Sukan Olimpik - London 2012

Sukan Olimpik 2012 London membuka tirai secara rasminya hari ini dan pemburuan pingat emas pertama buat Malaysia pada temasya sukan terbesar dunia itu juga bermula.

Sejak Malaysia membuat penampilan pertama pada temasya tersebut di Melbourne, Australia pada 1956, setakat ini hanya acara badminton yang tampil sebagai penyumbang pingat.

Kebanggaan Malaysia setakat ini ialah meraih dua pingat perak pada temasya tersebut yang disumbangkan oleh beregu lelaki badminton, Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock pada Sukan Olimpik 1996 di Atlanta.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei pula melakukannya pada 2008 di Beijing, China.

Sebelum itu, gandingan Razif dan Jalani Sidek menyumbang pingat gangsa pada temasya 1992 di Barcelona apabila acara badminton di perkenalkan buat pertama kalinya pada temasya Olimpik manakala Rashid Sidek turut menang gangsa pada temasya 1996.

Sama - sama kita doakan kejayaan kontinjen negara di Olimpik London 2012! Semoga impian emas pertama negara tercapai!

*Go Malaysia Go! Malaysia Boleh! Make sure that you check out the Team Malaysia @ London 2012

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