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MSN arah BAM kaji program


Zolkples


MAJLIS Sukan negara (MSN) mendesak agar Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) mengkaji semula program-program yang telah dirancang sepanjang tahun 2010.
Menurut Ketua Pengarah MSN, Datuk Zolkples Embong, BAM harus lebih selektif dalam memilih kejohanan yang harus disertai oleh pemain-pemain negara.
Semalam, Zolkples mengumumkan untuk mengurangkan peruntukan yang akan diberikan kepada BAM dan juga persatuan-persatuan sukan lain di Malaysia meskipun sedar terdapat banyak kejohanan sukan yang akan berlangsung sepanjang tahun ini.


"Memang kami telah mengurangkan peruntukan tetapi bukan untuk BAM sahaja tetapi juga untuk sukan-sukan lain," kata Zolkples selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat jawatankuasa kerja bersama (JKK) antara MSN-BAM di Bukit Jalil semalam.
"Saya tahu terdapat banyak kejohanan buat pasukan badminton negara tahun ini tetapi MSN memberi keutamaan pada Sukan Asia dan juga Sukan Komanwel selain Piala Thomas.
"Daripada apa yang saya lihat, penyertaan buat pemain beregu negara pada kejohanan-kejohanan antarabangsa agak munasabah tetapi tidak begitu praktikal buat pemain perseorangan.
"BAM harus lebih selektif agar jangan ada pemain yang mengalami kecederaan. Tambahan pula, kelayakan untuk ke Sukan Olimpik London 2012 juga masih belum bermula.
"BAM juga harus kaji strategi mengapa pemain handalan dunia, Lin Dan menarik diri daripada beberapa kejohanan penting. Mungkin mereka ada strategi dan inilah yang harus dikaji oleh BAM."
Begitupun, MSN menjelaskan, kelulusan peruntukan telah diberikan kepada BAM untuk program sehingga hujung Mac ini sebelum satu lagi mesyuarat JKK bersama BAM diadakan sekali lagi selepas Tahun Baru Cina bulan depan.
Dalam pada itu, MSN turut menjelaskan, pihaknya tidak mempunyai peruntukan untuk menanggung jurulatih beregu baru negara, Tan Kim Her untuk membantu persediaan skuad Piala Thomas negara April ini.
"BAM ada mencadangkan Kim Her tetapi bagi kami, keperluannya tidak perlu dalam persiapan skuad Piala Thomas negara tahun ini," tambah Zolkples.
"Kita tiada peruntukan buat Kim Her. Saya harap persediaan skuad Piala Thomas yang telah dijalankan sejak tahun lepas tidak diganggu."
Awal tahun ini, Kim Her yang juga semi finalis Sukan Olimpik Atlanta 1996 bersama Soo Beng Kiang, telah dilantik untuk membimbing pemain beregu negara.

Oleh RADIAH SAORI
radiah@kosmo.com.my

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