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Karim: KOAM tidak ada kuasa


KERATAN Kosmo! 25 Mac 2010.



KESATUAN Olahraga Amatur Malaysia (KOAM) tidak ada kuasa untuk campur tangan dalam penganjuran Kejohanan Olahraga Majlis Kebajikan dan Sukan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK).

Timbalan Presiden KOAM, Karim Ibrahim (gambar) berkata, pihaknya hanya boleh berharap agar MAKSAK mewujudkan semula kejohanan tersebut yang suatu masa dahulu menjadi kebanggaan negara.

"Saya harap, pihak terbabit memandang serius perkara ini dan mengambil inisiatif untuk menyenaraikan semula kejohanan tersebut dalam kalendar tahunan mereka.

"Bagi pihak KOAM, kami tidak boleh campur tangan kerana ia adalah di bawah bidang kuasa MAKSAK," kata Karim kepada Kosmo! semalam.


Menurut Karim, Kejohanan Olahraga MAKSAK perlu diadakan semula kerana ia mampu untuk mencungkil bakat-bakat baru di kalangan kakitangan kerajaan.

Katanya, kejohanan itu dianggap telah mencapai kemuncaknya pada tahun 1980-an kerana ia berjaya melahirkan ramai atlet berbakat untuk menggalas cabaran negara di pentas antarabangsa.

"Saya harap, selepas pendedahan ini, pihak MAKSAK akan menghubungi KOAM untuk menjalin kerjasama dalam menganjurkan semula kejohanan berprestij ini."

Khamis lalu, Kosmo! mendedahkan kekecewaan jurulatih maraton negara, P. Sidamparam selepas Kejohanan Olahraga MAKSAK dipinggirkan sejak kali terakhir diadakan pada 2003.

Menurut Sidamparam, beliau tetap dengan pendiriannya untuk melihat kejohanan tersebut kembali dianjurkan.
Katanya, kejohanan tersebut dianggap temasya terbesar kerana ia menghimpunkan 14 negeri selain penyertaan daripada Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dan Jabatan Penjara.

"Saya difahamkan, ramai bakat muda yang berada dalam sektor kerajaan memerlukan satu kejohanan khas yang boleh membuka peluang mereka untuk membuktikan kemampuan masing-masing.

"Jadi, saya harap kejohanan ini akan diadakan semula," jelasnya.

Mengimbas kembali penubuhan MAKSAK, ia bermula ekoran daripada minat sebahagian besar anggota kerajaan dalam aktiviti sukan dan rekreasi sehingga menggerakkan pihak kerajaan untuk menubuhkan Majlis Sukan Kakitangan Kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu pada 1956.

Kejohanan Olahraga pertama anjuran Majlis itu telah diadakan pada 4 dan 5 Oktober 1957 sempena dengan sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

Tidak lama kemudian, Majlis tersebut telah ditukar nama kepada Majlis Kebajikan dan Rekreasi Kakitangan Kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

Namun, mulai 1963, Majlis itu dengan rasminya dikenali dengan nama Majlis Kebajikan dan Sukan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan Malaysia.

Ia memainkan peranan aktif untuk mengeratkan hubungan silaturahim dan memupuk semangat persaudaraan di kalangan anggota-anggota kerajaan melalui aktiviti sukan, rekreasi, sosial dan kebajikan.

Oleh NORZASRUDIN MOHAMED NOR
norzasrudin@kosmo.com.ym

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