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Juara Sukma, Terengganu cuti 27 Jun


Ahmad Said (tengah) meraikan kejayaan bersama Kontinjen Terengganu di padang Astaka, Chukai, semalam. Terengganu dinobatkan juara Sukan Malaysia XIII selepas meraih pulang 47 pingat emas.


KEMAMAN - Kerajaan negeri mengumumkan 27 Jun ini sebagai cuti umum sempena kejayaan kontinjen Terengganu muncul juara keseluruhan dalam Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) XIII 2010 di Melaka.

Menteri Besar, Datuk Ahmad Said berkata, cuti berkenaan adalah hadiah istimewa untuk rakyat Terengganu selain atlet dan pegawai kontinjen di atas sokongan yang ditunjukkan dalam temasya sukan berkenaan.

'Terengganu berjaya mengekalkan kejuaraan dalam Sukma buat kali kedua berturut-turut. Dengan kejayaan ini saya mengumumkan 27 Jun ini adalah cuti umum.

''Saya berharap rakyat negeri ini akan terus memberi sokongan dan dorongan kepada atlet-atlet meneruskan kejayaan dalam mempertahankan kejuaraan itu," katanya meraikan atlet-atlet Terengganu, semalam.

Pada Sukma XIII 2010, Terengganu mengumpul 47 pingat emas, 30 perak dan 43 gangsa untuk muncul juara keseluruhan buat kali kedua berturut-turut selepas kejayaan di negeri sendiri dua tahun lalu.

Terdahulu, satu perarakan yang diketuai Ahmad berlangsung dari pintu gerbang sempadan Terengganu-Pahang dengan membawa Piala Pusingan Juara Keseluruhan Sukma kira-kira pukul 5 petang.

Perarakan selama setengah jam itu yang turut disertai atlet-atlet Terengganu berakhir di Padang Astaka Majlis Perbandaran Kemaman di Bandar Chukai, di sini.

Ahmad berkata, kerajaan negeri akan terus menaik taraf dan membina lebih banyak prasarana sukan terbaik bagi membolehkan Terengganu melahirkan atlet yang benar-benar berkualiti.

"Kita cukup bangga dengan kejayaan yang diraih atlet negeri ini kerana ia telah membuktikan kita bukannya jaguh kampung yang hanya mampu muncul juara di gelanggang sendiri," ujarnya.

Dalam pada itu, katanya, kerajaan negeri akan menepati janji dengan menyediakan insentif wang tunai antara RM3,000 hingga RM5,000 kepada atlet-atlet yang berjaya membawa pulang pingat.

"Saya telah berjanji kepada semua atlet bahawa jika kita berjaya mempertahankan kejuaraan di Melaka, maka saya akan umumkan hadiah istimewa buat mereka.

"Mereka yang membawa pulang pingat emas akan menerima RM5,000 dan pemenang perak dan gangsa masing-masing menerima RM3,000 dan RM2,000," tambahnya.

Jelas Ahmad, kejayaan pada Sukma XIII 2010 di Melaka baru-baru ini membuktikan reputasi Terengganu sebagai kuasa baru sukan tanah air.

"Sebelum ini, ramai orang anggap atlet-atlet kita sebagai jaguh kampung kerana hanya berjaya menjadi juara di gelanggang sendiri.

"Namun, kita telah membuktikan dengan muncul juara keseluruhan buat kali kedua berturut-turut. Paling penting, pasukan bola sepak kita juga berjaya mempertahankan emas buat kali ketiga berturut-turut," jelasnya.


Oleh IRMAN HASHIM
sukan@utusan.com.my

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