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RUPA-rupanya bukan atlet olahraga kebangsaan saja yang tidak mendapat elaun latihan sejak awal tahun ini, nasib sama turut dialami atlet renang negara.

Lebih mengecewakan apabila mereka dimaklumkan Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) bahawa elaun yang bakal diperoleh tahun ini akan dikurangkan.

“Kami dimaklumkan oleh MSN bahawa program untuk tahun ini hanya bermula bulan ini tapi apa yang menyedihkan kami sudah menjalani latihan sejak awal tahun lagi. Mana ada orang yang sanggup bekerja dua bulan tanpa gaji dan situasi ini mengecewakan.

“Elaun latihan kami juga dikatakan bakal dikurangkan. Jika sebelum ini pemenang pingat emas Sukan Sea mendapat RM1,500 sebulan sepanjang tahun lalu tapi ada pihak dari MSN yang menyatakan mulai tahun ini elaun terbabit bakal dipotong separuh iaitu RM750,” kata atlet renang kebangsaan yang enggan mendedahkan identitinya semalam.

Dia berkata, situasi yang berlaku itu amat mengecewakan dan tidak memberikan motivasi kepada atlet yang kini bergelut mempersiapkan diri bagi melayakkan diri ke Sukan Olimpik 2012 di London.

“Kenapa tidak rancang program dari awal lagi? Kenapa sekarang kami diberitahu mengenai pemotongan ini?” soalnya.

Menurutnya lagi, seperti atlet olahraga, dia juga terpaksa berusaha mencari pendapatan sampingan untuk menampung keperluan.

MSN sebelum ini dilapor mendapat peruntukan yang kurang berbanding tahun lalu bagi merencanakan perjalanan sukan negara sepanjang tahun ini terutamanya menjelang misi utama iaitu melayakkan atlet ke Sukan Olimpik 2012. Antara yang mendapat tempias awal pemotongan peruntukan itu adalah skuad pelapis bowling kebangsaan yang dibubar dengan sejumlah pemain diserapkan ke dalam skuad elit kebangsaan.


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