Oleh Wan Noriza Meor Idris
wannoriza@nstp.com.my
KOMBINASI muka lama dan baru bakal dipilih menggalas cabaran negara di Kejohanan Wushu Remaja Asia, di Shanghai, China, Ogos ini.
Setiausaha Eksekutif Persekutuan Wushu Malaysia (PWM), Winnie Chin berkata, kejohanan ini diibaratkan sebagai kempen pertama sukan wushu untuk musim 2011 sebelum melangkah ke saingan utama, Kejohanan Dunia, di Izmir, Turki, September ini.
Katanya, susulan itu pihaknya sudah memantau pergerakan serta prestasi atlet dari sekarang untuk memilih 12 atlet ke Shanghai yang terdiri daripada gabungan pelapis serta elit.
"Selepas pemilihan atlet ke Sukan Sea yang dijadual pada hujung bulan depan, Kejohanan Wushu Remaja Asia dan Kejohanan Wushu Dunia ini dilihat mampu dijadikan pertandingan pemanas badan sebelum ke Palembang, November ini.
"Kejohanan di Shanghai pada 17 hingga 21 Ogos ini juga dilihat penting kerana kami bakal menghantar lebih ramai atlet pelapis ke Sukan Sea berbanding elit. Oleh itu, mereka berupaya mendapat pendedahan awal di saingan bertaraf antarabangsa," katanya yang dijangka turut menghantar 12 atlet ke Sukan Sea.
Mengulas prestasi atlet pelapis dan elit ketika ini, Winnie berkata, walaupun wushu kekurangan kejohanan antarabangsa, skuad negara masih menunjukkan prestasi memuaskan.
"Kami menggunakan penekanan latihan berbeza, yang mana pelapis dan elit digabungkan bersama ketika sesi latihan. Kami mempunyai lapan atlet pelapis ketika ini dan setakat ini empat daripadanya dilihat mampu menuai pingat di kejohanan di Shanghai mahupun Palembang," katanya.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Karate: Puvaneswaran roped in to train youngsters
Wednesday June 29, 2011
By LIM TEIK HUAT
Immediate task: R. Puvaneswaran will prepare the national junior karate exponents for the Asian Championships and the World Juniors challenges this year.
PETALING JAYA: R. Puvaneswaran bowed out of competitive karate on a glorious note – with his second Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou last November – but the country has not seen the last of him.
Puvaneswaran will embark on a new chapter in his career as a coach next month.
The Malaysian Karate Federation (Makaf) and the National Sports Council (NSC) have agreed to rope in Puvaneswaran to handle the national juniors’ training full-time at Bukit Jalil.
Puvaneswaran, together with another former SEA Games gold medallist S. Mahendran, will prepare the national juniors for the Asian Karate Championships in China next month followed by the World Juniors, which will be held in Malacca in October.
The 36-year-old father of three children is relieved that his hopes of pursuing a coaching career is coming to fruition.
“I have been waiting for some time to be roped in as a coach,” said Puvaneswaran.
“In the meantime, I continued to earn a living through my own karate classes. But I was always positive as I knew things will be sorted out eventually. I am expecting to get the contract soon ... but it should be just a formality.
“I have to thank Makaf and NSC for giving me the chance to coach the national Under-21 squad. I am starting a new chapter in my career.
“Previously, I was fighting more for myself but now it is about guiding the future talents and sharing my experiences with them so that they can improve themselves,” added the five-time SEA Games gold medallist.
Puvaneswaran, who has also bagged three Asian Championships individual gold medals, is familiar with the junior exponents and feels he will have no problem settling into the new environment.
“I was already being groomed by master Arivalagan (the national coach) in the first place,” said Puvaneswaran. “The juniors often train together with the elite squad and we will share our knowledge.
“There is not much time as the Asian Champ-ionships is next month but we want to get the exponents to do well in the World Juniors as we are hosting it for the first time.”
By LIM TEIK HUAT
Immediate task: R. Puvaneswaran will prepare the national junior karate exponents for the Asian Championships and the World Juniors challenges this year.
PETALING JAYA: R. Puvaneswaran bowed out of competitive karate on a glorious note – with his second Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou last November – but the country has not seen the last of him.
Puvaneswaran will embark on a new chapter in his career as a coach next month.
The Malaysian Karate Federation (Makaf) and the National Sports Council (NSC) have agreed to rope in Puvaneswaran to handle the national juniors’ training full-time at Bukit Jalil.
Puvaneswaran, together with another former SEA Games gold medallist S. Mahendran, will prepare the national juniors for the Asian Karate Championships in China next month followed by the World Juniors, which will be held in Malacca in October.
The 36-year-old father of three children is relieved that his hopes of pursuing a coaching career is coming to fruition.
“I have been waiting for some time to be roped in as a coach,” said Puvaneswaran.
“In the meantime, I continued to earn a living through my own karate classes. But I was always positive as I knew things will be sorted out eventually. I am expecting to get the contract soon ... but it should be just a formality.
“I have to thank Makaf and NSC for giving me the chance to coach the national Under-21 squad. I am starting a new chapter in my career.
“Previously, I was fighting more for myself but now it is about guiding the future talents and sharing my experiences with them so that they can improve themselves,” added the five-time SEA Games gold medallist.
Puvaneswaran, who has also bagged three Asian Championships individual gold medals, is familiar with the junior exponents and feels he will have no problem settling into the new environment.
“I was already being groomed by master Arivalagan (the national coach) in the first place,” said Puvaneswaran. “The juniors often train together with the elite squad and we will share our knowledge.
“There is not much time as the Asian Champ-ionships is next month but we want to get the exponents to do well in the World Juniors as we are hosting it for the first time.”
Cycling: Arfy prepares for junior world stage
2011/06/29
Arnaz M. Khairul
arnaz@nstp.com.my
Arfy will have two months to prepare for the World Junior Track Championships in Moscow.
HAVING won the Malaysia Games keirin gold medal and boosted his home state Malacca's development programme with that, Arfy Qhairant Amran now has bigger fish to fry.
The 18-year-old Asian junior 200m sprint champion, who moved into the national elite squad's training base in Melbourne last week, leads the charge of the new breed of riders who form the nucleus of the 2016 Olympic programme.
As his first task, Arfy will have two months to prepare for the World Junior Track Championships in Moscow on Aug 17-21.
Having qualified by virtue of his Asian title, Arfy is expected to be joined by Selangor's Hamdan Hamidun in Moscow. Arfy will contest the 1km time trial, 200m sprint and keirin, while Hamdan will line up for the points and scratch races.
Arfy left for Melbourne last week along with Fattah Amri Zaid and Mohd Elmi Jumari, which hints of a new team sprint line-up under development.
National track team manager Datuk Naim Mohamad said the juniors will have a longer, more elaborate preparation to be ready for the 2016 Olympics qualifying procedure.
"But it is also up to them to prove that they can make the cut, as along the way the others in the Pelapis programme might also step up their game and will have to be given opportunities," said Naim.
"Arfy has shown potential and should be coming up with strong performances in the World Junior Championships.
"He has already had the experience last year, so this time he should know what to expect.
"He'll also be going to Moscow better prepared this time around, so we have hopes of a good outing, maybe even medals from both the riders."
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Arnaz M. Khairul
arnaz@nstp.com.my
Arfy will have two months to prepare for the World Junior Track Championships in Moscow.
HAVING won the Malaysia Games keirin gold medal and boosted his home state Malacca's development programme with that, Arfy Qhairant Amran now has bigger fish to fry.
The 18-year-old Asian junior 200m sprint champion, who moved into the national elite squad's training base in Melbourne last week, leads the charge of the new breed of riders who form the nucleus of the 2016 Olympic programme.
As his first task, Arfy will have two months to prepare for the World Junior Track Championships in Moscow on Aug 17-21.
Having qualified by virtue of his Asian title, Arfy is expected to be joined by Selangor's Hamdan Hamidun in Moscow. Arfy will contest the 1km time trial, 200m sprint and keirin, while Hamdan will line up for the points and scratch races.
Arfy left for Melbourne last week along with Fattah Amri Zaid and Mohd Elmi Jumari, which hints of a new team sprint line-up under development.
National track team manager Datuk Naim Mohamad said the juniors will have a longer, more elaborate preparation to be ready for the 2016 Olympics qualifying procedure.
"But it is also up to them to prove that they can make the cut, as along the way the others in the Pelapis programme might also step up their game and will have to be given opportunities," said Naim.
"Arfy has shown potential and should be coming up with strong performances in the World Junior Championships.
"He has already had the experience last year, so this time he should know what to expect.
"He'll also be going to Moscow better prepared this time around, so we have hopes of a good outing, maybe even medals from both the riders."
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Juniors show prowess
2011/06/25
S. Sivasangari won the Under-13 title at the Asian Junior Championships in Amman, Jordan yesterday.
MALAYSIA dominated the lower age-group categories of the Asian Junior Squash Championships after the national juniors won three titles in Amman, Jordan yesterday.
Two of those titles came in all-Malaysian finals as a promising batch of youngsters underlined their ability to dominate the Asian junior scene in the years to come.
S. Sivasangari and Andrea Lee, the top two seeds in the Girls' Under-13 event, were the first to take to the court with the former edging a close contest to win 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10 in a repeat of the outcome at the Milo All Stars Junior Open Under-13 final earlier this month.
It was Kedah-born Sivasangari's third international title this year, having also won the Penang International Junior Open Under-13 event besides two Under-15 titles on the CIMB National Junior Circuit where she beat Andrea on both occasions in the finals.
Farez Izwan Mukhtar carried his fine form from the Milo All Stars where he won the Boys' Under-13 to beat Mohammad Alsarraj of Jordan 14-12, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4 for Malaysia's second title of the championships.
The run came to a halt in the next final when second seed Jadeleen Lee could not prevent the Girls' Under-15 title from going to top seed Choi Uen Shan of Hong Kong, who rallied from a game down to win 10-12, 15-13, 11-6, 11-6.
The icing on the cake was provided by Syafiq Kamal, who stunned teammate and British Junior Open Under-13 champion Ng Eain Yow 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 15-13 in the Boys' Under-15 final.
Malaysia were unrepresented in the finals of the Under-17 and Under-19 categories following the semi-final exits of Yong Sue Ann and Tan Yan Xin on Friday.
Sue Ann, who earlier knocked out the second seed in the Girls' Under-17 quarter-finals, lost 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 to India's Saumya Karki while Girls' Under-19 second seed Yan Xin was ousted by India's Anaka Alankamony.
Read more: Juniors show prowess http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/67SQUUA/Article#ixzz1QMBOQEqv
S. Sivasangari won the Under-13 title at the Asian Junior Championships in Amman, Jordan yesterday.
MALAYSIA dominated the lower age-group categories of the Asian Junior Squash Championships after the national juniors won three titles in Amman, Jordan yesterday.
Two of those titles came in all-Malaysian finals as a promising batch of youngsters underlined their ability to dominate the Asian junior scene in the years to come.
S. Sivasangari and Andrea Lee, the top two seeds in the Girls' Under-13 event, were the first to take to the court with the former edging a close contest to win 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10 in a repeat of the outcome at the Milo All Stars Junior Open Under-13 final earlier this month.
It was Kedah-born Sivasangari's third international title this year, having also won the Penang International Junior Open Under-13 event besides two Under-15 titles on the CIMB National Junior Circuit where she beat Andrea on both occasions in the finals.
Farez Izwan Mukhtar carried his fine form from the Milo All Stars where he won the Boys' Under-13 to beat Mohammad Alsarraj of Jordan 14-12, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4 for Malaysia's second title of the championships.
The run came to a halt in the next final when second seed Jadeleen Lee could not prevent the Girls' Under-15 title from going to top seed Choi Uen Shan of Hong Kong, who rallied from a game down to win 10-12, 15-13, 11-6, 11-6.
The icing on the cake was provided by Syafiq Kamal, who stunned teammate and British Junior Open Under-13 champion Ng Eain Yow 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 15-13 in the Boys' Under-15 final.
Malaysia were unrepresented in the finals of the Under-17 and Under-19 categories following the semi-final exits of Yong Sue Ann and Tan Yan Xin on Friday.
Sue Ann, who earlier knocked out the second seed in the Girls' Under-17 quarter-finals, lost 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 to India's Saumya Karki while Girls' Under-19 second seed Yan Xin was ousted by India's Anaka Alankamony.
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Singles’ run ends at SEA junior table tennis meet
Sunday June 26, 2011
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s challenge in the singles event of the 17th SEA Junior Table Tennis championships fizzled out in the quarter-finals in Haiduong, Vietnam, yesterday.
Foh Zheng Liu, who helped the Malaysian boys bag the bronze medal in the Under-18 team event on Thursday, found Singapore’s Tay Jit Kiat too hot to handle, losing 11-8, 2-11, 11-13, 7-11.
Zheng Liu had earlier defeated Thailand’s Tanapol Sanyiwattarm in the second round.
The Under-18 girls of Lee Rou You and Ho Ying also crashed out in the quarter-finals.
