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Sukan Olimpik Remaja, Malaysia Sasar 1 Pingat

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Julai (Bernama) -- Malaysia mensasarkan untuk membawa pulang sekurang-kurangnya satu pingat menerusi acara terjun, badminton atau pelayaran pada Sukan Olimpik Remaja 2010 di Singapura dari 14 hingga 26 Ogos ini.

Ketua Kontinjen negara Alex Lim berkata sasaran itu berikutan pihaknya tidak dapat menjangkakan kekuatan pasukan lain kerana ini merupakan kali pertama temasya tersebut dianjurkan.

"Kita mahu mereka (atlet) cuba dan membuat yang terbaik dan harap mereka boleh bawa pulang satu dari mana-mana jenis pingat," katanya pada sidang media mengenai kejohanan itu di Kompleks Sukan Bukit Jalil dekat sini pada Rabu.

Beliau berkata kontinjen negara, yang terdiri daripada 22 orang yang merangkumi 13 atlet, lapan jurulatih dan dirinya, akan bertolak ke Singapura 10 Ogos ini.

Antara atlet yang terlibat ialah Pandalela Rinong bagi acara terjun, Fatin Atikah Osman (angkat berat), Loh Wei Sheng dan Sonia Cheah (badminton), Mohd Amirul Shafiq Md Jais dan Khairuneeta Mohd Afendy (pelayaran).

Selain itu, Pengarah Bahagian Atlet Majlis Sukan Negara Ahmad Shapawi Ismail berkata kejohanan itu lebih mengutamakan penyertaan atlet berbanding pungutan pingat, di samping memberi fokus pada aspek budaya dan pendidikan.

"Malah tiada kedudukan pingat akan ditunjukkan sepanjang kejohanan. Atlet juga akan dibawa mengikuti program seni dan budaya, ekplorasi dan aktiviti komuniti," katanya.

Beliau berkata meskipun kejohanan itu akan diadakan pada Ramadan, atlet Muslim dijangka tidak akan menghadapi masalah untuk menunjukkan prestasi terbaik, memandangkan mereka sudah biasa berlatih dalam bulan puasa.

-- BERNAMA

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  1. Ketua Kontinjen adalah Alex LIM bukan KIM!

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