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Bekas penerjun China gandingan baru Bryan?

KUALA LUMPUR - Jika penerjun veteran Yeoh Ken Nee bersara selepas Sukan Olimpik 2012, pengganti paling sesuai untuk bergandingan dengan Bryan Nickson Lomas adalah jurulatih mereka sendiri, Huang Qiang.

Setiausaha Kehormat Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) Datuk Sieh Kok Chi berkata, bekas penerjun handalan China itu yang sudah menjadi warganegara Malaysia bersedia untuk diturunkan bila-bila masa dan kembali bergelar atlet.

"Dia sudah lima tahun membantu Kesatuan Renang Amatur Malaysia (ASUM) dan dia boleh mewakili negara dalam acara terjun termasuk Sukan Olimpik 2012 London," katanya ketika dihubungi semalam.
Jelasnya, Huang Qiang sesuai bergandingan dengan Bryan dalam acara 10 meter platform serentak andai diberi peluang oleh ASUM, tatkala umurnya juga baru mencecah 28 tahun.

"Jika kita lihat objektif asal pengambilan Huang Qiang, kita bukan sahaja mahu dia menjadi jurulatih skuad elit tetapi mewakili negara dalam acara terjun sebaik sahaja pulih dari kecederaan," katanya.

Huang Qiang yang merupakan bekas juara kebangsaan China dan pernah memenangi pingat perak Sukan Asia 1998 Bangkok, mengalami kecederaan selepas Sukan Olimpik 2000 di Sydney, seterusnya mengambil keputusan untuk menjadi jurulatih di Malaysia.

"Sekarang dia sudah pulih dan bukan sahaja menjadi jurulatih tetapi mempersiapkan diri kembali beraksi sebagai atlet, cuma kita belum tahu bilakah masa yang sesuai untuk dia menjadi atlet," katanya.

Sementara itu, Setiausaha ASUM, Edwin Chong berkata, pihaknya belum menetapkan sebarang pelan untuk Huang Qiang termasuk kejohanan apa yang boleh disertainya, tetapi berpeluang mewakili negara.



Oleh FERZALFIE FAUZI
ferzalfie.fauzi@utusan.com.my

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