Rou You lost to Thailand’s Rattanaporn Rattanavongsa 11-8, 9-11, 2-11, 11-5, 10-12 while Ho Ying was thrashed 5-11, 6-11, 6-11 by Singapore’s Isabelle Li.
However, Malaysia’s challenge in the doubles remained strong as Goh Nai Ngee-Mohd Asyraf (Under-18) and Foo Dunley-Mohd Hashri Fikri (Under-15) checked into the boys’ semi-finals.
Final Results
(Selected Malaysian results only)
BOYS’ QUARTER-FINALS
Under-15:
Doubles: Foo Dunley-Mohd Hashri Fikri bt Nguyen Duc Tuan-Bui Trung Kien (Vie) 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
Under-18
Singles: Tay Jit Kiat (Sin) bt Foh Zheng Liu 11-2, 13-11, 11-7.
Doubles: Goh Nai Ngee-Mohd Asyraf Haiqal bt Tay Jit Kiat-Tay Kiat Yi (Sin) 14-12, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 16-14.
GIRLS’ QUARTER-FINALS
Under-18
Singles: Rattanaporn Rattanavongsa (Tha) bt Lee Rou You 8-11, 11-9, 11-2, 12-10; Isabelle Li (Sin) bt Ho Ying 11-5, 11-6, 11-6.
Doubles: Rou You-Ho Ying bt Aldrea Leong-Lam Teng Si 3-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 15-13.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s challenge in the singles event of the 17th SEA Junior Table Tennis championships fizzled out in the quarter-finals in Haiduong, Vietnam, yesterday.
Foh Zheng Liu, who helped the Malaysian boys bag the bronze medal in the Under-18 team event on Thursday, found Singapore’s Tay Jit Kiat too hot to handle, losing 11-8, 2-11, 11-13, 7-11.
Zheng Liu had earlier defeated Thailand’s Tanapol Sanyiwattarm in the second round.
The Under-18 girls of Lee Rou You and Ho Ying also crashed out in the quarter-finals.
Rou You lost to Thailand’s Rattanaporn Rattanavongsa 11-8, 9-11, 2-11, 11-5, 10-12 while Ho Ying was thrashed 5-11, 6-11, 6-11 by Singapore’s Isabelle Li.
However, Malaysia’s challenge in the doubles remained strong as Goh Nai Ngee-Mohd Asyraf (Under-18) and Foo Dunley-Mohd Hashri Fikri (Under-15) checked into the boys’ semi-finals.
Final Results
(Selected Malaysian results only)
BOYS’ QUARTER-FINALS
Under-15:
Doubles: Foo Dunley-Mohd Hashri Fikri bt Nguyen Duc Tuan-Bui Trung Kien (Vie) 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
Under-18
Singles: Tay Jit Kiat (Sin) bt Foh Zheng Liu 11-2, 13-11, 11-7.
Doubles: Goh Nai Ngee-Mohd Asyraf Haiqal bt Tay Jit Kiat-Tay Kiat Yi (Sin) 14-12, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 16-14.
GIRLS’ QUARTER-FINALS
Under-18
Singles: Rattanaporn Rattanavongsa (Tha) bt Lee Rou You 8-11, 11-9, 11-2, 12-10; Isabelle Li (Sin) bt Ho Ying 11-5, 11-6, 11-6.
Doubles: Rou You-Ho Ying bt Aldrea Leong-Lam Teng Si 3-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 15-13.
Sivasangari, Farez and Syafiq strike gold in Amman
Sunday June 26, 2011
By KNG ZHENG GUAN
PETALING JAYA: Rising star S. Sivasangari inspired Malaysia to three titles in the Asian Junior individual squash championships in Amman, Jordan, yesterday.
Sivasangari got the ball rolling when she defeated team-mate Andrea Lee 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10 to claim the girls’ Under-13 title.
Little dynamite: S. Sivasangari clinched the first gold for Malaysia by winning the girls’ Under-13 event.
It was a rematch of their Milo All Star Junior Open clash earlier this month, which Sivasangari also won 11-7, 3-11, 9-11, 11-2, 12-10 in a thrilling five-set final.
Yesterday, the 12-year-old from Alor Setar was in her element again, dominating the court and forcing Andrea into numerous unforced errors.
Then the in-form Mohd Farez Izwan got title number two when he beat local favourite Mohammad Alsarraj in the boys’ Under-13 final.
But it was not an easy match as the top-seeded Farez had to battle on two fronts – Alsarraj and the boisterous crowd – before winning 14-12, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5.
Mohd Syafiq Mohd Kamal then bagged the third title after upsetting team-mate and top seed Ng Eain Yow in the boys’ Under-15 final.
Syafiq played extremely well to beat British Junior Open champion Eain Yow 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 15-13.
It could have been four titles but Jadeleen Lee fell 12-10, 13-15, 6-11, 6-11 to top seed Choi Uen Shan of Hong Kong in the girls’ Under-15 category.
National coach Raymond Arnold was extremely pleased with his young charges’ battling efforts.
“Sivasangari played very well to control the game. That made Andrea lose her focus and she made a lot of mistakes,” said Raymond in a telephone interview from Amman.
“As for Farez, it was not an easy match for him because he was not only playing against a very good opponent in Alsarraj but he was also up against the home crowd. Farez was under a lot of pressure.
“But I’m happy he managed to stay cool and stamp his authority in the match.
“We could have won four titles but Jadeleen came up against a physically stronger player and ran out of steam in the end. Still, she played very well. I’m not disappointed at all.”
Final Results
(Malaysian results only)
BOYS
Under-13: Mohd Farez Izwan bt Mohammad Alsarraj (Jor) 14-12, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5.
Under-15: Mohd Syafiq Mohd Kamal bt Ng Eain Yow 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 15-13.
GIRLS
Under-13: S.Sivasangari bt Andrea Lee 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10.
Under-15: Choi Uen Shan (Hkg) bt Jadeleen Lee 10-12, 15-13, 11-6, 11-6.
By KNG ZHENG GUAN
PETALING JAYA: Rising star S. Sivasangari inspired Malaysia to three titles in the Asian Junior individual squash championships in Amman, Jordan, yesterday.
Sivasangari got the ball rolling when she defeated team-mate Andrea Lee 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10 to claim the girls’ Under-13 title.
Little dynamite: S. Sivasangari clinched the first gold for Malaysia by winning the girls’ Under-13 event.
It was a rematch of their Milo All Star Junior Open clash earlier this month, which Sivasangari also won 11-7, 3-11, 9-11, 11-2, 12-10 in a thrilling five-set final.
Yesterday, the 12-year-old from Alor Setar was in her element again, dominating the court and forcing Andrea into numerous unforced errors.
Then the in-form Mohd Farez Izwan got title number two when he beat local favourite Mohammad Alsarraj in the boys’ Under-13 final.
But it was not an easy match as the top-seeded Farez had to battle on two fronts – Alsarraj and the boisterous crowd – before winning 14-12, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5.
Mohd Syafiq Mohd Kamal then bagged the third title after upsetting team-mate and top seed Ng Eain Yow in the boys’ Under-15 final.
Syafiq played extremely well to beat British Junior Open champion Eain Yow 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 15-13.
It could have been four titles but Jadeleen Lee fell 12-10, 13-15, 6-11, 6-11 to top seed Choi Uen Shan of Hong Kong in the girls’ Under-15 category.
National coach Raymond Arnold was extremely pleased with his young charges’ battling efforts.
“Sivasangari played very well to control the game. That made Andrea lose her focus and she made a lot of mistakes,” said Raymond in a telephone interview from Amman.
“As for Farez, it was not an easy match for him because he was not only playing against a very good opponent in Alsarraj but he was also up against the home crowd. Farez was under a lot of pressure.
“But I’m happy he managed to stay cool and stamp his authority in the match.
“We could have won four titles but Jadeleen came up against a physically stronger player and ran out of steam in the end. Still, she played very well. I’m not disappointed at all.”
Final Results
(Malaysian results only)
BOYS
Under-13: Mohd Farez Izwan bt Mohammad Alsarraj (Jor) 14-12, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5.
Under-15: Mohd Syafiq Mohd Kamal bt Ng Eain Yow 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 15-13.
GIRLS
Under-13: S.Sivasangari bt Andrea Lee 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10.
Under-15: Choi Uen Shan (Hkg) bt Jadeleen Lee 10-12, 15-13, 11-6, 11-6.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Two squash titles in the bag for Malaysia
Saturday June 25, 2011
By AFTAR SINGH
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are assured of two titles in the lower categories of the Asian Junior individual squash championships in Amman, Jordan, today.
The girls Under-13 and boys Under-15 will both feature all-Malaysian finals.
Top seed S. Sivasangari will face second seed Andrea Lee in the girls' Under-13 final.
In the boys' Under-15 final, British Junior Open Under-13 champion and top seed Ng Eain Yow will square off against second seed Mohd Syafiq Mohd Kamal.
Sivasangari, who won back-to-back titles in the Milo All Star Junior and the Penang International Age-Group competitions recently, defeated Zoe Foo, the joint third-fourth seed, 11-5, 13-11, 8-11, 11-4, in the semi-finals yesterday.
Andrea Lee, runner-up in the British Junior Open in Sheffield in January, edged joint fifth-eighth seed Satomi Watanabe of Japan 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7 to make the final.
Eain Yow, a form one student at Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS), defeated China's Tsun Hei Yuen 11-8, 12-10, 12-10 to reach the boys' Under-15 final.
Mohd Syafiq got the better of joint third-fourth seed Darren Ti Luun Chan 11-8, 11-9, 13-11 in the other semi-final.
National coach Raymond Arnold said that Sivasangari was playing well and looked almost certain of winning the girls Under-13 title.
In the boys' Under-13, Malaysia's top seed Mohd Farez Izwan Mohd Mukhtar reached the final after beating India's Ranjit Singh 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9.
The Kota Kinabalu-born Farez will face joint fifth-eighth seed Mohamed Alsaraj of Jordan in the final.
In the girls Under-15, Malaysia's Jadeleen Lee, the second seed, will take on top seed Uen Shan Choi of Hong Kong in the final.
Meanwhile, it was sad day for second seed Tan Yan Xin, who was upset by joint third-fourth seed Anaka Alankamony of India in the girls' Under-19 semi-finals. Yan Xin lost 7-11, 6-11, 8-11.
Raymond said that they were banking on Yan Xin to reach the final after her good performance in the Milo All Star meet last month.
"But she failed to play her normal game and made some errors which allowed the Indian player to control the match," said Raymond.
It was Yan Xin's third appearance in the championships.
She made her debut in 2009, losing in the third round. Last year, she reached the quarter-finals.
(Malaysian unless stated)
BOYS SEMI-FINALS
Under-13: Mohd Farez Izwan Mohd Mukhtar bt Ranjit Singh (Ind) 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9; Mohammad Alsarraj (Jor) bt Shamil Wakeel (Sri) 11-8, 11-8, 11-2.
Under-15: Ng Eain Yow bt Tsun Hei Yuen (Chn) 11-8, 12-10, 12-10; Mohd Syafiq Mohd Kamal bt Darren Ti Luun Chan 11-8, 11-9, 13-11.
Under-17: Tayyab Aslam (Pak) bt Syed Ali Bukhari (Pak) 11-7, 14-16, 11-8, 11-9; Ahmad Khaleel Alsaraj (Jor) bt Kush Kumar (Ind) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10.
Under-19: Nasir Iqbal (Pak) bt Danish Atlas Khan (Pak) 12-10, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-1; Ramit Tandon (Ind) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8.
GIRLS' SEMI-FINALS
Under-13: S. Sivasangari bt Zoe Foo 11-5, 13-11, 8-11, 11-4; Andrea Lee bt Satomi Watanabe (Jpn) 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7.
Under-15: Uen Shan Choi (Chn) bt Adya Advani (Ind) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6; Jadeleen Lee bt Aika Azman 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9.
Under-17: Ka Po Ho (Hkg) bt Ka Hei Chu (Hkg) 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5; Saumya Karki (Ind) bt Sue Ann Yong 11-3, 11-9, 11-2.
Under-19: Tsz Wing Tong (Hkg) bt Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) 14-12, 11-9, 9-11, 15-13; Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt Tan Yan Xin 11-7, 11-6, 11-8.
Friday, June 24, 2011
MSN utama atlet muda
24 Jun 2011
Oleh Wan Noriza Meor Idris
wannoriza@nstp.com.my
MAJLIS Sukan Negara (MSN) hakikatnya memuji semangat serta dedikasi gimnas negara, Mohd Irwan Miskob yang ingin terus menabur bakti bersama skuad negara walaupun dirinya mempunyai masalah usia yang dikatakan lanjut.
Ada juga dakwaan mengatakan permohonan gimnas itu untuk terus kekal berada dalam program MSN langsung tidak disebut dalam mesyuarat jawatankuasa antara badan induk itu bersama Persekutuan Gimnastik Malaysia (MGF).
Malah, MGF dikatakan berdepan kemelut dalaman hingga tempiasnya terkena kepada gimnas itu.
