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Misi mencabar perenang negara


ZOLKPLES memberi kata-kata semangat kepada para perenang negara di Pusat Akuatik Nasional, Bukit Jalil semalam.


MISI skuad renang negara bagi menghadapi temasya Sukan Asia 2010 di Guangzhou, China bulan depan dijangka cukup mencabar. Selain perlu berdepan cabaran tuan rumah, China, barisan perenang negara juga terpaksa mengharungi cabaran daripada perenang-perenang Olimpik dari negara Asia lain.
Namun, bagi Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Datuk Zolkples Embong, situasi itu tidak seharusnya menjadi alasan kepada 12 perenang dan tiga atlet renang berirama negara untuk 'menyerah' begitu sahaja.

Jelas Zolkples, meskipun tidak meletakkan sasaran pingat pada temasya di Guangzhou itu, namun beliau tetap berharap perenang negara dapat menunjukkan peningkatan dari segi prestasi atau sekurang-kurangnya mampu memperbaharui rekod kebangsaan masing-masing.
"Kita tidak meletakkan harapan yang tinggi kepada skuad renang negara memenangi pingat di Sukan Asia nanti," kata Zolkples ketika meninjau persiapan skuad renang di Pusat Akuatik Nasional, Bukit Jalil semalam.
"Ini kerana ramai perenang handalan dan juara Olimpik seperti China, Korea Selatan dan Jepun akan beraksi di sana.

"Cuma apa yang saya harapkan ialah perenang kita tidak mudah mengalah apabila turun bersaing dan mempamer prestasi terbaik mereka sekurang-kurangnya memperbaharui rekod kebangsaan," ujarnya lagi.
Zolkples berharap perenang sensasi negara, Daniel Bego dan Khoo Cai Lin mampu mencipta kejutan selain perenang muda negara seperti Ian James Bar serta Chan Kah Yan dapat menimba pengalaman beraksi pada temasya berprestij di Asia itu.

"Kita ada beberapa lagi perenang muda yang berpotensi pada masa hadapan. Jadi saya harap mereka akan menggunakan peluang beraksi pada Sukan Asia ini dengan baik bagi mengutip pengalaman dan pendedahan.
"Bagi acara renang berirama pula, atlet kita hampir membuat kejutan apabila menduduki tempat keempat pada Sukan Komanwel.

"Jadi saya harap pada Sukan Asia, mereka mampu menghadirkan satu lagi kejutan," katanya.
Begitupun Zolpkles memberitahu, hajat untuk melihat kilauan pingat di kolam renang mungkin dapat direalisasikan oleh skuad terjun negara yang ketika ini sedang berlatih di Dalian, China.
Pada Sukan Komanwel di New Delhi baru-baru ini, skuad terjun negara menyumbang satu pingat emas, satu perak dua gangsa.

"Penerjun kita, Pandelela (Rinong), (Leong) Mun Yee, Bryan (Nickson Lo- mas) dan (Yeoh) Ken Nee semuanya bertaraf dunia dan telah menyumbang pingat di New Delhi.
"Tetapi cabaran pada Sukan Asia lagi sengit kerana ramai penerjun Olimpik turut mengambil bahagian.
"Bagaimanapun, saya berharap mereka dapat menyumbang pingat kepada kontinjen Malaysia," kata Zolkples lagi.



Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril@kosmo.com.my

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