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Tubuh panel siasat penggantungan Raihan

KUALA LUMPUR - Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Datuk Zolkples Embong mengarahkan Persekutuan Angkat Berat Malaysia (PABM) menubuhkan panel siasatan berhubung penggantungan empat tahun ke atas atlet angkat berat wanita, Raihan Yusoff kerana bersalah mengambil bahan larangan.

Katanya, menjadi tanggungjawab PABM dalam membuka peluang kepada pengangkat berat kelas 53 kilogram berusia 24 tahun itu memberikan kenyataan atau alasan pengambilannya dalam Kejohanan Dunia Kelayakan Olimpik di Paris, November lalu sehingga digantung Persekutuan Angkat Berat Antarabangsa (IWF).

“Ia tanggungjawab persatuan untuk buka peluang kepada atlet ini dalam berikan apa saja kenyataan atau alasan (pengambilan bahan larangan). Melarikan diri atau tidak memberikan maklum balas bukan penyelesaian yang baik,” katanya selepas majlis pelancaran Klinik Sepak Takraw Jelajah Akar Umbi bersama bekas pemain negara, Futra Ghani di MSN, Bukit Jalil, semalam.

Zolkples menganggap hukuman IWF serius memandangkan Raihan pernah memenangi pingat gangsa 53kg wanita Sukan Komanwel Delhi 2010 dan antara yang masih berpeluang untuk layak ke Olimpik London, Julai ini.

“Ini kes pertama dan tidak diduga malah mendukacitakan kerana dia sudah lama dalam program penyediaan MSN. Dia juga masih muda dan banyak lagi ruang untuk ditingkatkan prestasinya,” katanya.

Menggalakkan PABM mengemukakan rayuan kepada IWF bagi meringankan penggantungan Raihan, tambahnya, MSN dan Institut Sukan Negara (ISN) juga sepakat untuk membanyakkan ujian doping terhadap atlet negara di luar pertandingan bagi mengelakkan lebih ramai daripada turut terlibat pada masa hadapan.

Zolkples turut menegaskan atlet sering diingatkan dan diberikan kesedaran bahawa mereka tetap berhak untuk menolak sekiranya ragu-ragu dan cuba dipaksa pihak tertentu supaya mengambil bahan sokongan atau perangsang yang di luar saranan ISN. malah boleh memanfaatkan kemudahan perhubungan moden.

“Kami tidak mahu apabila (penggantungan) berlaku (kerana didapati bersalah mengambilnya), atlet itu yang akan menanggungnya, bukan pegawai tertentu persatuan atau jurulatih dan MSN tiada pilihan selain daripada terpaksa tarik balik banyak kemudahan buat mereka seperti elaun latihan bulanan,” katanya.



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