Namun, Pengarah Cawangan Elit Bahagian Atlet MSN, Arrifin Mohd Ghani berkata, pihaknya menerima permohonan Irwan dan perkara itu ada dibincangkan dalam mesyuarat jawatankuasa MSN bersama MGF.
“Perkara itu ada dibincangkan namun punca kepada namanya gagal diselitkan dalam program kami adalah disebabkan usianya bukan atas dihalang pihak tertentu.
“Kami menyambut baik langkah Irwan meneruskan perjuangannya sebagai gimnas kebangsaan malah tindakannya itu harus menjadi contoh kepada atlet lain.
“Tapi, MGF mahupun MSN sedang dalam proses pembangunan menyeluruh meninjau peluang melahirkan atlet berwibawa menjelang 2016 dan atas dasar itu kami cenderung untuk hanya memilih gimnas atau atlet lebih muda daripadanya yang kini berusia 28 tahun,” katanya semalam.
Selasa lalu, Arena Metro, melaporkan Irwan kecewa apabila harapan untuk layak ke Sukan Sea, Palembang Disember ini bagaikan dihalang apabila rayuannya untuk terus berada dalam program MSN ditolak. Justeru, gimnas itu nekad mengundur diri buat sementara. sehingga seorang daripada ‘orang atasan’ MGF bersara. Arrifin berkata, MSN peka terhadap potensi Irwan dan berharap atlet itu kekal menjalani latihan meskipun namanya tidak tersenarai dalam program MSN.
“Jika Irwan berjaya melepasi had kelayakan pada 26 hingga 27 Julai ini, kami tidak teragak-agak menghantarnya ke Sukan Sea, Palembang, Disember ini.
“Malah, faktor keselamatan dibimbangkan Irwan bukanlah isu utama kerana MSN akan mempertimbangkan segala perbelanjaan mahupun menampung perbelanjaan kecederaan dan penginapan kerana menganggapnya sebagai bekas atlet.
“Mustahil untuk kami membiarkannya terumbang ambing, pastinya MSN akan membantunya dari segi kebajikan,” katanya.
Arrifin juga tidak menafikan khidmat atlet itu diperlukan kerana pihaknya mahupun MGF ketandusan gimnas berpotensi. seperti di zaman kegemilangan Ng Shu Wai.
“Memang Irwan gimnas senior tunggal selepas rakan seangkatannya menarik diri seorang demi seorang bermula dengan Shu Wai.
“Ketika ini, kami ingin menutup jurang itu dan menaikkan semula zaman kegemilangan gimnastik artistik lelaki seperti lima tahun lalu. Kerana itulah, kami lebih menumpukan kepada gimnas muda tapi dalam masa sama memerlukan pengalaman Irwan,” katanya.
Oleh Wan Noriza Meor Idris
wannoriza@nstp.com.my
MAJLIS Sukan Negara (MSN) hakikatnya memuji semangat serta dedikasi gimnas negara, Mohd Irwan Miskob yang ingin terus menabur bakti bersama skuad negara walaupun dirinya mempunyai masalah usia yang dikatakan lanjut.
Ada juga dakwaan mengatakan permohonan gimnas itu untuk terus kekal berada dalam program MSN langsung tidak disebut dalam mesyuarat jawatankuasa antara badan induk itu bersama Persekutuan Gimnastik Malaysia (MGF).
Malah, MGF dikatakan berdepan kemelut dalaman hingga tempiasnya terkena kepada gimnas itu.
Namun, Pengarah Cawangan Elit Bahagian Atlet MSN, Arrifin Mohd Ghani berkata, pihaknya menerima permohonan Irwan dan perkara itu ada dibincangkan dalam mesyuarat jawatankuasa MSN bersama MGF.
“Perkara itu ada dibincangkan namun punca kepada namanya gagal diselitkan dalam program kami adalah disebabkan usianya bukan atas dihalang pihak tertentu.
“Kami menyambut baik langkah Irwan meneruskan perjuangannya sebagai gimnas kebangsaan malah tindakannya itu harus menjadi contoh kepada atlet lain.
“Tapi, MGF mahupun MSN sedang dalam proses pembangunan menyeluruh meninjau peluang melahirkan atlet berwibawa menjelang 2016 dan atas dasar itu kami cenderung untuk hanya memilih gimnas atau atlet lebih muda daripadanya yang kini berusia 28 tahun,” katanya semalam.
Selasa lalu, Arena Metro, melaporkan Irwan kecewa apabila harapan untuk layak ke Sukan Sea, Palembang Disember ini bagaikan dihalang apabila rayuannya untuk terus berada dalam program MSN ditolak. Justeru, gimnas itu nekad mengundur diri buat sementara. sehingga seorang daripada ‘orang atasan’ MGF bersara. Arrifin berkata, MSN peka terhadap potensi Irwan dan berharap atlet itu kekal menjalani latihan meskipun namanya tidak tersenarai dalam program MSN.
“Jika Irwan berjaya melepasi had kelayakan pada 26 hingga 27 Julai ini, kami tidak teragak-agak menghantarnya ke Sukan Sea, Palembang, Disember ini.
“Malah, faktor keselamatan dibimbangkan Irwan bukanlah isu utama kerana MSN akan mempertimbangkan segala perbelanjaan mahupun menampung perbelanjaan kecederaan dan penginapan kerana menganggapnya sebagai bekas atlet.
“Mustahil untuk kami membiarkannya terumbang ambing, pastinya MSN akan membantunya dari segi kebajikan,” katanya.
Arrifin juga tidak menafikan khidmat atlet itu diperlukan kerana pihaknya mahupun MGF ketandusan gimnas berpotensi. seperti di zaman kegemilangan Ng Shu Wai.
“Memang Irwan gimnas senior tunggal selepas rakan seangkatannya menarik diri seorang demi seorang bermula dengan Shu Wai.
“Ketika ini, kami ingin menutup jurang itu dan menaikkan semula zaman kegemilangan gimnastik artistik lelaki seperti lima tahun lalu. Kerana itulah, kami lebih menumpukan kepada gimnas muda tapi dalam masa sama memerlukan pengalaman Irwan,” katanya.
Malaysians lose to the Thais in table tennis
Friday June 24, 2011
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Under-18 boys were no match for Thailand as they crashed out in the semi-finals of the 17th SEA Table Tennis Junior Championships in Haiduong, Vietnam, yesterday.
Foh Zheng Liu, Foo Dunley, Mohd Asyraf Haiqal and Goh Nai Ngee went into the match against Thailand as Group B runners-up after losing 1-3 to Singapore on Wednesday night.
And yesterday they were outclassed 3-0 by the Thais.
The Under-18 girls also lost 0-3 to Thailand in a round-robin match yesterday.
They now have one win and two losses from three matches and are out of contention for the gold medal.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Under-18 boys were no match for Thailand as they crashed out in the semi-finals of the 17th SEA Table Tennis Junior Championships in Haiduong, Vietnam, yesterday.
Foh Zheng Liu, Foo Dunley, Mohd Asyraf Haiqal and Goh Nai Ngee went into the match against Thailand as Group B runners-up after losing 1-3 to Singapore on Wednesday night.
And yesterday they were outclassed 3-0 by the Thais.
The Under-18 girls also lost 0-3 to Thailand in a round-robin match yesterday.
They now have one win and two losses from three matches and are out of contention for the gold medal.
Sizzling Sue Ann stuns second seed to enter Asian Junior semis
Friday June 24, 2011
By KNG ZHENG GUAN
PETALING JAYA: National junior Yong Sue Ann drew the biggest cheer when she tore the formbooks to shreds en route to qualifying for the girls’ Under-17 semi-finals of the Asian Junior individual squash championships in Amman, Jordan, yesterday.
Nothing much was expected of the petite 15-year-old Sue Ann as she was up against second seed Ho Tze Lok of Hong Kong – a player she has never beaten before.
In fact, Sue Ann was staring at defeat after losing two of the first three sets. Instead, she rolled up her sleeves and fought back strongly in fourth and fifth sets to win 12-10, 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 13-11.
National coach Raymond Arnold was pleased with her efforts considering “that Tze Lok is an older and more experienced player”.
“Sue Ann could have won the third set and made things easier but she was tired and made mistakes,” Raymond said in a telephone interview from Amman.
“But I was both pleased and surprised at how strongly she came back in the fourth set. The fifth was anybody’s game and I’m glad she came out tops.”
Sue Ann will now face joint third-fourth seed Saumya Karki of India for a spot in the final.
Saumya had earlier ended the run of another national junior, Rachel Arnold, with a convincing 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 victory.
It was business as usual for S. Sivasangari, Andrea Lee and Zoe Foo when they cruised into the Under-13 semi-finals.
Top-seed Sivasangari overcame a first set loss to overcome India’s Aishwarya Bhattacharya 6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-3 and will face Zoe in the semi-finals.
Andrea will take on joint fifth-eighth seed Satomi Watanabe, who upset third-fourth seed Ho Ka Wing 14-12, 11-2, 11-4. in the other semi-final.
Skuasy Remaja Asia: Malaysia di landasan buru tiga gelaran
24 Jun 2011
KUALA LUMPUR - Misi Malaysia untuk mencari tiga kejuaraan pada Kejohanan Skuasy Remaja Asia berada di landasan terbaik apabila memiliki wakil pada separuh akhir dalam enam daripada lapan kategori di Amman, Jordan semalam.
Malah, pemain negara mendominasi tiga daripada empat tempat di separuh akhir kategori bawah 15 tahun lelaki dan bawah 13 tahun perempuan. Dua acara yang gagal menempatkan wakil kita adalah bawah 19 dan 17 tahun lelaki.
Malaysia sudah mengesahkan sekurang-kurangnya satu tiket final bawah 15 tahun lelaki selepas Darren Chan dan Mohd. Syafiq Mohd. Kamal menempah pertemuan sesama sendiri, manakala Ng Eain Yow mampu memastikan kejuaraan milik negara jika berjaya menundukkan Tsun Hei Yuen dari Taiwan di separuh akhir.
Semalam, Syafiq dipaksa berhempas pulas untuk mengetepikan pemain India, Yohan Pandole 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4, manakala Darren tidak menghadapi banyak masalah membenam Sandeep Ramachandran juga dari India 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.
Terdahulu, Eain Yow mengalahkan rakan senegara Yohan dan Sandeep, Aishwarya Singh 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
Malaysia turut mempamer dominasi dalam saingan bawah 13 tahun perempuan, diketuai pilihan pertama, S. Sivasangari yang bangkit daripada ketinggalan sebelum mengetepikan Aishwarya Bhattacharya dari India 6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-3.
Sivasangari kini akan berdepan rakan senegara, Zoe Foo yang mara selepas menumpaskan pemain India, Nikita Joshi 11-6, 11-3, 11-7.
Melengkapkan kemaraan Malaysia di separuh akhir adalah Andrea Jia yang menundukkan Akansha Salunke 11-7, 11-4, 11-4.
Menantinya hari ini, Satomi Watanabe dari Jepun.
Pasukan negara juga sudah mengesahkan tiket perlawanan akhir bawah 15 tahun perempuan selepas dua pemainnya, Jadeleen Lee dan Aika Azman bertemu sesama sendiri di separuh akhir. Jadeleen, pilihan kedua mara selepas menumpaskan pemain India, Harshit Kaur 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4 manakala Aika menundukkan rakan senegara Harshit, Jui Kalgutkar 11-5, 11-3, 11-2.
Dalam kategori bawah 13 tahun lelaki, Mohd. Farez Izwan Mukhtar mengesahkan status sebagai pilihan pertama apabila mudah mengetepikan Aryaman Adik dari India 11-6, 11-4, 11-0 untuk menempah pertemuan dengan pilihan ketiga dan rakan senegara Aryaman, Ranjit Singh.
Sementara dalam bawah 15 tahun perempuan, Sue Ann Yong mengejutkan pilihan kedua, Tze Lok Ho dari Hong Kong 12-10, 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 13-11 dan bakal berdepan Saumi Karki dari India, yang terdahulu mara selepas menyingkirkan seorang lagi pemain negara, Rachel Mae Arnold 11-9, 12-10, 11-7.
Tan Yan Xin meneruskan kemaraan Malaysia dalam kategori bawah 19 tahun perempuan selepas menundukkan Yu Ra Choe dari Korea Selatan 11-6, 13-11, 11-5 bagi menempah pertemuan dengan Anaka Alankamony dari India.
KUALA LUMPUR - Misi Malaysia untuk mencari tiga kejuaraan pada Kejohanan Skuasy Remaja Asia berada di landasan terbaik apabila memiliki wakil pada separuh akhir dalam enam daripada lapan kategori di Amman, Jordan semalam.
Malah, pemain negara mendominasi tiga daripada empat tempat di separuh akhir kategori bawah 15 tahun lelaki dan bawah 13 tahun perempuan. Dua acara yang gagal menempatkan wakil kita adalah bawah 19 dan 17 tahun lelaki.
