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Adiq pilihan ke London



ADIQ yang memiliki kekuatan dalam pendakian dilihat sebagai calon terbaik untuk menggalas cabaran negara pada Sukan Olimpik 2012 di London, Julai depan.



PELUMBA muda negara, Muhd. Adiq Hussainie Othman kini dilihat sebagai antara calon pilihan utama daripada dua pelumba yang akan disenaraikan bagi menggalas cabaran Malaysia dalam acara lebuh raya di Sukan Olimpik 2012 London, Julai depan.

Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM), Datuk Naim Mohamad menjelaskan bahawa pelumba pasukan Champion System itu diberi keutamaan mengisi satu kuota berdasarkan laluan berbukit pada temasya di London nanti bersesuaian de- ngan kelebihannya sebagai pakar pendaki.

"Sebenarnya masih terlalu awal untuk mengumumkan nama dua pelum- ba yang akan ke Olimpik nanti kerana Jawatankuasa Pemilihan Lebuh Raya dijangka akan membuat keputusan tersebut sebelum 15 Jun depan," kata Naim semalam.

"Begitupun, memang benar Adiq Hussainie merupakan antara nama yang dicadangkan dan diberi keutamaan dalam senarai dua pelumba tersebut.

"Laluan perlumbaan di London nanti banyak melibatkan jalan berbukit dan oleh kerana Adiq adalah seorang pakar pendakian, maka namanya sudah pasti akan diberi keutamaan berdasarkan prestasinya ketika ini," ujarnya lagi.

Adiq, 21, yang kini bersama pasu- kan baharu, Champion System bagi saingan musim 2012, mula mempamer peningkatan mendadak sejak menyertai pasukan Australia, Drapac Professional Cycling Team dua tahun lepas.

Pelumba kelahiran Kemaman, Terengganu itu mencatat beberapa keputusan yang baik dalam perlumbaan, termasuk menaiki podium dua kali pada Jelajah Taiwan bulan lalu dan menduduki tempat keempat di peringkat kelima Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), Februari lepas.

Justeru, Adiq wajar diberi peluang untuk membuktikan kemampuannya selain diharap dapat melakukan kejutan dengan menghadiahkan pingat kepada kontinjen negara.

"Kita ke Sukan Olimpik kali ini bukan sekadar untuk makan angin atau mencari pendedahan lagi kerana kita ke sana adalah untuk mencatat satu pencapaian yang boleh dibanggakan.

"Oleh itu, kita memerlukan seorang lagi pelumba yang dapat membantu Adiq dalam perlumbaan itu, kalau boleh seorang pelumba domestik yang akan melakukan banyak kerja.

"Begitupun, banyak lagi kriteria lain yang akan dinilai oleh jawatankuasa pemilihan nanti seperti prestasi semasa, pencapaian dan kemampuan pelumba-pelumba yang telah disenarai pendek," kata Naim.
Kenyataan Naim itu bakal menyaksikan satu lagi slot pelumba lebuh raya kini bakal menjadi rebutan lima pelumba yang disenarai pendek - Mohd. Harrif Salleh, Mohd. Zamri Salleh, Amir Mustafa Rusli, Anuar Manan dan Ng Yong Li.

Begitupun, peluang pelumba sensasi negara kelahiran Kuala Ibai, Terengganu, Anuar Manan untuk beraksi di London dilihat tipis berdasarkan laluan perlumbaan dalam acara tersebut tidak begitu sesuai untuk pelumba pecut sepertinya.



Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril.abdullah@kosmo.com.my

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