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#Glasgow2014 179 @AtletMalaysia 14 Sukan 1 Pasukan #GoMalaysiaGo 9 hari lagi! pic.twitter.com/cWJ42t5omf — Man Olimpik (@ManOlimpik) July 14, 2014 Berita - berita #AtletMalaysia di Sukan Komanwel #Glasgow2014 - http://sukankomanwel.blogspot.com/

Choong Hann (right) receives instructions from Morten Frost during his heyday as a player. My first coach was a lady and she made a big impression in my life! I was 12 when I came under the charge of Ong Mei Ling at SJKC Kwong Hon in Sungai Besi. She was the school’s clerk and a former state player from Perak. My school had a strong tradition in badminton. We had three badminton courts, the flooring was made of cement and there was nothing really fancy. At that time, it all seemed so huge and breathtaking to me. I remember her because she was caring and a disciplinarian. I can still hear all the scoldings! She was significant in the first phase of my badminton career. Since then, I have gone through many coaches – at state and national levels. In the national team, there were Han Jian, Morten Frost, Chen Changjie, Indra Gunawan, Misbun Sidek, Li Mao and Kwan Yoke Meng. The role of a coach is important in an athlete’s life. Having gone through all kin...

National badminton ace Datuk Lee Chong Wei may not be able to make it to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, beginning July 23, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Friday. "I received news from the National Sports Institute that the injury sustained by Lee Chong Wei may not allow him to play in the Commonwealth games," he told reporters after distributing tithe and breaking of fast at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jias here. As such, he said the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) should think of the best strategy to replace Lee. "I will be a great loss to us because we are hoping for him to get one or two gold medals," he added. Chong Wei is scheduled to play for the World Cup in Denmark from Aug 25-31 before participating in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from Sept 19 to Oct 4. -- BERNAMA

NATIONAL coach Rashid Sidek believes the mixed doubles gold medal will be the hardest to retain at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 23-Aug 3. Rashid, who was with squad that won four gold at the 2010 Games in New Delhi, said: “NSC (National Sports Council) has set a target of two gold medals, and we can achieve that. “It’s not impossible to repeat the feat of 2010, but it is going to be tough to retain the mixed doubles gold. “Chang Peng Soon-Lai Pei Jing are still getting used to their partnership, so we can’t expect much.” Pei Jing was named in the squad to replace the injured Goh Liu Ying, who is Peng Soon’s regular partner. Liu Ying, who decided to undergo surgery on both her knees in May, has been ruled out for the rest of the year. Malaysia have also included a scratch pair for the men’s doubles, but Rashid believes the pairing of Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong are good enough to retain the gold medal won by Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong at the previous ...

Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi is gearing up well for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. PETALING JAYA: Shooter Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi gave herself a big boost ahead of next month’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The 31-year-old finished a creditable eighth in the women’s 10m air rifle in the third leg of the World Cup in Beijing. Yesterday, the 2012 London Olympian advanced to the eight-woman final as the fourth-best qualifier with a 416.3 total behind the Chinese trio of Zhang Bin Bin (420.4), world No.1 Yang Siling (418.2) and Du Bei (416.4). Suryani, however, failed to reproduce her form in the final. She was the first of the finalists to be eliminated after posting the lowest score of 78.6. It was nevertheless a good show by Suryani, having successfully entered her first final in four years. She fialsonished eighth, also in Beijing in 2010. Siling shot a 211 total, a new world record, to pip Du Bei (207.9) to the gold. Bin Bin completed the Chinese domina...

  The national lawn bowls squad after a breaking fast function in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Pic by Osman Adnan TWO years away from the sport has whetted the appetite of lawn bowler Siti Zalina Ahmad to go for a third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 23-Aug 3. Zalina’s absence was due to a run-in with the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) in 2011 and the former World No 3 only returned to the national squad after a change in the MLBF leadership last year. The 34-year-old two-time Commonwealth Games singles gold medalist marked her return with a bronze medal at the World Cup in April against a strong field in Warilla, Australia. Zalina said she has no regrets staying out of the limelight and believes she is in good shape to win her third gold medal after losing in the semi-finals in New Delhi four years ago. “I don’t think about wha...

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Julai (Bernama) -- Pasukan ragbi negara berazam untuk tidak lagi menjadi pasukan belasahan di Sukan Komanwel Glasgow, Scotland yang bermula dari 24 Julai hingga 3 Ogos ini. Ketua jurulatih Yusli Ramli berkata berdasarkan prestasi semasa anak buahnya, beliau meletakkan sasaran pasukan untuk menduduki tempat ke-12 pasukan pada kali ini, memperbaiki kedudukan sebelum ini di tempat ke-16 pada temasya lepas. Mengakui laluan sukar pasukan kebangsaan yang diundi dalam kumpulan C bersama tiga lagi pasukan terbaik dunia iaitu Samoa, Wales dan Papua New Guinea, Yusli berkata apa yang diharapkan agar pasukan negara dapat mengurangkan jurang skor dalam setiap perlawanan. "Saya harap mereka akan mengaplikasikan segala latihan yang dijalankan serta apa yang dipelajari melalui beberapa perlawanan ujian dan latihan yang diadakan di Australia dan Afrika Selatan sebelum ini. Kalau dilihat kepada pasukan dalam kumpulan C, kita pun boleh ukur kedudukan pa...