Malaysia sudah mengesahkan sekurang-kurangnya satu tiket final bawah 15 tahun lelaki selepas Darren Chan dan Mohd. Syafiq Mohd. Kamal menempah pertemuan sesama sendiri, manakala Ng Eain Yow mampu memastikan kejuaraan milik negara jika berjaya menundukkan Tsun Hei Yuen dari Taiwan di separuh akhir.
Semalam, Syafiq dipaksa berhempas pulas untuk mengetepikan pemain India, Yohan Pandole 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4, manakala Darren tidak menghadapi banyak masalah membenam Sandeep Ramachandran juga dari India 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.
Terdahulu, Eain Yow mengalahkan rakan senegara Yohan dan Sandeep, Aishwarya Singh 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
Malaysia turut mempamer dominasi dalam saingan bawah 13 tahun perempuan, diketuai pilihan pertama, S. Sivasangari yang bangkit daripada ketinggalan sebelum mengetepikan Aishwarya Bhattacharya dari India 6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-3.
Sivasangari kini akan berdepan rakan senegara, Zoe Foo yang mara selepas menumpaskan pemain India, Nikita Joshi 11-6, 11-3, 11-7.
Melengkapkan kemaraan Malaysia di separuh akhir adalah Andrea Jia yang menundukkan Akansha Salunke 11-7, 11-4, 11-4.
Menantinya hari ini, Satomi Watanabe dari Jepun.
Pasukan negara juga sudah mengesahkan tiket perlawanan akhir bawah 15 tahun perempuan selepas dua pemainnya, Jadeleen Lee dan Aika Azman bertemu sesama sendiri di separuh akhir. Jadeleen, pilihan kedua mara selepas menumpaskan pemain India, Harshit Kaur 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4 manakala Aika menundukkan rakan senegara Harshit, Jui Kalgutkar 11-5, 11-3, 11-2.
Dalam kategori bawah 13 tahun lelaki, Mohd. Farez Izwan Mukhtar mengesahkan status sebagai pilihan pertama apabila mudah mengetepikan Aryaman Adik dari India 11-6, 11-4, 11-0 untuk menempah pertemuan dengan pilihan ketiga dan rakan senegara Aryaman, Ranjit Singh.
Sementara dalam bawah 15 tahun perempuan, Sue Ann Yong mengejutkan pilihan kedua, Tze Lok Ho dari Hong Kong 12-10, 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 13-11 dan bakal berdepan Saumi Karki dari India, yang terdahulu mara selepas menyingkirkan seorang lagi pemain negara, Rachel Mae Arnold 11-9, 12-10, 11-7.
Tan Yan Xin meneruskan kemaraan Malaysia dalam kategori bawah 19 tahun perempuan selepas menundukkan Yu Ra Choe dari Korea Selatan 11-6, 13-11, 11-5 bagi menempah pertemuan dengan Anaka Alankamony dari India.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Junior paddlers make flying start in Vietnam
Thursday June 23, 2011
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Under-18 boys got off to a flying start when they won both their opening group matches at the 17th SEA Junior Table Tennis Championships in Haiduong, Vietnam, yesterday.
Malaysia defeated both Indonesia and Cambodia 3-0 and were scheduled to wrap up their Group B campaign against Singapore later last night.
The Malaysian girls, however, crashed 0-3 to Singapore.
Results
(Malaysian results only)
Boys’ Under-18
Group B: Malaysia bt Indonesia 3-0 (Foh Zheng Liu bt Julius Dwi Cahyo 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9; Mohd Asyraf Haiqal bt Nazaruddin Rahmat Raharjo 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9; Goh Nai Ngee bt Galih Mowo Perbowo 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8).
Malaysia bt Cambodia 3-0 (Foo Dunley bt Nay Saravey 11-7, 3-11, 11-5, 11-4; Nai Ngee bt Tanghav 19-17, 10-12, 11-1, 11-7; Zheng Liu bt Chea Thy 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4).
Girls’ Under-18
Round-robin: Singapore bt Malaysia 3-0 (Cheryl Tang Jiawen bt Lee Rou You 11-5, 13-11, 11-4; Isabelle Li bt Ho Ying 11-1, 11-4, 11-3; Chau Hai Qing bt Lim Ann Er 11-6, 11-3, 11-6).
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Under-18 boys got off to a flying start when they won both their opening group matches at the 17th SEA Junior Table Tennis Championships in Haiduong, Vietnam, yesterday.
Malaysia defeated both Indonesia and Cambodia 3-0 and were scheduled to wrap up their Group B campaign against Singapore later last night.
The Malaysian girls, however, crashed 0-3 to Singapore.
Results
(Malaysian results only)
Boys’ Under-18
Group B: Malaysia bt Indonesia 3-0 (Foh Zheng Liu bt Julius Dwi Cahyo 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9; Mohd Asyraf Haiqal bt Nazaruddin Rahmat Raharjo 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9; Goh Nai Ngee bt Galih Mowo Perbowo 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8).
Malaysia bt Cambodia 3-0 (Foo Dunley bt Nay Saravey 11-7, 3-11, 11-5, 11-4; Nai Ngee bt Tanghav 19-17, 10-12, 11-1, 11-7; Zheng Liu bt Chea Thy 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4).
Girls’ Under-18
Round-robin: Singapore bt Malaysia 3-0 (Cheryl Tang Jiawen bt Lee Rou You 11-5, 13-11, 11-4; Isabelle Li bt Ho Ying 11-1, 11-4, 11-3; Chau Hai Qing bt Lim Ann Er 11-6, 11-3, 11-6).
Berhati-hati ambil jurulatih luar
23 jun 2011
Oleh ASMA HANIM MAHMOOD
sukan@utusan.com.my
KOTA BHARU - Legenda olahraga negara, Tan Sri Dr. M. Jegathesan mengingatkan semua pihak lebih berhati-hati mengambil jurulatih luar negara, yang dilihat sebagai antara punca pengambilan bahan terlarang di kalangan atlet kebangsaan.
Beliau yang juga Pro-Canselor Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) berkata, walaupun kes pengambil dadah terlarang di kalangan atlet negara tidak serius, langkah mengatasinya harus dilakukan.
Beliau berkata, antaranya termasuk mengurangkan bilangan jurulatih luar.
"Di negara ini ada satu dua kes atlet mengambil bahan terlarang tetapi keadaan masih terkawal kerana kita mempunyai mekanisme pengawalan teratur menerusi Agensi Antidoping Malaysia (Adamas) yang sentiasa melakukan saringan ujian air kencing.
"Namun kita tidak nafikan ada kes jurulatih yang sangat mementingkan perolehan pingat, sehingga sanggup membekalkan bahan dan ubatan terlarang kepada atlet mereka yang mengambilnya secara sedar ataupun tidak.
"Kecenderungan sebegini yang banyak diamalkan jurulatih luar. Ia hanya akan dapat ditangani jika kita lebih berhati-hati dan berusaha mengurangkan pengambilan tenaga luar ini," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia selepas merasmikan Persidangan Sains Perubatan dan Kesihatan Kebangsaan Ke-16 di Kampus Kesihatan USM, Kubang Kerian di sini, semalam.
Jegathesan, Bekas Timbalan Presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) berkata, sikap sesetengah pihak yang memberi tekanan kepada jurulatih untuk menghasilkan kejayaan segera juga mungkin menjadi punca mereka bertindak kurang bijak.
"Kita tidak boleh berhentikan pengambilan mereka (jurulatih luar) serta merta, tetapi kita boleh cuba kurangkan.
"Selain itu kita mesti aktif memberi pendidikan kepada semua golongan melalui seminar, kursus dan sebagainya mengenai bahaya bahan-bahan terlarang," katanya.
Menurutnya, atlet juga tidak boleh disalahkan seratus peratus dalam pengambilan dadah terlarang, ada yang mengambilnya secara tidak sengaja kerana tidak mengetahui bahawa ubat perangsang prestasi yang diambil tersenarai sebagai bahan larangan
Oleh ASMA HANIM MAHMOOD
sukan@utusan.com.my
KOTA BHARU - Legenda olahraga negara, Tan Sri Dr. M. Jegathesan mengingatkan semua pihak lebih berhati-hati mengambil jurulatih luar negara, yang dilihat sebagai antara punca pengambilan bahan terlarang di kalangan atlet kebangsaan.
Beliau yang juga Pro-Canselor Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) berkata, walaupun kes pengambil dadah terlarang di kalangan atlet negara tidak serius, langkah mengatasinya harus dilakukan.
Beliau berkata, antaranya termasuk mengurangkan bilangan jurulatih luar.
"Di negara ini ada satu dua kes atlet mengambil bahan terlarang tetapi keadaan masih terkawal kerana kita mempunyai mekanisme pengawalan teratur menerusi Agensi Antidoping Malaysia (Adamas) yang sentiasa melakukan saringan ujian air kencing.
"Namun kita tidak nafikan ada kes jurulatih yang sangat mementingkan perolehan pingat, sehingga sanggup membekalkan bahan dan ubatan terlarang kepada atlet mereka yang mengambilnya secara sedar ataupun tidak.
"Kecenderungan sebegini yang banyak diamalkan jurulatih luar. Ia hanya akan dapat ditangani jika kita lebih berhati-hati dan berusaha mengurangkan pengambilan tenaga luar ini," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia selepas merasmikan Persidangan Sains Perubatan dan Kesihatan Kebangsaan Ke-16 di Kampus Kesihatan USM, Kubang Kerian di sini, semalam.
Jegathesan, Bekas Timbalan Presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) berkata, sikap sesetengah pihak yang memberi tekanan kepada jurulatih untuk menghasilkan kejayaan segera juga mungkin menjadi punca mereka bertindak kurang bijak.
"Kita tidak boleh berhentikan pengambilan mereka (jurulatih luar) serta merta, tetapi kita boleh cuba kurangkan.
"Selain itu kita mesti aktif memberi pendidikan kepada semua golongan melalui seminar, kursus dan sebagainya mengenai bahaya bahan-bahan terlarang," katanya.
Menurutnya, atlet juga tidak boleh disalahkan seratus peratus dalam pengambilan dadah terlarang, ada yang mengambilnya secara tidak sengaja kerana tidak mengetahui bahawa ubat perangsang prestasi yang diambil tersenarai sebagai bahan larangan
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Gelanggang uji petinju muda
Oleh SAJIDA ASARULAH KHAN
sukan@kosmo.com.my
MOHD. ISA (kiri) bersalam dengan jurulatih dan petinju-petinju yang menyertai Kejohanan Tinju Piala Malaysia di Komples Rakan Muda Jempol malam kelmarin.
KEJOHANAN Tinju Piala Malaysia yang berlangsung di Kompleks Rakan Muda Jempol, Negeri Sembilan malam kelmarin merupakan platform bagi melahirkan petinju berbakat pada masa hadapan.
Presiden Persekutuan Tinju Amatur Malaysia (PTAM), Tan Sri Mohd. Isa Abdul Samad berkata, menerusi kejohanan tersebut, PTAM boleh menilai keupayaan barisan petinju muda untuk diserapkan dalam skuad negara.
"Apa yang kita lakukan ini juga merupakan persediaan menghadapi temasya Sukan SEA di Indonesia pada 11 hingga 22 November depan.
"PTAM telahpun mengenal pasti seramai 16 petinju dan hanya lapan daripada mereka akan membawa cabaran negara pada temasya di Indonesia itu nanti," katanya.
Mohd. Isa berkata, setiap negeri wajar menghantar petinju terbaik masing-masing bagi menyertai kejohanan tersebut supaya teknik serta skil setiap petinju dapat dipertingkat.
"Saya melihat kejohanan ini adalah platform yang berkesan mencungkil bakat baru dan barisan pelapis. Latihan di luar negara pula bergantung kepada persetujuan Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN)," katanya.
Sementara itu, seorang petinju, Mohd. Azlin Abd. Aziz, 32, berkata, kejohanan sedemikian mampu memperbaiki skilnya.
"Saya gembira kerana dapat berhadapan petinju dari Kelantan dalam kejohanan ini.
"Biarpun telah lapan tahun bergiat dalam sukan tinju, ini merupakan kali pertama saya mewakili negeri ini dalam kejohanan peringkat kebangsaan ini," katanya yang beraksi dalam kategori 60 kilogram (kg).
Petinju Kuala Lumpur, Mohamad Saiful Bahari Rosdi, 22, berkata, sukan tinju memerlukan keberanian.
"Cedera adalah perkara biasa. Kita boleh mengelaknya jika tahu skil dan cara bertinju.
"Apa yang penting jangan ada perasaan dendam selepas selesai bertarung atas gelanggang. Ini sukan bukan bertinju seperti orang bergaduh," katanya.
Seorang lagi petinju, Mohamad Fairus Shah Safuddin, 21, memberitahu, generasi muda wajar menyertai tinju kerana ia dianggap antara sukan yang menitikberatkan aspek disiplin.
"Bakat muda diperlukan untuk mengembangkan sukan ini selain menjadikan Malaysia sebagai jagoan dalam sukan tinju di peringkat antarabangsa," jelasnya yang mewakili Johor.
