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Pahang sedia jadi tuan rumah

KUANTAN - Pahang bersiap sedia untuk menjadi tuan rumah Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14 yang dijadual berlangsung pada 2012.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Belia dan Sukan negeri, Datuk Wan Adnan Wan Mamat berkata, segala persiapan telah diatur sebaik sahaja Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) membuat keputusan tersebut pada awal April lalu.
"Kami sudah bersedia. Kepercayaan kali kedua yang diberikan kerajaan melalui Kementerian Belia dan Sukan akan dilaksanakan sebaik mungkin," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini, semalam.

Kelmarin, Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menutup Sukma XIII di Melaka dan menyerahkan bendera Sukma kepada Menteri Besar Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob sebagai tanda Pahang bakal menjadi tuan rumah temasya sukan dwi tahunan itu.

Pemilihan itu merupakan kali kedua selepas Pahang menganjurkannya kali pertama pada 1996.
Menurut Wan Adnan, bagi tujuan itu kerajaan negeri memperuntukkan sebanyak kira-kira RM300 juta sebagai perbelanjaan persiapan untuk membina dan menaik taraf stadium serta kemudahan sukan.
"Sebuah stadium tertutup akan dibina di Tanjung Lumpur di di sini, stadium hoki yang baru di sebelah Stadim Hoki Wisma Belia, Indera Mahkota dan lapang sasar menembak serta gelanggang silat di Temerloh," katanya.

Beliau memberitahu, beberapa kemudahan sedia ada seperti kolam renang, stadium tertutup, Stadium Darul Makmur dan balapan olahraga akan dinaik taraf untuk persediaan temasya itu.

"Kita akan menggunakan bajet yang disediakan bagi membaiki, membina dan menaik taraf fasiliti sukan di Pahang sebagai persiapan penganjuran Sukma ke-14 itu," katanya.

Bagaimanapun, tambahnya, pihaknya belum menetapkan jumlah acara yang bakal dipertandingkan namun menganggarkan ia bersamaan dengan Melaka iaitu kira-kira 33 acara padang dan balapan pada Sukma 2012 itu.


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