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Pandelela, Mun Yee lakar sejarah

SKUAD terjun negara berpeluang cerah menyaingi atlet China yang sebelum ini mendominasi dengan perbezaan yang begitu ketara menerusi Pandelela Rinong dan Leong Mun Yee.
Setiausaha Kehormat Persatuan Renang Amatur Malaysia (Asum), Edwin Chong berkata, bukannya medabik dada tetapi kilauan pingat diidamkan di Siri Kejohanan Terjun Dunia Fina sejak sekian lama kini berada dalam genggaman.

Kelmarin, Pandelela sekali lagi melakar sejarah sebagai atlet pertama negara meraih pingat perak bersama rakan segandingan Mun Yee untuk acara 10 meter platform seirama di siri kedua kejohanan itu, di Beijing.
Kejayaan ini menandakan pingat kedua diraih Pandelela dalam siri kejohanan itu, yang mana, minggu lalu atlet berusia 18 tahun itu turut meraih pingat perak pertama acara 10 meter platform individu di Moscow.

“Mereka berdua mempamerkan aksi cemerlang. Dengan kejayaan ini, tidak mustahil untuk kita mengejar China yang sekian lama mendominasi acara ini.

“Tidak dinafikan tembok besar China begitu ampuh untuk dirobohkan tetapi dengan perbezaan yang begitu dekat, kita boleh mengejar mereka sekali gus layak ke Olimpik buat pertama kali.

“Khususnya Pandelela, dia mempunyai semangat juang yang tinggi dan sentiasa melakukan yang terbaik. Penerjun berbangsa Bidayuh itu mempunyai masa yang cukup untuk memperbaiki prestasinya bagi berdepan siri kejohanan ketiga dan terakhir nanti,” katanya yang dihubungi di Beijing.

Pandelela awalnya kecundang di tempat keempat 10 meter platform pada hari pertama di Beijing, dengan hanya ketinggalan tipis, 0.45 mata di belakang pemegang pingat gangsa yang dimiliki penerjun Australia, Alexandra Croak.
Hari kedua, melihat kebangkitannya bersama Mun Yee dengan mencatat 338.46 mata keseluruhan menundukkan Alexandra dengan rakan gandingannya Melissa Wu yang meraih 331.50 sekali gus akur merangkul pingat gangsa.

Pingat emas masih lagi digenggam juara Olimpik, dari China, Chen Ruolin bersama rakan gandingan Wang Hao dengan catatan 365.52 mata keseluruhan.

Sementara itu, Pandelela dan Mun Yee kini pulang menjalani latihan bagi menghadapi siri ketiga dan akhir kejohanan di England, 15-16 April ini dan Mexico, 22-23 April.



Oleh Wan Noriza Meor Idris
wannoriza@nstp.com.my

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