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Tahun 2030 tidak sesuai untuk ASEAN


Razali Ibrahim (kanan) bergurau dengan Datuk Malek Noor (tengah) dan Radha Krishnan selepas merasmikan kedai sukan jenama FBT di Kompleks Pertama, Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

KUALA LUMPUR - Timbalan Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Razali Ibrahim akan cuba merujuk semula kepada Kabinet dan Menteri Luar, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman sekiranya perlu cadangan negara-negara ASEAN untuk membida sebagai tuan rumah Piala Dunia 2030 dipinda ke tahun lain selepasnya.

Beliau yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kabinet Mengenai Pembangunan Bola Sepak Negara berkata, ia bagi mengelakkan peluang ASEAN menjadi samar sekiranya kekal dengan bidaan 2030 memandangkan jiran Asia mereka, Qatar baru sahaja dipilih sebagai tuan rumah pusingan akhir kejohanan berprestij dunia itu pada 2022.

"Piala Dunia 2030 mulanya diletak sebagai sasaran awal dan terhampir untuk dibida Asia tetapi selepas Qatar dipilih FIFA (Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa) menjadi tuan rumah 2022, kita kena fikirkan satu tahun lain yang tidak boleh terlalu hampir termasuk 2026," katanya selepas pembukaan rasmi Kedai Sukan FBT di Kompleks Pertama di sini, semalam.

Cadangan ASEAN membida Piala Dunia 2030 diumumkan Anifah Aman di Lombok, Januari lalu malah Malaysia diberi mandat jiran serantau bagi menyediakan kertas kerjanya walaupun Presiden FIFA, Sepp Blatter di Kuala Lumpur kemudian menyifatkan pengelolaan bersama sebagai sukar dilaksanakan seperti mana Korea Selatan-Jepun pada 2002.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Urusan Universal Fitness & Leisure Sdn. Bhd. pengendali eksklusif Kedai FBT, Datuk Radha Krishnan berkata, mereka berhasrat untuk menaja beberapa pasukan bola sepak dalam Liga Super dan Perdana bagi menambah pembabitan syarikat itu selain dengan memanah, gimnastik dan boling padang.

"Selain itu, kami turut akan meluaskan rangkaian Kedai FBT ke beberapa lagi bandar utama seperti Ipoh, Johor Bahru dan Pulau Pinang sebagai memenuhi permintaan pengguna barangan sukan, rekreasi, senaman dan aktiviti luar rumah lain," katanya.


Oleh ABDUL HAFIZ AHMAD
hafiz.ahmad@utusan.com.my

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