Kejohanan Tinju Piala Malaysia mempertandingkan sembilan kategori iaitu 46kg, 49kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg dan 81kg.
Kejohanan itu melibatkan 15 pasukan termasuk Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) dan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM).
Bagaimanapun, Perlis tidak menghantar kontinjen pada kejohanan kali ini.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Penang get another lift as they host world-class event
Tuesday June 21, 2011
By RONNIE OH
GEORGE TOWN: Athletes from 76 countries have confirmed participation for the 37th men’s and 17th women’s Junior World Weightlifting championships starting on June 30 in Penang.
Organising chairman Datuk Ong Poh Eng yesterday said that the eight-day challenge, which will be held at the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), will see more than 650 athletes and officials participating.
This has come in the wake of Penang’s hosting two major international meets – the Commonwealth Weightlifting Cham-pionship in 2009 and the inaugural IWF Inter-Continental Club Grand Prix and Junior Commonwealth Championship last year.
“Our success in hosting these championships saw us getting the nod from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to host world junior meets,” said Poh Eng, who is also the Penang Amateur Weightlifting Association president.
“In collaboration with the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation, the Penang Sports Council and the Penang Municipal Council we are now ready to present an international event in Penang.
“I am confident this will be a rare treat, not only for the weightlifting fans here, but for all the fitness enthusiasts, as the best in the world will be on show.”
“Stars from top weightlifting countries like China, Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan have all confirmed their entries.”
Other countries coming for the championships are Thailand, Japan, Canada, Poland, France, Eygpt, Tunisia, Indonesia, Ukraine, South Korea, Azerbaizan, Bulgaria and the US.
By RONNIE OH
GEORGE TOWN: Athletes from 76 countries have confirmed participation for the 37th men’s and 17th women’s Junior World Weightlifting championships starting on June 30 in Penang.
Organising chairman Datuk Ong Poh Eng yesterday said that the eight-day challenge, which will be held at the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), will see more than 650 athletes and officials participating.
This has come in the wake of Penang’s hosting two major international meets – the Commonwealth Weightlifting Cham-pionship in 2009 and the inaugural IWF Inter-Continental Club Grand Prix and Junior Commonwealth Championship last year.
“Our success in hosting these championships saw us getting the nod from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to host world junior meets,” said Poh Eng, who is also the Penang Amateur Weightlifting Association president.
“In collaboration with the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation, the Penang Sports Council and the Penang Municipal Council we are now ready to present an international event in Penang.
“I am confident this will be a rare treat, not only for the weightlifting fans here, but for all the fitness enthusiasts, as the best in the world will be on show.”
“Stars from top weightlifting countries like China, Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan have all confirmed their entries.”
Other countries coming for the championships are Thailand, Japan, Canada, Poland, France, Eygpt, Tunisia, Indonesia, Ukraine, South Korea, Azerbaizan, Bulgaria and the US.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Haziq, Khairul terpilih ke Itali
Oleh Azlan Muhammad Zain
azlanmz@hmetro.com.my
PRESTASI cemerlang ketika menyertai kejohanan antarabangsa sepanjang tahun ini menjadi teras pemilihan Haziq Kamaruddin dan Khairul Anuar Mohamad untuk diberikan kepercayaan bersaing merebut tiket ke Olimpik 2012 pada Kejohanan Dunia di Itali, bulan depan.
Dua pemanah muda negara itu akan bergandingan bersama pemanah berpengalaman, Cheng Chu Sian manakala tiga pemanah yang tersenarai dalam program Road to London 2012 iaitu Izzuddin Abd Rahim, Wan Mohd Khalmizam Wan Abd Aziz dan Arif Farhan Ibrahim Putra diketepikan.
“Kami membuat keputusan berdasarkan prestasi semasa yang dipamerkan mereka manakala pemanah yang tidak terpilih gagal memberikan aksi diharapkan apabila beraksi di pentas antarabangsa. Ia juga adalah cadangan ketua jurulatih negara, Lee Jae-hyung,” kata Setiausaha Kehormat Persatuan Memanah Kebangsaan Malaysia (NAAM), Abdul Hamid Hasan.
Sejak awal tahun ini, Haziq dan Khairul Anuar mempamerkan persembahan membanggakan pada beberapa kejohanan yang disertai termasuk meraih emas di sirkit kedua Grand Prix Asia kedua di Laos.
Malah ketika aksi di Laos itu, gandingan Haziq dan Khairul Anuar bersama Fazli Hisyam Fauzi berjaya memecahkan rekod kebangsaan dengan meraih 228 mata dalam acara berpasukan untuk mengatasi rekod lama, 224 mata yang dilakukan Chu Sian, Wan Mohd Khalmizam dan Mohd Marbawi Sulaiman pada Kejohanan Dunia 2007.
Kejohanan Dunia di Torino itu yang bermula dari 3 hingga 10 Julai ini adalah saingan pertama menawarkan tiket untuk melayakkan diri ke Olimpik 2012 dengan lapan pasukan terbaik dan 22 pemanah teratas layak ke temasya sukan terbesar dunia itu.
Sekiranya gagal, barisan pemanah negara masih mempunyai dua peluang untuk meraih tiket itu iaitu sirkit ketiga Piala Dunia di Amerika Syarikat pada Ogos dan Kejohanan Asia di Iran, pertengahan Oktober.
azlanmz@hmetro.com.my
PRESTASI cemerlang ketika menyertai kejohanan antarabangsa sepanjang tahun ini menjadi teras pemilihan Haziq Kamaruddin dan Khairul Anuar Mohamad untuk diberikan kepercayaan bersaing merebut tiket ke Olimpik 2012 pada Kejohanan Dunia di Itali, bulan depan.
Dua pemanah muda negara itu akan bergandingan bersama pemanah berpengalaman, Cheng Chu Sian manakala tiga pemanah yang tersenarai dalam program Road to London 2012 iaitu Izzuddin Abd Rahim, Wan Mohd Khalmizam Wan Abd Aziz dan Arif Farhan Ibrahim Putra diketepikan.
“Kami membuat keputusan berdasarkan prestasi semasa yang dipamerkan mereka manakala pemanah yang tidak terpilih gagal memberikan aksi diharapkan apabila beraksi di pentas antarabangsa. Ia juga adalah cadangan ketua jurulatih negara, Lee Jae-hyung,” kata Setiausaha Kehormat Persatuan Memanah Kebangsaan Malaysia (NAAM), Abdul Hamid Hasan.
Sejak awal tahun ini, Haziq dan Khairul Anuar mempamerkan persembahan membanggakan pada beberapa kejohanan yang disertai termasuk meraih emas di sirkit kedua Grand Prix Asia kedua di Laos.
Malah ketika aksi di Laos itu, gandingan Haziq dan Khairul Anuar bersama Fazli Hisyam Fauzi berjaya memecahkan rekod kebangsaan dengan meraih 228 mata dalam acara berpasukan untuk mengatasi rekod lama, 224 mata yang dilakukan Chu Sian, Wan Mohd Khalmizam dan Mohd Marbawi Sulaiman pada Kejohanan Dunia 2007.
Kejohanan Dunia di Torino itu yang bermula dari 3 hingga 10 Julai ini adalah saingan pertama menawarkan tiket untuk melayakkan diri ke Olimpik 2012 dengan lapan pasukan terbaik dan 22 pemanah teratas layak ke temasya sukan terbesar dunia itu.
Sekiranya gagal, barisan pemanah negara masih mempunyai dua peluang untuk meraih tiket itu iaitu sirkit ketiga Piala Dunia di Amerika Syarikat pada Ogos dan Kejohanan Asia di Iran, pertengahan Oktober.
Turning pro can wait for top national junior squash lass Yan Xin
Monday June 20, 2011
By KNG ZHENG GUAN
PETALING JAYA: Top national junior Tan Yan Xin has no plans yet to turn pro, preferring instead to focus on the Asian Junior individual squash championships which begins tomorrow at Amman, Jordan in her last year as a junior player.
The sweet City lass who turned 18 last week will also participate in the World Junior Championship at Cairo, Egypt next month from July 20-30 and these two major tournaments are her main priority for now.
“The thought of turning pro did cross my mind before but at the moment I just want to focus on the Asian Juniors and do well enough to reach the final,” said Yan Xin.
“There is also the World Juniors next month and I will assess my future after that. If my performances are encouraging then I may turn pro.”
Yan Xin however is on good run of form at the moment and is well poised to finally nail the Under-19 title in her third Asian Juniors appearance having crashed out in the quarter-finals last year and the third round in 2009.
In the Milo All Star Junior Open held earlier this month, Yan Xin did remarkably well to reach the semi-finals, dumping top seeded Tong Tsz Wing of Hong Kong along the way and she was also runners-up at the Penang Junior Open which ended last week. And that recent string of good performances has certainly boosted her confidence ahead of the Asian meet.
“It was a morale boost indeed because I have never beaten Tsz Wing before and this will also give me the mental edge over her in the Asian Juniors.”
“I was not so confident about my chances previously but now I think I stand a better chance and with the hard work I’ve put in lately, I really want to win,” said Yan Xin.
The second seeded Yan Xin who is Malaysia’s sole representative in the Under-19 category received a bye in the first round and will play Singapore’s Sherilyn Yang in the second round tomorrow.
If she wins, she is expected to face joint fifth-eighth seed Mayu Yamazaki of Japan in the quarter-final while a possible clash against third-fourth seed Anaka Alankamony of India in the semi-finals awaits.
Tsz Wing is once again the top seed and is in the other half of the draw.
By KNG ZHENG GUAN
PETALING JAYA: Top national junior Tan Yan Xin has no plans yet to turn pro, preferring instead to focus on the Asian Junior individual squash championships which begins tomorrow at Amman, Jordan in her last year as a junior player.
The sweet City lass who turned 18 last week will also participate in the World Junior Championship at Cairo, Egypt next month from July 20-30 and these two major tournaments are her main priority for now.
“The thought of turning pro did cross my mind before but at the moment I just want to focus on the Asian Juniors and do well enough to reach the final,” said Yan Xin.
“There is also the World Juniors next month and I will assess my future after that. If my performances are encouraging then I may turn pro.”
Yan Xin however is on good run of form at the moment and is well poised to finally nail the Under-19 title in her third Asian Juniors appearance having crashed out in the quarter-finals last year and the third round in 2009.
In the Milo All Star Junior Open held earlier this month, Yan Xin did remarkably well to reach the semi-finals, dumping top seeded Tong Tsz Wing of Hong Kong along the way and she was also runners-up at the Penang Junior Open which ended last week. And that recent string of good performances has certainly boosted her confidence ahead of the Asian meet.
“It was a morale boost indeed because I have never beaten Tsz Wing before and this will also give me the mental edge over her in the Asian Juniors.”
“I was not so confident about my chances previously but now I think I stand a better chance and with the hard work I’ve put in lately, I really want to win,” said Yan Xin.
The second seeded Yan Xin who is Malaysia’s sole representative in the Under-19 category received a bye in the first round and will play Singapore’s Sherilyn Yang in the second round tomorrow.
If she wins, she is expected to face joint fifth-eighth seed Mayu Yamazaki of Japan in the quarter-final while a possible clash against third-fourth seed Anaka Alankamony of India in the semi-finals awaits.
Tsz Wing is once again the top seed and is in the other half of the draw.
Angkat berat Remaja Dunia
20 Jun 2011
KUALA LUMPUR - Tiada sebarang sasaran pingat diletakkan Malaysia pada Kejohanan Angkat Berat Remaja Dunia yang bermula di Pulau Pinang, Ahad ini, namun semua peserta negara diingatkan agar memberi aksi terbaik kerana kejohanan itu bakal dijadikan platform untuk memilih atlet ke Sukan SEA di Indonesia, 11-22 November ini.
Dengan kehadiran peserta handalan dari China, Kazakhstan, Rusia dan Iran, badang muda Malaysia hanya memasang misi untuk memperbaiki rekod peribadi sambil cuba memecah rekod kebangsaan.
Cabaran negara pada kejohanan 26 Jun hingga 7 Julai itu bakal diperkuatkan oleh 15 peserta, lapan lelaki dan tujuh perempuan, dengan misi utama adalah melakar pencapaian terbaik dan cuba untuk mencari tiket Sukan SEA.
“Standard Kejohanan Remaja Dunia sangat tinggi, malah ada antara peserta dari negara utama lain pernah beraksi dalam kejohanan antarabangsa peringkat senior, termasuk Kejohanan Dunia.
“Kita cuma berharap atlet negara dapat memberi saingan terbaik dengan menjadikan kelayakan Sukan SEA di Indonesia sebagai motivasi, malah kita harap mereka dapat menggunakan peluang bersaing dengan jaguh handalan dunia untuk berusaha memperbaiki catatan masing-masing,’’ kata Pengarah Cawangan Pelapis Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Jefri Ngadirin.
