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BAM masih buat kajian

CADANGAN penggabungan Akademi Badminton Negara dan Akademi Berbasikal di velodrom tertutup yang dirancang pembinaannya di Vision Valley, Labu di Negeri Sembilan, memerlukan kajian lanjut mengenai kesesuaiannya.
Naib Presiden Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM), Datuk Mohamed Al-Amin Abdul Majid berkata, satu kajian kini dilakukan satu jawatankuasa persatuan induk badminton itu, namun belum ada keputusan dibuat mengenai kesesuaian penggabungan tersebut.

"Jika dilaksanakan, akademi itu dijadualkan siap pada 2012, lengkap dengan infrastruktur berteknologi terkini untuk atlet dan bakal menggantikan Akademi BAM yang kini terletak di Stadium Badminton Kuala Lumpur di Cheras," katanya semalam.

Dua tahun lalu, Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) telah mengenal pasti satu tapak di Taman Maluri, Cheras untuk dijadikan Pusat Kecemerlangan Badminton negara.
Namun pada tahun lalu, KBS memilih satu tapak baru yang dirasakan lebih sesuai di Jalan Coch- rane, Cheras seluas 3.3 hektar tetapi terpaksa melupakan hasrat berkenaan kerana tanah milik Jabatan Alam Sekitar itu sangat tinggi.

Awal bulan lalu pula, Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek mengumumkan pembinaan Akademi Badminton Kebangsaan di Labu, Negeri Sembilan.
Ahmad Shabery kemudiannya mengumumkan pembinaan velodrom tertutup di lokasi sama bagi tujuan penubuhan Akademi Berbasikal Negara.

Mohamed Al-Amin berkata, BAM difahamkan, Akademi Badminton Negara di Labu itu akan di- gabungkan dengan akademi sukan-sukan yang lain.

"Cadangan agar Akademi BAM dipindahkan ke tempat itu sememangnya dialu-alukan, namun kita perlulah mengkaji adakah langkah berpindah ke Labu mendatangkan impak maksimum kerana kebanyakan pemain badminton elit dan pelapis, mengaku lebih selesa jika akademi itu dibina di sekitar Kuala Lumpur.
"Kita nak cari 'rumah' sendiri yang merangkumi pusat latihan, gimnasium, pembangunan dan penyelidikan, kemudahan hostel, serta prasarana mencukupi," katanya. - Bernama

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