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Jangan hanya jadi temasya sarkas



ZOLKPLES (tengah) beramah mesra dengan atlet-atlet negara pada majlis berbuka puasa di MSN, Bukit Jalil malam tadi.



TIDAK lagi perlu menjadi ‘jaguh kampung’.

Demikian saranan Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) sekiranya Malaysia berhasrat menjadi tuan rumah temasya Sukan SEA 2017.

Ketua Pengarah MSN, Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong berkata, pihaknya akan mengadakan perbincangan dengan Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) bagi mengenal pasti acara sukan yang dipertandingkan pada temasya itu nanti.

Menurut beliau, sebagai tuan rumah, acara-acara sukan yang tidak dipertandingkan pada peringkat tertinggi seperti temasya Sukan Asia, Komanwel mahupun Olimpik sewajarnya digugurkan hanya kerana mahu merangkul gelaran juara keseluruhan.

“Acara-acara mengarut seperti renang sirip, sepak bulu ayam, kempo dan vovinam seperti yang dipertandingkan pada temasya sebelum ini perlu digugurkan. Jangan jadikannya seperti temasya sarkas semata-mata mahu menjadi juara keseluruhan.

“Saya yakin MOM memiliki pendirian yang sama dan kami akan mengadakan perbincangan lanjut bersama pihak Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) sekiranya hasrat menjadi tuan rumah benar-benar mahu direalisasikan,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas Majlis Berbuka Puasa Bersama Atlet di MSN, Bukit Jalil malam tadi.

Sebelum ini, Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Khairy Jamaludin melahirkan hasrat supaya negara muncul tuan rumah Sukan SEA 2017 selepas kali terakhir menganjurkan temasya dwi-tahunan itu pada 2001.
Ia ekoran tuan rumah asal, Brunei hanya bersedia menganjurkan temasya itu pada 2019, tahun yang sepatutnya menjadi giliran Malaysia sebagai tuan rumah.

Bagaimanapun jelas Zolkples, sukan tradisi seperti silat olahraga dan sepak takraw wajar diteruskan kerana ia masih dipertandingkan pada temasya Sukan Asia.
Mengenai bajet yang dikatakan mencecah RM116 juta, Zolkples memberitahu, anggaran awal itu dilihat masih berpatutan dan jauh lebih rendah berbanding perbelanjaan yang terpaksa dikeluarkan ketika menganjurkan Sukan Malaysia (Sukma).

“Penganjuran temasya Sukan SEA kali ini juga tidak memerlukan pembinaan gelanggang sukan baharu, sebaliknya penambahbaikan mana-mana venue sedia ada,” jelasnya.
Dalam pada itu, kontinjen negara dijangka ‘terlepas’ sekurang-kurangnya 30 pingat emas pada temasya Sukan SEA di Myanmar yang bakal membuka tirainya Disember depan.
Ini kerana menurut Zolkples, beberapa acara yang sebelum ini menjadi ‘lubuk emas’ kontinjen negara digugurkan penganjur kali ini.

“Acara seperti trek berbasikal (10 emas), boling (lima emas) dan renang seirama (lima emas) yang dipertandingkan pada temasya dua tahun lalu merupakan antara acara yang digugurkan oleh Myanmar kali ini,” katanya.

Pada 2011, kontinjen negara melabuhkan tirai Sukan SEA di Indonesia di tempat keempat keseluruhan carta pungutan pingat selepas meraih 59 emas, 50 perak dan 81 gangsa.
Ketika itu, penembak wanita, Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi berjaya ‘membidik’ emas sulung kontinjen negara apabila mengungguli acara 50 meter 3 posisi Pistol Wanita manakala kilauan emas terakhir pula disumbangkan skuad Harimau Muda yang mengecewakan tuan rumah, Indonesia pada aksi final di Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta.

Oleh NAN HIDAYAT NAN AZMIE
hidayat.azmie@kosmo.com.my

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