Dalam saingan lelaki, Mohd. Anas Malik Mokhtar dan Zulhelmi Md Pisol bakal membawa cabaran kategori 56 kilogram, Mohd. Dinie Akmal Md Lazat serta Mohd. Fadli Ahmad Atlet dalam 62kg, Khairul Asnawi Khairul Kassim (69kg), Kenneth Cory Dominic (77kg), manakala Elisha Louis Tan Kim Hoo dan Khoo Jian Peng masing-masing dalam 105kg.
Juara Sirkit Kebangsaan Pertama, Khairani Abdul Malik, 18, mengetuai cabaran Malaysia dalam saingan perempuan, beraksi bawah kategori 63kg bersama Norsahida Abdul Halim, manakala Azizah Fadzil bertanding dalam 48kg, Frenceay Titus (58kg), Intan Ayuni Abdullah dan Norkhasida Abd Halim Atlet (69kg) serta Nurul Hatimi Azmi (75kg).
KUALA LUMPUR - Tiada sebarang sasaran pingat diletakkan Malaysia pada Kejohanan Angkat Berat Remaja Dunia yang bermula di Pulau Pinang, Ahad ini, namun semua peserta negara diingatkan agar memberi aksi terbaik kerana kejohanan itu bakal dijadikan platform untuk memilih atlet ke Sukan SEA di Indonesia, 11-22 November ini.
Dengan kehadiran peserta handalan dari China, Kazakhstan, Rusia dan Iran, badang muda Malaysia hanya memasang misi untuk memperbaiki rekod peribadi sambil cuba memecah rekod kebangsaan.
Cabaran negara pada kejohanan 26 Jun hingga 7 Julai itu bakal diperkuatkan oleh 15 peserta, lapan lelaki dan tujuh perempuan, dengan misi utama adalah melakar pencapaian terbaik dan cuba untuk mencari tiket Sukan SEA.
“Standard Kejohanan Remaja Dunia sangat tinggi, malah ada antara peserta dari negara utama lain pernah beraksi dalam kejohanan antarabangsa peringkat senior, termasuk Kejohanan Dunia.
“Kita cuma berharap atlet negara dapat memberi saingan terbaik dengan menjadikan kelayakan Sukan SEA di Indonesia sebagai motivasi, malah kita harap mereka dapat menggunakan peluang bersaing dengan jaguh handalan dunia untuk berusaha memperbaiki catatan masing-masing,’’ kata Pengarah Cawangan Pelapis Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Jefri Ngadirin.
Dalam saingan lelaki, Mohd. Anas Malik Mokhtar dan Zulhelmi Md Pisol bakal membawa cabaran kategori 56 kilogram, Mohd. Dinie Akmal Md Lazat serta Mohd. Fadli Ahmad Atlet dalam 62kg, Khairul Asnawi Khairul Kassim (69kg), Kenneth Cory Dominic (77kg), manakala Elisha Louis Tan Kim Hoo dan Khoo Jian Peng masing-masing dalam 105kg.
Juara Sirkit Kebangsaan Pertama, Khairani Abdul Malik, 18, mengetuai cabaran Malaysia dalam saingan perempuan, beraksi bawah kategori 63kg bersama Norsahida Abdul Halim, manakala Azizah Fadzil bertanding dalam 48kg, Frenceay Titus (58kg), Intan Ayuni Abdullah dan Norkhasida Abd Halim Atlet (69kg) serta Nurul Hatimi Azmi (75kg).
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Baihaqi's a bright spark
Baihaqi Razlan intends to continue improving in training under coach Ishtiaq Mubarak.
2011/06/15
By Devinder Singh
Baihaqi Razlan intends to continue improving in training under coach Ishtiaq Mubarak.
NOT since Shahdan Jamaluddin won a surprise gold in the men's 400 metres hurdles in 2005 has Malaysia had a chance to win the event again at the Sea Games.
In a boost for the often-ignored single-lap hurdle event, teenager Baihaqi Razlan has emerged as a medal contender in Indonesia after qualifying for the Sea Games in November by clocking 52.94 seconds to win gold at the recent Malaysian Institute of Higher Learning Games in Malacca.
The 18-year-old Kelantanese also improved on his personal best by 0.05 of a second which he had set at the Malaysia Games last year.
"I made qualifying for the Sea Games my target for this year and I'm very happy I have achieved it.
"It will be my debut in Indonesia and I hope to do my best to win a medal there," said Baihaqi yesterday.
Baihaqi may not be alone in going for medals in the 400m hurdles as Azlan Samsuddin, the country's top hurdler at the distance, should also qualify before long.
The 2010 Malaysia Games winner, Azlan, 20, has a personal best of 52.57, easily within the qualifying mark of 53.40.
Thailand's Narongdech Janjai won gold in Vientiane in 2009 in a time of 52.49s, which Azlan and Baihaqi will be aiming to best as they continue training under coach Ishtiaq Mubarak.
"I know I can run better and my plan is to continue to improve in training under coach Ishtiaq.
"I don't know if I'm ready to challenge for gold but it would be a dream to win a medal at the Sea Games at my age.
"In the meantime, I will also be competing in the Asean Schools meet next month," added Baihaqi, who first began running the 110m hurdles in his early years.
Given the dearth of talent coming through Malaysian athletics, Baihaqi's qualification for the Sea Games is just the kind of hopeful story that the sport needs.
Read more: Baihaqi's a bright spark http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/osdouhisuvhsc/Article#ixzz1PP3kTeol
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Ju Pha’s ticket to big ride
Tuesday June 14, 2011
By LIM TEIK HUAT
KUALA LUMPUR: After becoming the first track cyclist to be named as the best sportswoman in Sukma (Malaysia Games), Ju Pha Somnet is ready to ride on to pursue bigger targets in her blooming career.
The Perlis lass received the accolade for bagging four gold medals – in the sprint, individual pursuit, scratch and 500m time trial events – in the track cycling competitions at the velodrome in Cheras here last week.
Ju Pha competed in five individual disciplines and only Ummi Hamimah of Terengganu prevented her from chalking up a 100% win record.
Nevertheless, she managed to take silver in keirin.
And the 18-year-old from Chuping is delighted to have single-handedly contributed four of the five gold medals for Perlis.
Ju Pha could have won another gold medal but she dropped out of the points race final as it was held on the same day as the sprint and individual pursuit.
“I’m more than happy with what I got.
“It’s a pleasant surprise to get this recognition (best sportswoman) as there were others who also won several gold medals for their state,” she said.
“This award is a good motivation for me to push for better results as I move to the senior ranks. I will be competing in the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man in September and I think that will be my last assignment at the junior level.”
Ju Pha hopes to make the squad for the SEA Games in Jakarta in November.
“I have never competed in a major multi-sport Games. I was too young to make the squad for the Asian Games in Guangzhou last year and I hope the SEA Games will be my first,” said the versatile cyclist, who can excel in the sprint and endurance disciplines.
Ju Pha has a good collection of silver and bronze medals from the last two editions of the Asian junior championships.
And her move up to the senior ranks next year is seen by the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) deputy president, Datuk Naim Mohamad, as timely.
“We will host the Asian championships in Kuala Lumpur. The track events will be held at the velodrome in Cheras and Ju Pha can form a strong partnership with Fatehah Mustapa for the team sprint,” he said.
“China are currently the strongest in the event but we can take them on if we start preparing one year from now.”
By LIM TEIK HUAT
KUALA LUMPUR: After becoming the first track cyclist to be named as the best sportswoman in Sukma (Malaysia Games), Ju Pha Somnet is ready to ride on to pursue bigger targets in her blooming career.
The Perlis lass received the accolade for bagging four gold medals – in the sprint, individual pursuit, scratch and 500m time trial events – in the track cycling competitions at the velodrome in Cheras here last week.
Ju Pha competed in five individual disciplines and only Ummi Hamimah of Terengganu prevented her from chalking up a 100% win record.
Nevertheless, she managed to take silver in keirin.
And the 18-year-old from Chuping is delighted to have single-handedly contributed four of the five gold medals for Perlis.
Ju Pha could have won another gold medal but she dropped out of the points race final as it was held on the same day as the sprint and individual pursuit.
“I’m more than happy with what I got.
“It’s a pleasant surprise to get this recognition (best sportswoman) as there were others who also won several gold medals for their state,” she said.
“This award is a good motivation for me to push for better results as I move to the senior ranks. I will be competing in the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man in September and I think that will be my last assignment at the junior level.”
Ju Pha hopes to make the squad for the SEA Games in Jakarta in November.
“I have never competed in a major multi-sport Games. I was too young to make the squad for the Asian Games in Guangzhou last year and I hope the SEA Games will be my first,” said the versatile cyclist, who can excel in the sprint and endurance disciplines.
Ju Pha has a good collection of silver and bronze medals from the last two editions of the Asian junior championships.
And her move up to the senior ranks next year is seen by the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) deputy president, Datuk Naim Mohamad, as timely.
“We will host the Asian championships in Kuala Lumpur. The track events will be held at the velodrome in Cheras and Ju Pha can form a strong partnership with Fatehah Mustapa for the team sprint,” he said.
“China are currently the strongest in the event but we can take them on if we start preparing one year from now.”
Ju Pha tunggu lampu hijau Beasley
Oleh FERZALFIE FAUZI
ferzalfie.fauzi@utusan.com.my
Ju Pha Som Net beraksi cemerlang dalam acara berbasikal trek Sukan Malaysia XIV Kuala Lumpur 2011 yang berakhir minggu lalu.
KUALA LUMPUR – Selepas dinobatkan sebagai Olahragawati Sukan Malaysia XIV, atlet berbasikal negara, Ju Pha Som Net masih sedia menunggu perancangan daripada ketua jurulatih negara, John Beasley sama ada dia akan dibawa berlatih ke Melbourne atau sebaliknya.
Menurut pelumba kelahiran Perlis itu, semuanya terpulang kepada Beasley yang akan kembali ke Malaysia dalam masa terdekat dan berbincang mengenai masa depannya, sama ada terus berlatih di dalam negara ataupun ke luar negara.
“Saya sekarang ini mengikut segala program yang diaturkan oleh Beasley, sebelum ini dia menyuruh saya memberi tumpuan kepada acara pecutan dan sekarang mempersiapkan diri untuk acara jarak jauh seperti, perlumbaan mata dan scratch,” katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia, semalam.
Ju Pha berjaya meraih empat emas di Sukan Malaysia tahun ini dalam acara scratch, perlumbaan mata, 3 kilometer individu kejar mengejar dan individu pecut manakala bagi acara keirin, dia hanya meraih perak tetapi ia sudah cukup untuk membolehkannya meraih anugerah olahragawati.
Jelasnya, dia tidak menyangka akan dipilih sebagai olahragawati selepas mendengar cerita sebelum ini ada atlet dari acara kanu yang meraih enam emas tetapi semua ini akan menaikkan semangatnya menjelang Sukan Remaja Komanwel yang akan disertainya September ini.
“Saya tidak mahu memikirkan peluang saya pada Sukan SEA, ia masih terlalu awal, setakat ini saya hanya mempersiapkan diri untuk Jelajah Vietnam dan Sukan Komanwel Remaja tetapi jika saya terpilih ke Sukan SEA ia amat menggembirakan saya.
“Setakat ini semuanya pertama kali dalam hidup saya, pertama kali menang sehingga empat emas di Sukan Malaysia, pertama kali dipilih menjadi olahragawati serta bertanding ke Sukan Komanwel Remaja dan Sukan SEA (jika terpilih),” kata pelumba berusia 18 tahun itu.
Ju Pha juga mahu menghadiahkan anugerah olahragawati itu kepada bapanya, Som Net Lim yang tidak jemu-jemu memberi sokongan padu kepadanya, malah sanggup datang dari Perlis untuk melihat kejayaan anaknya di Velodrom Cheras, di sini.
“Dia (bapa) sanggup datang dari jauh dengan perbelanjaan sendiri, sedikit sebanyak ia memberi kesan kepada saya kerana sebelum ini saya hanya mensasarkan untuk memenangi tiga pingat emas sahaja.
“Saya juga tidak berasa tertekan dengan kejayaan ini, saya berasa lebih bangga dan akan berlatih seperti biasa, sudah tentu saya akan bekerja dengan lebih keras untuk mengharumkan nama negara pula,” katanya.
Tiga pemenang emas Sukma xiv ke Melbourne
KUALA LUMPUR - Tiga pemenang pingat emas acara berbasikal trek pada Sukan Malaysia XIV akan dihantar berlatih bersama skuad senior di bawah jurulatih kebangsaan, John Beasley di Melbourne, Australia, pada hujung bulan ini.
Pengarah Cawangan Pelapis Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) Jefri Ngadirin berkata, Muhd. Arfi Qhairant Amran (Melaka), Mohd. Fattah Amri Zaid (Kedah) dan Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias (Pahang) merupakan pelapis kebangsaan dan kini dinaik taraf menyertai skuad elit yang berpangkalan di Melbourne.
"Mohd. Arfi juga akan bersaing dalam Kejohanan Lebuh Raya Junior Dunia di Moscow, Rusia dari 5-8 Ogos ini," katanya di sini, semalam.
