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Sukan Kompetitif Dipertanding Jika Malaysia Hos Sukan SEA 2017

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Julai (Bernama) -- Jika Malaysia menjadi tuan rumah temasya Sukan SEA pada 2017, Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) berharap hanya acara sukan kompetitif sahaja yang dipertanding, kata Ketua Pengarahnya Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong.

Beliau berkata acara sukan itu perlu selari acara yang dipertanding pada Sukan Olimpik, Sukan Komanwel dan Sukan Asia.

"Telah banyak kali saya keluarkan kenyataan bahawa temasya Sukan SEA tidak seharusnya mempertandingkan acara sukan rakyat, jangan jadikannya seperti sarkas," katanya kepada pemberita selepas berbuka puasa bersama media di Kafe Atlet MSN di sini.

Bagaimanapun, Zolkples berkata sukan tradisi seperti silat dan sepak takraw perlu terus dipertanding kerana ia merupakan acara di peringkat Sukan Asia.

"Sudah tentu sebagai tuan rumah, kita mahu melihat negara kita berjaya di temasya itu. Selain berjaya sebagai pengelola, kita juga berjaya dari segi pencapaian atlet," katanya.

Untuk rekod, Malaysia menjadi tuan rumah temasya Sukan SEA pada 2001 dan muncul sebagai juara keseluruhan.

"Kita tidak mahu menjadi juara keseluruhan dengan memenangi banyak pingat emas dalam acara seperti vovinam, sepak bulu ayam, renang sirip dan sebagainya," kata Zolkples.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Timbalan Menteri Belia dan Sukan M. Saravanan pada persidangan Dewan Negara hari ini bahawa kertas cadangan Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) agar Malaysia menjadi tuan rumah Sukan SEA 2017 akan dibawa ke Kabinet bulan depan untuk kelulusan kerajaan.

Kertas cadangan itu turut memuatkan aspek belanjawan temasya itu yang dijangka menelan belanja RM116 juta.

Zolkples berkata perkara itu telahpun dibincang pada mesyuarat Lembaga Pengelola MSN.

"YB Khairy Jamaluddin (Menteri Belia dan Sukan) akan membawa kertas kerja perbincangan hari ini kepada Kabinet tidak lama lagi, mungkin selepas Hari Raya untuk mendapat sokongan dan persetujuan.

"Bagaimanapun, kita perlu berbincang secara terperinci dengan MOM tentang perkara seperti venue dan aspek logistik," katanya.

Brunei sepatutnya menjadi pengelola Sukan SEA pada 2017 tetapi ia hanya bersedia berbuat demikian pada 2019.

-- BERNAMA

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