ATF) di Ghuangzhou, China dia tetap menjadi atlet yang menonjol tahun ini.
Dia merupakan atlet olahraga yang sejak awal lagi sudah menempah tiket beraksi di Sukan SEA Laos apabila melakukan lompatan 2.22 meter di Kejohanan Olahraga Antarabangsa di Shizuoka, Jepun.
Olahraga juga boleh dikatakan gagal di Sukan SEA apabila hanya memenangi enam daripada lapan pingat emas yang ditetapkan selepas kalah dalam tiga acara prospek - 4x400 meter lelaki, 400m wanita serta 110m lari berpagar lelaki.
Malah, Malaysia tidak lagi mampu bersaing dalam acara seperti 100m berpagar wanita selepas persaraan Moh Siew Wai, begitu juga dalam lompat kijang dan lompat jauh wanita yang kosong tanpa pengganti selepas ketiadaan Ngew Sin Mei.
Itu belum lagi menyebut tentang jurang yang ditinggalkan dalam acara pecut atau jarak jauh yang suatu ketika pernah dikuasai Malaysia.
Hari ini, kita bukan saja boleh kalah kepada musuh tradisi olahraga, Thailand, malah kita tewas kepada Indonesia, Vietnam dan Filipina yang masing-masing menggondol tujuh emas.
Pada Sukan SEA Jakarta 1997 olahraga mampu membawa pulang 16 pingat emas dan bayangkan 12 tahun kemudian kita hilang 10 daripada emas berkenaan.
Bukankah ia cukup untuk menjelaskan betapa merosotnya olahraga negara dari tahun ke tahun, dan sesuatu perlu dilakukan segera oleh Kesatuan Olahraga Amatur Malaysia (KOAM).
Barangkali, satu-satunya perkara positif yang boleh diambil di Laos adalah kemenangan mengejut pelari muda, Mohd. Zafril Zuslaini yang mengembalikan gelaran 400m lelaki kepada Malaysia selepas 12 tahun.
Kemenangan Tan Song Hwa dalam saingan lontar tukul besi wanita bersama rekod baru kebangsaan 56.41m juga memberi sedikit keceriaan kepada kem olahraga Malaysia. UTUSAN

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