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Julai (Bernama) -- Semua atlet menembak kebangsaan gagal ke pusingan seterusnya dalam Siri Kejohanan Piala Dunia Persekutuan Sukan Menembak Antarabangsa (ISSF) 2014 yang kini berlangsung di Lapang Sasar Olimpik Beijing, China. Menurut laman sesawang ISSF www.issf-sports.org, dalam acara 10m air rifle lelaki yang berlangsung pada Khamis, Muhammad Ezuan Nasir Khan muncul sebagai penembak terbaik Malaysia apabila mengumpul 621.5 mata untuk berada di kedudukan ke-15 daripada 49 yang bertanding dalam pusingan kelayakan. Mohd Hadafi Jaafar pula sekadar di tempat ke-37 apabila hanya mengumpul 612 mata manakala Mohammad Zubair Muhammad di tangga tercorot dengan 601.4 mata. Hanya lapan atlet terbaik layak mara ke pusingan akhir. Acara itu dimenangi oleh penembak Rusia Nazar Louginets dengan 209.3 mata, manakala juara bertahan Yang Haoran dari China sekadar meraih perak apabila mengutip 209.1 mata dan Peter Sidi dari Hungary berpuas hati dengan pingat ...

AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes speaks during a group news conference in Tokyo July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato  LONDON (Reuters) - Malaysian aviation entrepreneur Tony Fernandes ended an unhappy Formula One adventure on Wednesday by selling his struggling Caterham team to a group of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors with former driver Christijan Albers at the helm. The team announced in a statement ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix that they would continue to race as Caterham, from their existing factory at Leafield in central England, for the immediate future. Dutch retired driver Albers, who competed in 46 grands prix with tail-end teams between 2005 and 2007, will take over the day-to-day running of the team with the assistance of Manfredi Ravetto. Albers replaces the departing Cyril Abiteboul, who was appointed principal by Fernandes at the end of 2012 when the AirAsia boss decided to step back and focus on other business interests....

Low Wee Wern (right) in a filepic taking on Nicol David during the 2013 Malaysian Open. PETALING JAYA: National No. 2 Low Wee Wern has looked up to world No. 1 and compatriot Nicol David for all of her career. But now the 23-year-old Wee Wern is hoping to avoid her fellow Penangite as much as possible in the individual event of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23-Aug 3. In the seedings for the Games released on Tuesday, defending champion Nicol is the top seed followed by world No. 2 Laura Massaro of England, world No. 4 Joelle King of New Zealand and world No. 6 Alison Waters of England. Wee Wern, who is the world No. 7, is seeded fifth and there is a good chance that she may meet Nicol in the quarter-finals and ruin any chances of earning a medal. “I think the seedings is really fair and expected because it’s based on the Women’s Squash Association (WSA) rankings and we have not had a tournament since the British Open in May,” said Wee Wern. “B...

We'll do our best at the @Glasgow2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland this July 23 to Aug 3. http://t.co/LBxkjGMAzv pic.twitter.com/h5NioOLq8P — Dato' Lee Chong Wei (@lee_c_wei) July 2, 2014 WORLD No 1 Lee Chong Wei is unperturbed with the progress made by Lin Dan in competitions. China’s two-time Olympic champion issued a stern warning to Chong Wei by clinching his first Super Series title this season at last week’s Australian Open in Sydney. It was also his fourth title since winning last year’s World Championships in Guangzhou. “It is great that Lin Dan is now playing regularly. I am looking forward to a match with him,” said Chong Wei. The China BA wants the 30-year-old Lin Dan to compete actively and it is believed that the shuttler is being groomed for the 2016 Olympics. “My focus is on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Incheon Asian Games. I hope to return with a gold medal from Glasgow,” Chong Wei added.

Baljit Singh Charun (right) has been included in the Commonwealth Games squad by national coach K. Dharmaraj. — filepic KUALA LUMPUR: Defender Baljit Singh Charun has decided to put his quit decision on hold after being included in the national hockey team for next month’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old was left out of three tournaments this year – the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh in March, the Champions Challenge 1 in Kuantan in April and last month’s World Cup in The Hague, Holland. Following Malaysia’s disastrous show in the World Cup, national coach K. Dharmaraj promptly included Baljit in the Games squad. Malaysia finished last among the 12 teams, losing all their six matches and conceded 26 goals. “I featured in all the tournaments for the national team last year. Suddenly, I was not required any more this year. I thought of quitting if failed to get a place for the Commonwealth Games,” said Baljit, who has 191 international caps. The Kua...

