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Pencapaian Satu Jenis Tidak Boleh Dijadikan Penanda Aras Kejayaan Negara - Khairy

PUTRAJAYA, 23 Julai (Bernama) -- Peminat sukan tanah air tidak seharusnya menjadikan pencapaian satu jenis sukan sebagai penanda aras bagi pembangunan industri sukan negara, kata Menteri Belia dan Sukan Khairy Jamaluddin.

Sebaliknya, katanya, kejayaan sesebuah negara dalam bidang sukan perlu dilihat dari segi pencapaian dalam pelbagai jenis sukan termasuk sukan yang dikategorikan tidak popular.

"Sukan tidak popular dalam kalangan peminat sukan kita merupakan sukan yang mampu memberi kejayaan kepada negara di peringkat dunia dan soal kejayaan ia tidak seharusnya diukur melalui satu sukan sahaja.

"Kalau dilihat secara keseluruhan sukan seperti memanah dan terjun, kita sudah berada di peringkat antarabangsa dan terbaharu atlet paralimpik kita mampu meraih emas pada kejohanan dunia," katanya selepas menghadiri Forum Integriti Dalam Sukan di sini Selasa.

Khairy berkata pencapaian atlet elit olahraga paralimpik negara, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli meraih emas dalam acara lontar peluru kategori F20 (masalah pembelajaran) lelaki dalam Kejohanan Olahraga Dunia IPC di Lyon, Perancis pada Isnin, patut dilihat sebagai penanda aras kepada pembangunan industri sukan negara.

Kejayaan ratu terjun negara Pandelela Rinong Pamg dan Leong Mun Yee yang meraih pingat gangsa dalam acara platform 10m seirama wanita pada Kejohanan Dunia FINA ke-15 di Barcelona, Sepanyol, semalam, juga perlu dilihat dalam perspektif sama, kata Khairy.

Khairy berharap bagi sukan yang mampu melonjakkan nama Malaysia di persada sukan antarabangsa, prestasi atlet berkenaan perlu diberi liputan meluas supaya peminat mengetahui perkembangan dan pencapaian mereka.

"Nasib sukan kita tidak hanya bergantung kepada pasukan bola sepak kerana saya lihat pembangunan sukan di bawah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) seperti program 'Road to London 2012' atau 'Road to Rio 2016', yang banyak disediakan dana, sudah menampakkan hasil," katanya.

Sementara itu, Ketua Pengarah MSN Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong berkata kejayaan penerjun dan atlet elit olahraga paralimpik negara itu merupakan sesuatu yang patut dibanggakan kerana ia mengangkat nama Malaysia di mata dunia.

Beliau berharap atlet akan terus membuat persiapan rapi kerana masih banyak lagi kejohanan bertaraf antarabangsa seperti Sukan Asia dan Sukan Komanwel bakal menjelang.

Ditanya mengenai pemberian Skim Hadiah Kemenangan Sukan kepada Muhammad Ziyad, Zolkples berkata pemenang kejohanan dunia itu sememangnya tersenarai untuk menerima insentif berkenaan, namun acara yang disertai Muhammad Ziyad masih belum disenaraikan bagi mendapat imbuhan tersebut.

"Ini kali pertama atlet paralimpik kita meraih pingat emas di Kejohanan Dunia...saya sudah mencadangkan kepada menteri (Belia dan Sukan) bagi mendapatkan kelulusan beliau untuk memberi insentif kepada Muhammad Ziyad," jelasnya.



-- BERNAMA

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