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KBS selamatkan maruah PKBM


Abu Samah

PERSEKUTUAN Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM) terhutang budi dengan Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS).
Apa tidaknya, tanpa bantuan KBS, pelumba basikal negara mungkin tidak dapat beraksi pada Sukan Olimpik 2010 di London.

Semuanya gara-gara hutang berjumlah RM4.5 juta yang ditanggung PKBM selepas menganjurkan Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2009.

Presiden PKBM, Abu Samah Wahab berkata, PKBM terpaksa menanggung hutang yang besar selepas pihaknya gagal mendapatkan bantuan menerusi penajaan.

"Selepas LTdL 2009 tamat, kami menanggung hutang yang besar selepas gagal melunaskan bayaran kepada kira-kira 40 kontraktor yang dianggarkan berjumlah RM4.5 juta.

"Jika hutang ini tidak dapat dijelaskan, kontraktor-kontraktor ini mungkin akan mengambil tindakan undang-undang dan mengheret PKBM ke mahkamah," katanya kepada pemberita di Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur semalam.

Menurut Abu Samah, di bawah peraturan yang ditetapkan Kesatuan Berbasikal Antarabangsa (UCI), pelumba negara tidak boleh menyertai Sukan Olimpik sekiranya PKBM diisytihar muflis.


Bagi mengelakkan perkara tersebut, PKBM telah meminta pertolongan KBS untuk membantu mereka melunaskan hutang yang tertunggak itu.

"Masalah hutang itu hampir selesai dan setakat ini 95 peratus daripada hutang itu telah dijelaskan," katanya.
Atas sebab itu juga, PKBM memberi kebenaran kepada KBS untuk mengambil alih penganjuran LTdL 2010 dengan bajet berjumlah RM7.5 juta.

Sebelum ini, perlumbaan berstatus Hors ini dianjurkan sendiri oleh PKBM selama tiga tahun berturut-turut sejak 2007 dengan kos RM23 juta (2007), RM19 juta (2008) dan RM12 juta (2008).

Pada masa sama, PKBM juga berterima kasih kepada KBS yang meluluskan bajet berjumlah RM500,000 untuk menampung perbelanjaan latihan skuad lebuh raya negara.

Ketika ini, skuad negara berlatih di Ipoh di bawah kendalian pengarah strategi perlumbaan, William Walker yang baru tiba dari Australia minggu lalu.

Oleh NORZASRUDIN MOHAMED NOR
norzasrudin@kosmo.com.my

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