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BAM ‘pilih kasih’

ADAKAH Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) mengamalkan sistem ‘'pilih kasih’ terhadap pemain yang keluar meninggalkan badan induk badminton negara itu, apabila dengan sengaja menetapkan syarat berbeza.
Contoh terbaik isu Tan Chun Seang yang diharamkan menyertai kejohanan di Asia selepas bertindak keluar dari BAM manakala hak Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen dirampas daripada beraksi di Kejohanan Dunia 2010 yang sehingga kini dikatakan masih belum ada penyelesaian selain isu pelbagai syarat dikenakan terhadap Zakry Latif-Fairuzizuan Tazari andai mereka ingin berlatih bersama skuad negara di Bukit Kiara secara berkala.

Syarat yang dikenakan terhadap lima pemain disebutkan itu sekadar contoh yang mungkin dihadapi lebih ramai pemain sebelum ini tetapi yang menjadi kemusykilan mengapa gandingan adik-beradik Ng Hui Lin-Ng Hui Ern bebas berlatih bersama skuad negara meskipun sudah keluar dari BAM.
Apakah kerana ada ‘payung’ besar yang memayungi sehingga BAM tidak berani mengatakan tidak kepada mereka? Hui Lin-Hui Ern, kedua-duanya sedang melanjutkan pelajaran di United Kingdom pulang bercuti di tanah air bebas berlatih tanpa syarat di Bukit Kiara tidak seperti pemain yang disebutkan tadi.

Hui Lin yang ditemui mengakui BAM tidak meletakkan syarat untuk dia menjalani latihan di Bukit Kiara setiap kali pulang ke Malaysia.

“Saya dan Hui Ern seperti sebelum ini, menjalani latihan dengan pasukan kebangsaan tapi kami bukan lagi bernaung di bawah BAM,” kata Hui Lin.

Meskipun dua adik-beradik ini tidak bernaung di bawah mana-mana kelab atau persatuan lain, mereka tetap mengikuti pertandingan di Eropah dalam tempoh melanjutkan pelajaran.

Perbezaan antara dua beradik ini dengan pemain yang lain hanyalah status majikan (kelab). Mungkin mereka tidak perlukan majikan kerana ada ibu bapa yang berkemampuan untuk membiayai mereka.

Apapun, hakikatnya Hui Lin-Hui Ern sudah keluar dari BAM dan hal itu disahkan sendiri Pengurus Besar BAM, Kenny Goh yang mengatakan kedua-dua pemain terbabit meninggalkan badan induk badminton negara, Oktober lalu tetapi masih mendapat hak berlatih di Bukit Kiara tanpa syarat.

Tidak dinafikan tidak ada salahnya untuk Hui Lin-Hui Ern berlatih bersama skuad kebangsaan meskipun mereka tidak lagi bernaung di bawah BAM tetapi mengapa pemain lain dikenakan pelbagai syarat.

Adik-beradik itu yang melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti Larborough dalam jurusan ekonomi mengambil bahagian dalam Kejohanan Antarabangsa Wales dan Ireland dan muncul juara dalam acara beregu wanita di kedua-dua kejohanan terbabit.

Seperti pernah ditegaskan Setiausaha Kehormat BAM, Ng Chin Chai sebelum ini, dua beradik itu tetap dianggap atlet kebangsaan, namun menjadi persoalan mengapa kedua-duanya tidak menggunakan jersi Malaysia ketika bertanding di Eropah? “Kami bertanding di Eropah dengan menggunakan nama Malaysia tapi kami tidak menggunakan jersi negara,” akur Hui Lin.

Jika benar mereka masih dianggap atlet kebangsaan seharusnya ada penetapan supaya mereka mengikut garis panduan ditetapkan ketika mewakili negara oleh BAM.


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