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'Jangan terlalu mengejar prestij'


MUHYIDDIN (tengah) menyampaikan replika cek kepada jurulatih skuad bola sepak kebangsaan, K. Rajagobal (dua dari kiri) pada majlis Anugerah SAM-100Plus 2009 di Hotel Hilton, Petaling Jaya semalam. Skuad bola sepak negara meraih anugerah khas hasil kejayaan memenangi pingat emas pada Sukan SEA 2009 di Laos.


PEMIMPIN persatuan sukan diingat supaya tidak terlalu mengejar prestij sehingga mengabaikan pembangunan sukan dan atlet.

Peringatan itu dikeluarkan oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pada sidang media selepas menyampaikan Anugerah SAM-100Plus 2009 anjuran Persatuan Penulis-Penulis Sukan Malaysia (SAM) di Hotel Hilton, Petaling Jaya semalam.

"Sesetengah pemimpin sukan melihat kedudukan mereka dalam persatuan-persatuan sukan tertentu sebagai batu loncatan dan mengharapkan faedah untuk diri sendiri... dapat pergi makan angin, dapat duduk di hadapan sebagai presiden.


"Tetapi jangan sampai bila kita mahukan prestij itu dan kedudukan kita dihormati, kita langgar prinsip-prinsip semangat kesukanan dan akhirnya yang rugi ialah sukan negara," tegas beliau.

Beliau juga meminta amalan politiking dalam persatuan perlu dihentikan segera kerana pembangunan sukan yang dirancang akan terus dikaburi dengan permasalahan yang timbul.

"Masalah politik dalam persatuan sukan sudah wujud sejak lama dulu. Zaman saya dulu pun (ketika menjadi Menteri Belia dan Sukan), saya banyak berhadapan dengan banyak persatuan sukan yang menghadapi masalah kepimpinan.


"Kalau soal pokok ialah bukan masalah kepimpinan tetapi persoalan untuk memajukan sukan, maka tak perlu ada perebutan jawatan," katanya.

Muhyiddin berkata, Akta Pembangunan Sukan sedia ada sekarang tidak dapat menyelesaikan semua permasalahan berhubung isu sukan selagi pemimpin persatuan masih lagi wujud amalan politiking.

"Apa yang kita lihat sekarang yang menjadi mangsa ialah sukan dan atlet. Soal pokok kini ialah pemimpin perlu ada disiplin, nilai kepimpinan, akhlak, persefahaman dan bertolak ansur," katanya.

Akibat daripada itu, beliau berkata, banyak bakat baru sukan tidak dapat diketengahkan.

Terdahulu, dalam ucapannya Muhyiddin berkata, pemimpin sukan perlu mengurangkan amalan politiking dalam persatuan, sebaliknya memberi tumpuan penuh kepada usaha memaksimumkan peningkatan tahap atlet supaya mampu menggegar pentas dunia.

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