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Ada perkara positif di sebalik kegagalan


AZIZULHASNI tidak dapat beraksi pada Kejohanan Trek Dunia 2011 di Belanda ekoran kecederaan di betis kiri.


BUAT kali pertama dalam masa tiga tahun, Malaysia gagal membawa pulang sebarang kilauan pingat pada Kejohanan Trek Dunia 2011 yang telah melabuhkan tirainya di Apeldoorn, Belanda kelmarin.
Ketiadaan jaguh keirin negara, Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang yang cedera di betis kirinya ekoran tertusuk serpihan kayu velo- drom ketika beraksi pada Piala Dunia Klasik di Manchester awal bulan lalu, jelas sekali dirasai barisan pelumba negara yang dibarisi Josiah Ng, Mohd. Rizal Tisin, Muhd. Edrus Yunos, Muhd. Arfy Qhairant Amran dan Fatehah Mustapa.

Situasi itu seperti menunjukkan bahawa hanya Azizulhasni sahaja yang menjadi sandaran Malaysia untuk menyerlah di pentas antarabangsa, selain pelumba dari Dungun ini juga diletakkan harapan memenangi pingat emas pertama negara pada Sukan Olimpik 2012 di London nanti.

Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM), Datuk Naim Mohamad mengakui akan hakikat itu, namun beliau menegaskan, masih ada perkara positif yang boleh diambil daripada penyertaan pelumba negara di Belanda.
"Contohnya kita melihat peningka- tan Fatehah yang menduduki tempat kelim
a dalam acara kei- rin wanita," kata Naim kepada Kosmo! semalam.


Periksakan lokasi-lokasi perumahan Greater KL untuk PERCUMA.

"Pencapaiannya pada aksi final menunjukkan bahawa dia adalah pelumba kelima terbaik di dunia buat masa ini, malah dia juga berjaya mengutip mata yang banyak bagi kelayakan ke Sukan Olimpik 2012 di London.
"Begitu juga dengan pendedahan yang kita beri kepada pelumba muda, Arfy yang mana ia sangat penting dalam proses menimba pengalaman di peringkat tertinggi ketika dia masih lagi muda dan hanya layak bertanding di peringkat junior sahaja."

Menurut Naim, kegagalan pelumba negara menyerlah adalah berpunca daripada keletihan kerana menyertai banyak kejohanan besar seperti Sukan Komanwel dan Sukan Asia pada tahun lepas.
"Pelumba kita seperti keletihan kerana menyertai banyak kejohanan besar tahun lepas, malah temasya yang tidak perlu kita sertai juga (Sukan Komanwel), kita tetap hantar mereka sedangkan Chris Hoy, Shane Perkins dan Scott Sunderland pun tidak menyertainya," jelas Naim.

Justeru beliau menambah: "Selepas ini kita akan mengadakan satu program pencarian bakat baru dalam usaha membentuk pelumba pelapis bagi Sukan Olimpik 2016.
"Azizulhasni dan Fatehah telah pun layak ke Sukan Olimpik 2012, jadi kita mahu lebih ramai lagi pelumba yang mampu bersaing di temasya terbesar dunia itu nanti.

"Pelumba lain ada masa lebih 16 bulan untuk mengumpul mata ke London, termasuk trio pecut kita yang akan menyertai banyak lagi kejohanan sebelum pusingan kelayakan ditentukan tahun depan."
Pada Kejuaraan Dunia 2009 di Poland, Malaysia mencatat sejarah memenangi pingat buat kali pertama menerusi Rizal (gangsa acara 1 kilometer ujian masa) dan Azizulhasni (perak - pecut individu).
Edisi tahun lepas di Denmark pula menyaksikan satu pingat perak dikutip menerusi Azizulhasni dalam acara keirin.


Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril@kosmo.com.my

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