Skuad berbasikal trek merupakan satu-satunya pasukan pelapis kebangsaan yang menyertai Sukan Malaysia yang berakhir kelmarin, sementara atlet dalam sukan lain adalah di bawah kendalian MSN di negeri-negeri.
Jefri berkata, acara berbasikal trek menyaksikan penyertaan 14 pelapis kebangsaan, 19 pelapis serantau dan 87 pelumba lagi dari negeri-negeri.
Pada temasya sukan itu, Muhd. Arfi memenangi emas dalam acara keirin, Mohd. Fattah dalam acara pecut lelaki individu sementara Ahmad Fakhrullah dalam acara 4km kejar-mengejar individu lelaki.
Mengenai program latihan bagi pemenang empat pingat emas yang juga olahragawati SUKMA, Ju Pha Som Net, Jefri berkata, pelumba itu akan terus berlatih di negara ini di bawah kendalian jurulatih, Soud Husin.
Katanya, Ju Pha dari Perlis, pada mulanya turut tersenarai untuk ke Melbourne untuk berlatih bersama Fatehah Mustapa tetapi penilaian Beasley mendapati pelumba lebih sesuai dalam acara pecut dan ujian masa.
Pada temasya SUKMA di sini, Ju Pha memenangi emas dalam acara 3km kejar mengejar individu, 10km scratch, pecut dan 500m ujian masa, serta satu pingat perak menerusi acara keirin. - Bernama
Pengarah Cawangan Pelapis Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) Jefri Ngadirin berkata, Muhd. Arfi Qhairant Amran (Melaka), Mohd. Fattah Amri Zaid (Kedah) dan Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias (Pahang) merupakan pelapis kebangsaan dan kini dinaik taraf menyertai skuad elit yang berpangkalan di Melbourne.
"Mohd. Arfi juga akan bersaing dalam Kejohanan Lebuh Raya Junior Dunia di Moscow, Rusia dari 5-8 Ogos ini," katanya di sini, semalam.
Skuad berbasikal trek merupakan satu-satunya pasukan pelapis kebangsaan yang menyertai Sukan Malaysia yang berakhir kelmarin, sementara atlet dalam sukan lain adalah di bawah kendalian MSN di negeri-negeri.
Jefri berkata, acara berbasikal trek menyaksikan penyertaan 14 pelapis kebangsaan, 19 pelapis serantau dan 87 pelumba lagi dari negeri-negeri.
Pada temasya sukan itu, Muhd. Arfi memenangi emas dalam acara keirin, Mohd. Fattah dalam acara pecut lelaki individu sementara Ahmad Fakhrullah dalam acara 4km kejar-mengejar individu lelaki.
Mengenai program latihan bagi pemenang empat pingat emas yang juga olahragawati SUKMA, Ju Pha Som Net, Jefri berkata, pelumba itu akan terus berlatih di negara ini di bawah kendalian jurulatih, Soud Husin.
Katanya, Ju Pha dari Perlis, pada mulanya turut tersenarai untuk ke Melbourne untuk berlatih bersama Fatehah Mustapa tetapi penilaian Beasley mendapati pelumba lebih sesuai dalam acara pecut dan ujian masa.
Pada temasya SUKMA di sini, Ju Pha memenangi emas dalam acara 3km kejar mengejar individu, 10km scratch, pecut dan 500m ujian masa, serta satu pingat perak menerusi acara keirin. - Bernama
Monday, June 13, 2011
Ahmad Shafie, Jupha are the best athletes
2011/06/12
JOHOR canoeist Ahmad Shafie Abd Jabar and Perlis cyclist Jupha Somnet were named best male and female athletes of the Malaysia Games which ended yesterday.
Ahmad Shafie dominated canoeing with three gold medals, one silver and one bronze.
He bagged individual gold in the K1 500m, K1 1,000m and K2 1,000m events.
Jupha was named the best female athlete of the Games after sensationally winning four individual gold medals in track cycling.
She topped the podium in the scratch race, individual pursuit, sprint and 500m time trial events, and won silver in the keirin.
Ahmad Shafie and Jupha received their awards from Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek at the closing ceremony yesterday.
Ahmad Shabery also presented the overall trophy to Terengganu chef-de-mission Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Muda.
Terengganu topped the medal tally with 30 gold medals while Selangor were second with 26 gold and Johor third with 21 gold medals.
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JOHOR canoeist Ahmad Shafie Abd Jabar and Perlis cyclist Jupha Somnet were named best male and female athletes of the Malaysia Games which ended yesterday.
Ahmad Shafie dominated canoeing with three gold medals, one silver and one bronze.
He bagged individual gold in the K1 500m, K1 1,000m and K2 1,000m events.
Jupha was named the best female athlete of the Games after sensationally winning four individual gold medals in track cycling.
She topped the podium in the scratch race, individual pursuit, sprint and 500m time trial events, and won silver in the keirin.
Ahmad Shafie and Jupha received their awards from Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek at the closing ceremony yesterday.
Ahmad Shabery also presented the overall trophy to Terengganu chef-de-mission Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Muda.
Terengganu topped the medal tally with 30 gold medals while Selangor were second with 26 gold and Johor third with 21 gold medals.
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Ahmad Shafie, Ju Pha take top honours as Sukma come to a close
13 Jun 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: Rower Ahmad Shafie Abdul Jabar and track cyclist Ju Pha Somnet won the best sportsman and the best sportswoman award respectively of the 14th Sukma, which closed yesterday at the National Sport Council (NSC) mini stadium in Bukit Jalil.
Ju Pha bagged four gold medals in track cycling, which was contested in a velodrome for the first time in the 21-year history of the Games.
The Perlis lass emerged as the winner in the scratch, individual pursuit, sprint and 500m time trial events. She missed out on a fifth gold medal, taking the silver in keirin.
More joy for Terengganu: Rower Ahmad Shafie Abdul Jabar from Terengganu and cyclist Ju Pha Somnet from Perlis were judged the best sportsman and sportswoman of the 14th Sukma (Malaysian Games) which ended in Kuala Lumpur Sunday
Johor’s Ahmad Shafie dominated the canoe competition, bagging three gold medals, a silver and a bronze. His gold medals came from 1,000m K1, 500m K1 and 1,000m K2 races.
Ahmad Sahfie and Ju Pha received the awards from the Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
Also present at the closing ceremony of the Games were the NSC director general, Datuk Zolkples Embong, and deputy organising chairman Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdullah.
Shabery also presented the overall champions trophy to Terengganu chef-de-mission Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Muda, whose contingent raked in a medal haul of 30-8-12. The 14th Sukma featured 19 sports, all of which will not be contested in the edition in Pahang next year.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
AHMAD SHAFIE AND JU PHA ARE TOP ATHLETES OF MALAYSIA GAMES
Bernama - 46 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Jun (Bernama)
Canoeist Ahmad Shafie Abdul Jabar of Johor and track cyclist Ju Pha Som Net of Perlis have been chosen as sportsman and sportswoman of the 14th Malaysia games which ended here today.
Ahmad Shafie won gold medals in the K2 100m, K1 100m and K1 500m events. Ju Pha grabbed four gold medals through the 3km individual pursuit, 10km scratch and sprint, and 500m time trial. She got silver in the keirin event.
Ahmad Shafie, 20, hoped that he would be chosen to represent Malaysia in the SEA Games in Indonesia in November.
Ju Pha, 18, said she never missed any training session in preparing for the games. She said the honour accorded her would inspire her to work harder for future success.
Ahmad Shafir and Ju Pha received their trophies from Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
BERNAMA
Ju Pha idam jadi chef terkenal
Oleh Jumiati Rosly
jumiati@bharian.com.my
2011/06/12
JU Pha meraikan kejayaan bersama bersama ayahnya, Som Net yang hadir memberi sokongan dan semangat kepadanya di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur di Cheras baru-baru ini.
Ratu basikal trek SUKMA XIV harap dapat teruskan pengajian dalam bidang kulinari
TAHUKAH anda ratu basikal trek Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) XIV Kuala Lumpur, Ju Pha Som Net mempunyai minat mendalami bidang masakan dan bercita-cita menjadi seorang chef terkenal.
Dengan merangkul empat pingat emas dan satu perak pada temasya yang bakal melabuhkan tirainya, hari ini pelumba keturunan Siam itu sebenarnya pakar memasak tomyam apabila lauk itu sering menjadi kegemaran mereka yang merasai ‘air tangan’ ratu trek itu.
“Sebenarnya apabila saya ada masa terluang, saya suka memasak dan sebab itu juga saya berharap dapat meneruskan pengajian dalam bidang kulinari selepas ini,” kata pelumba berusia 18 tahun itu.
“Saya tidak ada idola dalam bidang masakan tetapi memang dari dulu lagi gemar melihat orang memasak atau mencuba memasak sendiri,” katanya.
Sedang memohon pengajian di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), nama Ju Pha sebenarnya tidak asing lagi apabila pelumba pelapis itu sudah terlebih dulu mencipta nama di peringkat Asia dengan memenangi empat pingat perak dan satu gangsa pada Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Asia (ACC) 2011 di Korat, Februari lalu bagi memperbaiki rekodnya pada ACC 2010 apabila dia memenangi dua perak dan dua gangsa.
Biarpun sudah kali ketiga menyertai SUKMA, pelumba itu tidak pernah memenangi pingat emas pada temasya terdahulu sehingga SUKMA Kuala Lumpur kali ini dia meraih pingat dalam semua acara individu disertainya.
Kehadiran bapanya, Som Net Lim pada perlumbaan di temasya itu membantunya memenangi empat emas menerusi acara scratch, pecut, kejar mengejar dan 500 meter ujian masa individu wanita sementara satu perak diperoleh daripada acara keirin.
Bakat ratu trek itu sebenarnya dilahirkan menerusi projek pencarian pelumba berketurunan Siam di Perlis pada 2004 dengan Ju Pha adalah satu-satunya pelumba daripada 30 pelumba dalam projek itu yang kekal berkayuh dan bersinar.
Mempunyai darah campuran Siam dan Cina, Ju Pha yang menganut agama Budha menyambut beberapa perayaan dalam setahun.
“Keluarga saya menyambut Tahun Baru Cina, Krismas dan Pesta Air (Songkran) yang disambut bersempena tahun baru di Thailand namun saya selalunya ketinggalan menyambut perayaan ini kerana sibuk mengadakan latihan atau pun berada di luar negara menyertai kejohanan.
“Kadang-kadang rindu juga untuk meraikan perayaan bersama-sama namun buat masa ini saya perlu berkorban sedikit untuk menjadi pelumba hebat pada satu hari nanti,” katanya.
INFO
Nama: Ju Pha Som Net
Tarikh lahir: 26 April 1993
Asal: Chuping, Perlis
Tinggi: 1.60 meter
Berat: 53 kilogram
Adik beradik: Anak keempat daripada lima beradik
Hobi: Membeli belah dan mendengar muzik
19 rekod baru
Oleh NAZRI ABU BAKAR
sukan@hmetro.com.my
SEBANYAK 19 rekod olahraga lebur di Kejohanan Sukan Institusi Pendidikan Malaysia (Sipma) sepanjang acara berkenaan berlangsung selama 3 hari di Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka.
sukan@hmetro.com.my
SEBANYAK 19 rekod olahraga lebur di Kejohanan Sukan Institusi Pendidikan Malaysia (Sipma) sepanjang acara berkenaan berlangsung selama 3 hari di Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka.
Apa yang menarik, kredibiliti atlet berkenaan nyata menjadi aset bernilai buat semua kontinjen bersaing sebagai medan persediaan untuk sukan olahraga Universiti Asean dan dunia selain mewakili negara di pentas kebangsaan dan antarabangsa.
Atlet Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM), Nik Norzilawatie Nik Wil nyata begitu menyerlah sepanjang kejohanan selepas berjaya memecah dua rekod kejohanan.
Rekod pertama yang berjaya diciptanya adalah dalam acara 800m dengan kepantasan 2:27:19s dan mencatat 5:08s dalam acara 1,500m.
Manakala Mohd Azhar Ismail dari Majlis Sukan Kolej Komuniti Malaysia (MASKOM) juga berjaya memecah dua rekod kejohanan yang dicipta dalam 100m ketika saringan menerusi catatan 10:72 mengatasi rekod lama 10:82 serta 200m dengan kepantasan 21:80 mengatasi rekod 22:06.
Pembabitan 'The Thinking Athletes' pada Edisi ke-4 itu turut menyaksikan rekod baru menerusi atlet MSSM termasuk Elena Goh Ling 3,000m jalan kaki (16:30:34), Mohd Hakimi Ismail dalam lompat kijang (15:72m) dan Mohd Baihaqi dalam acara 400m lari berpagar 52:94s.
Atlet lain termasuk P Yuvaraaj dari Majlis Sukan Politeknik Malaysia (MSPM) dalam acara 800m (1:58.05s) dan atlet Majlis Sukan Universiti Malaysia (MASUM) J Karthik dalam acara 3,000m berhalangan (9.32.44s).