LEE Hup Wei’s bad luck with injuries returned to haunt him after the high jumper was ruled out of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the second consecutive major multi-sport event he will miss. Injury also forced Hup Wei, who finished fifth in New Delhi in 2010, out of the Sea Games in Naypyidaw last December and a hip injury suffered in training recently put paid to his plans of competing in Glasgow. Hup Wei’s misfortune comes too late for the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) to name a replacement which means only five track and field athletes will go to Scotland for the July 23-Aug 3 Games. This will be the smallest Malaysian representation in athletics since 2002, when four athletes went to Manchester though they returned with one silver and one bronze medal through Hisham Khaironi (100m para sport) and Yuan Yufang (20km walk) respectively. There were also fears that Yap Sean Yee, another high jumper, might have to delay her Commonwealth Games d...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia mampu meraih kemenangan satu-dua dalam acara badminton perseorangan lelaki di Sukan Komanwel 2014 Glasgow andai Chong Wei Feng (gambar) mampu beraksi cemerlang seperti Piala Thomas, Mei lalu. Malah pemain kelahiran Alor Setar itu sendiri meletakkan sasaran mara hingga ke perlawanan akhir dan mungkin akan berlaku pertemuan sesama sendiri menentang pemain nombor satu dunia, Datuk Lee Chong Wei. “Saya rasa tempoh tiga minggu sudah cukup untuk membuat persiapan menjelang Sukan Komanwel,” katanya pada Majlis Penyampaian Skim Hadiah Kemenangan Sukan (Shakam) skuad Piala Thomas 2014, kelmarin. Kata Wei Feng, selepas pulang dari New Delhi, dia beraksi di Siri Super Terbuka Jepun dan Siri Super Premier Terbuka Indonesia dan terkandas di pusingan kedua pada kedua-dua kejohanan, namun langsung tidak menghalang semangatnya. “Saya akan cuba membuatkan rakyat Malaysia gembira di Komanwel selepas diberi kepercayaan mewakili negara. “...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) are optimistic of reaching the semifinals in the 2014 Asia Games in Incheon, South Korea which starts on Sept 19. MCA executive secretary Clarence Selvam said the optimism was based on the national team's recent performance and achievement at the ICC World Cricket League Division Four. Malaysia beat Singapore to emerge as the champion in the Division Four League. Selvam said though the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has only set a quarterfinal target, the national squad was capable of pulling off a surprise or two to make the semifinals and better the quarterfinal stage finish at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, China. "The organizers of the 2014 Asian Games are expected to release the list of participating teams on Aug 21. We will have a better picture once the list is released," he told Bernama, here today. Meanwhile, the MCA's target for national women's cri...

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Julai (Bernama) -- Persatuan Kriket Malaysia (MCA) optimis dengan kemampuan skuad lelaki negara untuk melangkah ke peringkat separuh akhir pada Sukan Asia 2014 di Incheon, Korea Selatan, bermula 19 Sept ini. Setiausaha Eksekutifnya, V. Clarence Selvam berkata, keyakinan itu adalah bersandarkan persembahan cemerlang pasukan itu yang muncul juara Divisyen Empat dalam Liga Dunia ICC dengan mengalahkan tuan rumah, Singapura, baru-baru ini. Beliau berkata walaupun Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) meletakkan sasaran suku akhir kepada skuad tersebut, namun beliau yakin mereka mampu melakar kejutan dan mara sehingga ke peringkat separuh akhir, sekali gus memperbaiki pencapaian suku akhir yang dicatat pada edisi 2010 di Guangzhou, China. "Penganjur Sukan Asia 2014 dijangka mengeluarkan senarai akhir negara yang bertanding pada 21 Ogos ini dan dari situ kita dapat melihat negara mana yang bakal memberikan cabaran sengit kepada pasukan kita," katany...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry had never appointed any individual or third party to enroll students for sports schools in the country. According to a statement from the office of the Education Ministry director-general today, the ministry did not appoint anyone to either enroll students nor charge a fee for such enrollment. "The Ministry will like to clarify that students are offered places in sports schools based on their achievement, recommendations and merit at their respective schools and selected by a Selection Panel for Sports Schools," said the statement. The statement said the ministry viewed the action of some irresponsible individuals who used the names of ministry officials seriously. The statement said two police reports had been lodged involving such matters.

