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‘Saya tunggu keputusan KOAM’



“BUKAN satu isu besar.”Demikian tegas atlet 400 meter lari berpagar wanita negara, Noraseela Mohd. Khalid ketika mengulas mengenai surat tunjuk sebab yang dikeluarkan Kesatuan Olahraga Amatur Malaysia (KOAM) kepadanya.

Noraseela berkata, surat tersebut sebenarnya telah diterima daripada KOAM kira-kira dua minggu lalu sebelum diketahui oleh pihak media yang mengeluarkan berita mengenai perkara tersebut pada 24 Disember lalu.

“Ketika berita itu didedahkan pihak media, saya sudah membalas surat tunjuk sebab tersebut kepada KOAM.

“Saya sendiri tidak faham, mengapa perkara ini perlu diperbesar-besarkan oleh segelintir pihak.
“Memang saya ada menerima surat tunjuk sebab daripada KOAM dan mereka meminta saya membalasnya semula.

“Saya sudah membalasnya dan harap selepas ini, tidak perlu diperbesarkan lagi,” kata Noraseela ketika dihubungi Kosmo! semalam.

KOAM mengeluarkan surat tersebut bagi meminta penjelasan daripada Noraseela selepas dia mengeluarkan kenyataan kepada media mengkritik pengurusan badan induk itu yang disifatkan tidak menghargai jasa dan pengorbanan atlet olahraga negara.

Kenyataan Noraseela itu hadir selepas dia berjaya mempertahankan pingat emas acara 400 meter lari berpagar wanita pada temasya Sukan SEA di Palembang, Indonesia bulan lalu.

Antaranya, kritikan yang dilemparkan atlet tersebut ialah banyak masalah melibatkan atlet olahraga timbul akibat sikap negatif sesetengah pihak dalam kesatuan itu sehingga menjejaskan kemajuan atlet dan sukan olahraga negara secara dasarnya.

Meskipun sedar bahawa kritikannya itu mampu mengundang padah buat kariernya andai KOAM membuat keputusan untuk menghukum dirinya, namun Noraseela masih belum mahu mengangkat ‘bendera putih’.
Sebaliknya, dia menganggap semua kemelut yang berlaku dianggap sebagai cabaran bagi menjadikan dirinya lebih kuat untuk meneruskan karier selaku atlet olahraga negara.

“Saya tidak pernah terfikir untuk berhenti. Apa-apa pun, saya tunggu keputusan daripada KOAM,” jelasnya.



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