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'Kita ada kelebihan julang Piala Thomas'

PUTRAJAYA - 'Kita ada kelebihan dan saya yakin kita mampu mencapai sasaran memenangi Piala Thomas'.
Itu ulasan Timbalan Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Razali Ibrahim mengenai kecelaruan sasaran Piala Thomas yang ditetapkan antara Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek dengan Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM).

Menurut Razali, skuad kebangsaan memiliki kelebihan dari segi pemain dan venue sendiri untuk mencapai sasaran merampas kembali Piala Thomas.

''Saya percaya kita mampu memenangi Piala Thomas seperti yang disasarkan oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan.
''Ia sasaran yang berasas. Kita ada barisan pemain yang terbaik. Adakah anda tidak percaya kemampuan Chong Wei?

''Kita akan beraksi di tempat sendiri, di depan penyokong sendiri.

''Bagi saya para pemain akan beraksi dengan semangat yang cukup tinggi kerana mereka sedar inilah peluang terbaik untuk kita memenangi semula trofi keagungan sukan badminton dunia.

''Jika tidak sekarang, jika tidak di tempat kita sendiri, bila lagi?,'' katanya selepas majlis meraikan penyumbang dan media kepada Yayasan Kebajikan Atlet Kebangsaan (Yakeb) di sini, semalam.
Majlis dirasmikan oleh Isteri Perdana Menteri, yang juga Penaung Yakeb, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.
Ahmad Shabery mahu pemain negara merampas semula Piala Thomas namun, kelmarin BAM pula hanya menetapkan sasaran ke separuh akhir kejohanan pada Mei ini.


Tambah Razali, selaras dengan hajat besar skuad negara untuk menjulang Piala Thomas, kejohanan Seluruh England bulan depan, wajar menjadi medan persediaan terbaik untuk pemain benar-benar bersedia menggalas cabaran pada kejohanan Mei ini.

''Kejayaan pemain kita di Seluruh England akan melonjakkan lagi semangat mereka apabila beraksi pada Piala Thomas nanti,'' katanya.

Razali turut meminta supaya mana-mana pihak tidak mengganggu persediaan pemain dan jurulatih untuk mereka berdepan kejohanan Piala Thomas.

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