Me and @lee_c_wei , and this other photobombing fella at the back. pic.twitter.com/k0aTdWiWvF — Regina Lee (@reginalah) July 1, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- National badminton star Datuk Lee Chong Wei is confident that Malaysia can repeat the four-gold medal feat in New Delhi when shuttlers compete in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Scotland from July 23 to Aug 3. Chong Wei said the players need to put up a competitive performance although they are not expected to face a major challenge against participating Commonwealth countries. "Four years ago in New Delhi, the national team produced the best result, so I hope we can repeat a similar feat, if not better in Scotland. I have seen an improvement in the performance of our mixed doubles and men's doubles. "They have a good chance of winning gold, including the women's singles," he said when met at Kafe Atlet, National Sports Council, here tonight. Earlier, the Thomas Cup ...

“ @reginalah : Me and @lee_c_wei , and this other photobombing fella at the back. pic.twitter.com/koCw9NFtee ” thank you for sharing ☺️ — Dato' Lee Chong Wei (@lee_c_wei) July 1, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Julai (Bernama) -- Jaguh badminton negara Datuk Lee Chong Wei optimis skuad badminton negara mampu mengulangi kejayaan cemerlang pada temasya Sukan Komanwel di Glasgow, Scotland pada 23 Julai-3 Ogos ini. Chong Wei berkata skuad negara perlu mempamerkan aksi kompetetif walaupun menyedari pasukan badminton tidak berdepan masalah untuk bersaing dengan negara- negara Komanwel yang lain. "Empat tahun lepas di New Delhi, pasukan negara meraih keputusan terbaik, jadi saya harap pada kali ini skuad negara mampu meraih lebih banyak pingat emas kepada negara. "Saya lihat prestasi beregu campuran dan beregu lelaki semakin kuat, mereka berpeluang untuk meraih pingat begitu juga dengan pemain perseorangan wanita negara," katanya kepada pemberita ketika dite...

Dedikasi serta rekod yg cemerlang memang selayaknya Dollah Salleh dilantik Ketua Jurulatih Harimau Malaya. 'Congratulations & Good Luck'. — ONG KIM SWEE (@OKS_HARIMAUMUDA) June 28, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Julai (Bernama) -- Prestasi sekarang sudah memadai buat skuad Harimau Malaya dibimbing oleh jurulatih tempatan, kata Menteri Belia dan Sukan Khairy Jamaluddin. Beliau berkata demikian ketika mengulas keputusan Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) melantik Dollah Salleh sebagai ketua jurulatih kebangsaan yang bermula pada 28 Jun lepas bagi menggantikan Datuk K.Rajagobal yang tidak disambung kontraknya akhir tahun lalu. Sebelum ini, FAM turut menyenaraikan dua jurulatih asing kelahiran Jerman, Gert Engels dan Wolfgang Sidka sebagai antara tiga calon akhir bagi jawatan itu yang kosong sejak 31 Dis lepas. Khairy berkata beliau kurang bersetuju dengan cadangan FAM sebelum ini untuk menguna khidmat jurulatih luar negara kerana ia membabitkan perbelanjaan ya...

In other news, Dollah Salleh has been appointed as our new national head coach! pic.twitter.com/1MaK3e1keZ — twtbola / bayBola (@twt_bola) June 28, 2014 The appointment of a local coach for the Harimau Malaya squad is sufficient, based on the squad's current performance and existing crop of players, says Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He was commenting on the decision of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to appoint Dollah Salleh as the football national chief coach from June 28 to replace Datuk K.Rajagobal whose contract was not renewed at the end of last year. Prior to this, FAM had listed two German coaches, Gert Engels and Wolfgang Sidka, as among the three short-listed candidates for the post which was vacant since last Dec 31. Khairy said he was not agreeable to FAM's earlier proposal to hire a foreign coach for the national squad as it would involve a high expenditure. "I have high hopes for the national squad after this ...

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Jun (Bernama) -- Atlet menembak kebangsaan Eddy Chew mengharap tuah senjata baharu untuk membuat kejutan pada Sukan Komanwel di Glasgow, Scotland dari 23 Julai hingga 3 Ogos ini. Atlet berusia 19 tahun itu berkata beliau tidak mahu mensia-siakan peluang beraksi buat pertama kali pada temasya sukan berprestij itu dalam dua acara iaitu 50m free pistol dan 10m air pistol. Katanya beliau akan menggunakan pistol baharu yang diubahsuai mengikut kesesuaian berbanding sebelum ini iaitu mengubah cengkaman pada pistol itu mengikut kesesuaian dan keselesaan tangan. "Proses yang mengambil masa 12 jam itu itu memang rumit tetapi senjata itu lebih selesa digunakan sekarang," katanya kepada Bernama. Eddy merupakan pemenang pingat emas acara 50m free pistol individu lelaki dalam penampilan pertamanya di Sukan SEA Myanmar tahun lepas. Sebagai persiapan akhir ke Sukan Komanwel, skuad menembak negara akan menyertai Siri Kejohanan Piala Dunia ISSF ...