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Alasan lapuk - Cheah Soon Kit

Cheah Soon Kit
KUALA LUMPUR - Pemenang pingat perak acara beregu badminton Sukan Olimpik Atlanta 1996, Cheah Soon Kit membidas Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) lebih memberikan alasan lapuk berhubung
kegagalan Malaysia mencapai sasaran pada Piala Thomas.

Menurut bekas pakar beregu negara yang pernah berganding dengan Soo Beng Kiang dan Yap Kim Hock, BAM hanya gah dengan perancangan setiap kali menjelang Piala Thomas, namun akhirnya menemui kegagalan.

"BAM mendakwa persediaan mereka ke Piala Thomas amat bagus, namun hingga kini kita masih belum berupaya membawa pulang piala tersebut.

"Saya tidak berniat untuk mengkritik BAM tetapi inilah yang berlaku.

"Kegagalan kita di Wuhan menampakkan masih banyak kekurangan dalam program serta perancangan.
"Jadi perkara ini perlu di atasi," katanya selepas pengumuman nama pemain Program Biasiswa Senheng-Samsung (SS) Badminton Remaja di sini, semalam.

Pada saingan Piala Thomas di Wuhan yang berakhir minggu lalu, Malaysia gagal mencapai sasaran separuh akhir apabila kalah kepada China pada peringkat suku akhir.

Ia adalah kali kedua kita gagal melepasi suku akhir selepas sejarah hitam pada 2004.
Ekoran itu, Soon Kit mencadangkan BAM memberi lebih banyak peluang kepada pemain-pemain yang meraih keputusan baik pada kejohanan antarabangsa daripada terus memberikan alasan sama sebelum Piala Thomas.

"Pemain yang membuktikan kemampuan mereka pada kejohanan antarabangsa perlu diberi peluang beraksi untuk skuad negara meskipun mereka tiada dalam program BAM.

"Sebagai contoh juara remaja Asia dan dunia, Zulfadli Zulkifli mempunyai keputusan yang bagus.
"Semua pemain yang meraih keputusan bagus di peringkat tinggi, asalkan mereka rakyat Malaysia mereka perlu diberikan peluang untuk mewakili negara," katanya.

Soon Kit, yang kini ketua jurulatih Program Biasiswa SS Badminton Remaja berharap program tersebut mampu melahirkan lebih ramai pemain yang memiliki potensi untuk diketengahkan.
"Antara tujuan utama program ini dilaksanakan ialah untuk memberi BAM lebih banyak pilihan pemain," katanya.

Melalui program tersebut, sebanyak 12 pemain berusia 13 hingga 19 tahun dipilih untuk menjalani latihan di bawah bimbingan Soon Kit.



Oleh ZAZALI JAMIAN
sukan@utusan.com.my

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