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Nicol Berharap Skuasy Terpilih Untuk Disenaraikan Dalam Sukan Olimpik 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Ogos (Bernama) -- Usaha untuk meletakkan skuasy sebagai satu daripada acara yang dipertandingkan pada sukan Olimpik 2020 adalah satu keutamaan untuk semua ahli sukan itu, kata pemain nombor satu dunia Datuk Nicol Ann David.

"Melihat skuasy di Olimpik akan menjadi kebangaan kepada semua anggota keluarga skuasy.

"Hanya 12 hari lagi (sebelum pengumuman rasmi oleh Jawatankuasa Antarabangsa Olimpik (IOC)) sebelum kami mengetahui jawapannya dan saya harap skuasy akan terpilih," kata Nicol ketika ditemui selepas dilantik sebagai duta jenama untuk KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, di sini Rabu.

Pada 29 Mei, IOC mengumumkan bahawa badan pentadbir menyenarai pendek tiga sukan untuk dimasukkan dalam Sukan Olimpik 2020, iaitu skuasy, gusti dan bola lisut.

IOC dijangka memutuskan perkara itu selepas pengundian di Buenos Aires, Argentina pada 8 Sept.

Bagaimanapun, Nicol berkata beliau tidak boleh berada di Buenos Aires bersama-sama wakil Persekutuan Skuasy Dunia yang lain untuk mendengar keputusan akhir IOC itu.

"Saya berada di sini (di Kuala Lumpur) untuk bermain dalam Terbuka Malaysia (pada 10 hingga 15 Sept)," kata Nicol.

Sementara itu dalam acara berasingan di Pusat Skuasy Negara di Bukit Jalil, Menteri Belia dan Sukan Khairy Jamaluddin berjanji memberikan sokongan dan bantuan yang dipelukan sukan itu dalam usaha untuk disenaraikan dalam Olimpik 2020.

"Masih ada peluang dan kami akan membantu dalam apa cara yang mungkin untuk membolehkan sukan skuasy terpilih untuk Olimpik," katanya.

Khairy berkata beliau percaya jika skuasy dipilih ia akan meningkatkan sukan itu di negara ini.

-- BERNAMA

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