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Khalmizam tekad kembali cari 'sentuhan'


KHALMIZAM tidak dapat beraksi dalam Pertandingan Ujian Sukan Komanwel di New Delhi, India pada 7 sehingga 2 Mac depan.
Terima pengguguran kali kedua daripada pasukan negara secara positif

SEGALA kritikan prestasinya tidak menjadi 'kudis' buat pemanah Olimpik, Wan Mohd Khalmizam Wan Abd Aziz yang tekad memberi tumpuan satu persatu dalam kerjayanya bagi mengelak dia ditimpa aib.

Lantas, pengguguran kali kedua daripada senarai pasukan oleh jurulatih, Lee Jae-hyung menjelang aksi Pertandingan Ujian Sukan Komanwel di New Delhi, India pada 7 sehingga 2 Mac depan, diterima secara positif.

“Memang mental dan keyakinan diri saya belum bersedia sepenuhnya untuk menggalas cabaran negara di pentas antarabangsa. Kerana itu, keputusan jurulatih tidak menamakan saya ke India tiada memberi kesan kepada saya,” kata Wan Mohd Khalmizam.

“Dan tempoh ini adalah masa terbaik bagi memantapkan kembali prestasi. Saya kini masih berada di landasan sebenar untuk kembali menyerlah, mungkin lagi satu atau dua bulan.”

Pemanah berusia 24 tahun, kelahiran Kelantan itu turut mengorbankan pengajiannya di Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) pada semester ini bagi memberi tumpuan terhadap latihan, sekali gus mendapatkan kembali ‘sentuhan’.
Dan, penilaian awal terhadap prestasi peribadi pada sirkit memanah pertama Asia di Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Taman Keramat, baru-baru ini masih belum mampu menepati sasarannya.

“Saya akui ketika itu masih belum lagi bersedia, hanya 50 peratus daripada aksi sebenar yang saya pamerkan,” katanya yang tersingkir pada pusingan kedua acara recurve individu lelaki.

Namun, di sebalik kekecewaan prestasi pada kejohanan Asia sulung musim ini, masih ada berita gembira diraih apabila dapat mengenal pasti kelemahan yang perlu diperbaiki termasuk menyesuaikan diri dengan perubahan teknik panahan.

Oleh Hasnira Hassan
niera@nstp.com.my

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