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KUALA LUMPUR - Sungguhpun usianya semakin meningkat, ratu 400 meter lari berpagar negara Noraseela Khalid masih lagi menjadi pilihan utama untuk mewakili negara di rantau Asia Tenggara.
Itu tegas Naib Presiden Kesatuan Olahraga Malaysia (KOM), Datuk Annamalai Ramasamy ketika diminta mengulas masa depan atlet tersebut.

Kata Annamalai, Noraseela yang bakal mencecah usia 33 tahun pada September ini masih lagi berupaya untuk menghadiahkan sesuatu buat negara pada kejohanan peringkat Asia Tenggara, malah setakat ini prestasi atlet tersebut belum dapat dicabar terutama pada Sukan SEA.
Bagaimanapun, Annamalai mengakui Noraseela sukar untuk memberikan saingan dalam usianya ketika ini pada temasya yang lebih besar.

"Tenaganya masih lagi kuat untuk mewakili negara, malah setakat ini belum ada atlet muda tempatan yang mampu menandinginya.

"Minggu depan kita akan adakan mesyuarat kejurulatihan dan kita akan bincang berhubung status atlet kebangsaan termasuk Noraseela untuk mewakili negara pada kejohanan yang akan datang," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini, semalam.

Pada Sukan Olimpik London 2012 awal bulan ini, Noraseela hanya mampu beraksi pada peringkat saringan dengan masa 1 minit 16 saat, jauh daripada catatan rekod kebangsaan miliknya 56.02s.
Sementara itu, Annamalai berkata, ketika ini badan induk olahraga itu sedang berusaha untuk meningkatkan prestasi atlet pelapis acara 400 meter lari berpagar wanita bagi meneruskan kecemerlangan Noraseela.

"Kita akan cuba untuk melahirkan atlet yang cemerlang seperti Noraseela terutama atlet di peringkat pelapis.

"Mereka ini bakal membawa cabaran negara sekali gus diharap mampu meraih kecemerlangan pada kejohanan yang disertai," kata Annamalai.


- UTUSAN

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