Penguasaan penuh atlet MSSM dalam acara pecut turut disahkan di kejohanan ini selepas rekod baru dicipta dalam acara 4X100m wanita (4:08.10s) dan 4X100m lelaki (3:18.54s).
Pengerusi teknik pertandingan, Azman Mohd Alwy berkata, bagi pecahan rekod menyaksikan MSSM berjaya memecahkan sebanyak 13 rekod, MASUM (3), MASKOM 2 dan MSPM (1).
Manakala MSSM unggul dengan 27 emas 18 perak dan 5 gangsa , diikuti MSPM 5 emas, 6 perak dan 7 gangsa.
MASUM pula 3 emas, 3 perak dan 10 gangsa, MASKOM 2 emas 2 perak dan 2 gangsa , MSSIPGM pula dengan 9 perak dan 7 gangsa.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Ju Pha ratu trek negara
Oleh HELMI TALKAH
helmi.talkah@kosmo.com.my
MESKIPUN gagal dalam misi- nya untuk membawa pulang lima pingat emas pada temasya Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14, pelumba basikal Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net masih ada sebab untuk mendabik dada.
Malah tidak keterlaluan jika kita katakan bahawa pelumba pelapis wanita kebangsaan itu kini layak digelar ratu basikal trek negara.
Pada temasya Sukma kali ini, Jhu Pha tampil dengan prestasi menakjubkan apabila membawa pulang empat pingat emas secara keseluruhannya sepanjang empat hari acara tersebut dipertandingkan di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras.
“Saya sangat berpuas hati dengan prestasi saya pada Sukma kali ini tetapi tidak dinafikan yang saya sedikit kecewa kerana gagal meraih pingat emas kelima.
“Namun yang paling penting, saya berjaya melepasi sasaran tiga pingat emas yang telah ditetapkan sebelum ini,” katanya semalam.
Pada hari terakhir semalam, hasrat Jhu Pha untuk merangkul dua lagi pingat emas tidak kesampaian selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan satu kilau- an pingat emas sahaja.
Jhu Pha pada awalnya dilihat tidak berdepan sebarang masalah untuk merangkul dua pingat emas semalam selepas berjaya mengungguli acara 500 meter ujian masa wanita dengan catatan 39. 519 saat.
Namun rentak kecemerlangan tersebut gagal diteruskan selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan pingat perak dalam acara keirin wanita dengan catatan 15.075 saat.
Pingat emas dalam acara tersebut dimenangi pelumba Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dengan catatan 15.025 saat, manakala Nurul Sakinah Abdul Karim meraih pingat gangsa (15. 281 saat).
“Pada perlumbaan tadi (semalam), saya tidak mampu untuk mengejar Ummi lagi. Jadi saya kekalkan rentak kayuhan saya dan akhirnya memenangi pingat perak,” jelas Jhu Pha.
Sebelum itu, Jhu Pha meme- nangi tiga lagi pingat emas menerusi acara empat kilometer individu kejar-mengejar, individu pecut dan scratch.
Dengan kejayaan membawa pulang empat pingat emas tersebut, Jhu Pha kini disebut-sebut sebagai calon untuk dinobatkan selaku Olahragawati Sukma ke-14.
helmi.talkah@kosmo.com.my
MESKIPUN gagal dalam misi- nya untuk membawa pulang lima pingat emas pada temasya Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14, pelumba basikal Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net masih ada sebab untuk mendabik dada.
Malah tidak keterlaluan jika kita katakan bahawa pelumba pelapis wanita kebangsaan itu kini layak digelar ratu basikal trek negara.
Pada temasya Sukma kali ini, Jhu Pha tampil dengan prestasi menakjubkan apabila membawa pulang empat pingat emas secara keseluruhannya sepanjang empat hari acara tersebut dipertandingkan di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras.
“Saya sangat berpuas hati dengan prestasi saya pada Sukma kali ini tetapi tidak dinafikan yang saya sedikit kecewa kerana gagal meraih pingat emas kelima.
“Namun yang paling penting, saya berjaya melepasi sasaran tiga pingat emas yang telah ditetapkan sebelum ini,” katanya semalam.
Pada hari terakhir semalam, hasrat Jhu Pha untuk merangkul dua lagi pingat emas tidak kesampaian selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan satu kilau- an pingat emas sahaja.
Jhu Pha pada awalnya dilihat tidak berdepan sebarang masalah untuk merangkul dua pingat emas semalam selepas berjaya mengungguli acara 500 meter ujian masa wanita dengan catatan 39. 519 saat.
Namun rentak kecemerlangan tersebut gagal diteruskan selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan pingat perak dalam acara keirin wanita dengan catatan 15.075 saat.
Pingat emas dalam acara tersebut dimenangi pelumba Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dengan catatan 15.025 saat, manakala Nurul Sakinah Abdul Karim meraih pingat gangsa (15. 281 saat).
“Pada perlumbaan tadi (semalam), saya tidak mampu untuk mengejar Ummi lagi. Jadi saya kekalkan rentak kayuhan saya dan akhirnya memenangi pingat perak,” jelas Jhu Pha.
Sebelum itu, Jhu Pha meme- nangi tiga lagi pingat emas menerusi acara empat kilometer individu kejar-mengejar, individu pecut dan scratch.
Dengan kejayaan membawa pulang empat pingat emas tersebut, Jhu Pha kini disebut-sebut sebagai calon untuk dinobatkan selaku Olahragawati Sukma ke-14.
Terengganu cyclist now eyes the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday June 9, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: Terengganu track cyclist Ummi Hamimah (pic) is small in stature but the clear-headed lass is ready to chase down a big goal.
The 16-year-old, fresh from a three-gold achievement in Sukma, is eyeing qualification for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as she clings to the words of encouragement from fellow Dungun-born rider Azizulhasni Awang.
Ummi, who only started cycling competitively less than two years ago, met Azizul when he returned home earlier this year to officiate the ground-breaking of a new velodrome in Dungun. “His advice was not to be afraid to aim for the top and to be confident of our own ability,” she said.
“In many ways, we are similar. I am young and starting out in this sport but I always knew what I wanted to do all this while – to be a cyclist. But my family only allowed me to join the Dungun district cycling club after I finished my PMR exams.”
Ummi was also initially coached by Rozimi Omar, who first guided Azizul when he started riding competitively in Dungun.
Ummi has already been roped into the national back-up squad under the charge of coaches Soud Hussin and Junaidi Nasir. She was a revelation for Terengganu in the just concluded Sukma track cycling competitions at the Cheras Velodrome.
Ummi was making her debut in the Games and after bagging gold medals in the team events for pursuit and sprint, she took individual honours in the keirin final on Tuesday.
She held off the older and more experience Ju Pha Somnet to deny the Perlis rider from claiming a fifth gold medal.
“We had two riders in the final and had the advantage. It’s not the first time that I have beaten Ju Pha. I finished ahead of her in the sprint at the national junior circuit this year.
“I think I have a better prospect focusing on the keirin and sprint,” said Ummi.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
JU PHA RATU TREK SUKMA XIV
KUALA LUMPUR (8 Jun 2011) - DENGAN empat emas dan satu perak peribadi, pelumba basikal trek Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net dianggap pelumba paling unggul pada temasya Sukan Malaysia 2011 Kuala Lumpur selepas berakhir acara berbasikal trek di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur di Cheras, semalam.
Ju Pha, pelumba trek kebangsaan yang digilap menerusi program khas Persatuan Berbasikal Negeri Perlis pada 2004, mengutip emas terakhir dalam acara 500 meter ujian masa individu wanita semalam, selepas memenangi Perlumbaan Scratch, 3,000 meter kejar-mengejar individu dan 200 meter Pecut sebelum ini.
Pelumba 18 tahun itu terlepas peluang untuk memungut emas terakhir apabila memenangi perak dalam acara Keirin selepas dikecewakan pelumba Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Muhamad dalam perlumbaan final yang menutup tirai acara berbasikal trek.
"Saya berpuas hati dengan kemenangan dalam acara ujian masa tetapi terkilan kerana tewas kepada pelumba Terengganu pada acara Keirin. Strategi saya tidak menjadi kerana Terengganu mempunyai dua pelumba dalam final dan mudah bagi mereka mengatur strategi apabila seorang pelumbanya menghalang pelumba lain," katanya.
Bantahan kontinjen Perlis kepada Komisar tidak diterima, tetapi dengan pencapaian cemerlang meraih empat pingat emas dan satu pingat perak itu, Ju Pha wajar dianggap Ratu Trek pada temasya Sukma kali ini.
Kalau Ju Pha menguasai sebahagian besar acara individu wanita, senario berbeza dapat dilihat dalam acara lelaki apabila wajah-wajah berbeza berdiri di podium ketika majlis kalungan pingat.
Dalam acara 1km ujian masa lelaki, pelumba selangor Muhammad Elmi Jumari yang melakukan catatan 1:09.854 saat, meraih emas peribadinya yang pertama dan ketiga untuk Selangor selepas menewaskan pelumba Melaka, Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran dan pelumba Pahang, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias.
Namun, Muhd Arfy bangkit untuk memenangi emas dalam acara final Keirin lelaki, selepas menewaskan pelumba Johor, Mohamad Fakhrudin Daud dan pelumba Kedah, Mohd Fatah Amri Zaid. Muhd Arfy juga juga pelumba skuad pelapis kebangsaan amat berpuas hati dapat memungut emas pertama selepas gagal di Terengganu 2008 dan Melaka 2010.
"Saya puas hati akhirnya mendapat emas hari terakhir. Walaupun hanya satu emas saja, ia sudah cukup kerana inilah pingat pertama saya sejak mula menyertai Sukan Malaysia di Terengganu," kata pelumba 18 tahun kelahiran Masjid Tanah itu.
Ju Pha, pelumba trek kebangsaan yang digilap menerusi program khas Persatuan Berbasikal Negeri Perlis pada 2004, mengutip emas terakhir dalam acara 500 meter ujian masa individu wanita semalam, selepas memenangi Perlumbaan Scratch, 3,000 meter kejar-mengejar individu dan 200 meter Pecut sebelum ini.
Pelumba 18 tahun itu terlepas peluang untuk memungut emas terakhir apabila memenangi perak dalam acara Keirin selepas dikecewakan pelumba Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Muhamad dalam perlumbaan final yang menutup tirai acara berbasikal trek.
"Saya berpuas hati dengan kemenangan dalam acara ujian masa tetapi terkilan kerana tewas kepada pelumba Terengganu pada acara Keirin. Strategi saya tidak menjadi kerana Terengganu mempunyai dua pelumba dalam final dan mudah bagi mereka mengatur strategi apabila seorang pelumbanya menghalang pelumba lain," katanya.
Bantahan kontinjen Perlis kepada Komisar tidak diterima, tetapi dengan pencapaian cemerlang meraih empat pingat emas dan satu pingat perak itu, Ju Pha wajar dianggap Ratu Trek pada temasya Sukma kali ini.
Kalau Ju Pha menguasai sebahagian besar acara individu wanita, senario berbeza dapat dilihat dalam acara lelaki apabila wajah-wajah berbeza berdiri di podium ketika majlis kalungan pingat.
Dalam acara 1km ujian masa lelaki, pelumba selangor Muhammad Elmi Jumari yang melakukan catatan 1:09.854 saat, meraih emas peribadinya yang pertama dan ketiga untuk Selangor selepas menewaskan pelumba Melaka, Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran dan pelumba Pahang, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias.
Namun, Muhd Arfy bangkit untuk memenangi emas dalam acara final Keirin lelaki, selepas menewaskan pelumba Johor, Mohamad Fakhrudin Daud dan pelumba Kedah, Mohd Fatah Amri Zaid. Muhd Arfy juga juga pelumba skuad pelapis kebangsaan amat berpuas hati dapat memungut emas pertama selepas gagal di Terengganu 2008 dan Melaka 2010.
"Saya puas hati akhirnya mendapat emas hari terakhir. Walaupun hanya satu emas saja, ia sudah cukup kerana inilah pingat pertama saya sejak mula menyertai Sukan Malaysia di Terengganu," kata pelumba 18 tahun kelahiran Masjid Tanah itu.
Ummi bags three golds
G. PRAKASH
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 04:18:00
KUALA LUMPUR: Ummi Hammimah (pic) was glowing at the Velodrome Rakyat after winning three gold medals for Terengganu yesterday.
She was first to cross the finish line in the keirin. The track cyclist dedicated her wins to her family and her State.
"All this while, my main motivation was the support I received from my family and the Terengganu folks. So this is for them," she said.
Ummi had earlier won the team sprint with Zahraa Anuawar, and before that, she also won the gold in team pursuit.
She also thanked her partner Zahraa, who finished fourth in the keirin category and helped Ummi win by playing spoiler to prevent Perlis rider Ju Pha Som Net from passing.
"It was our strategy," she said.
The Perlis team lodged a protest but it was rejected.
Meanwhile, Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman of Selangor, who was the best finisher in the semifinals, failed to win a medal as she could only manage fifth place.
Ju Pha ratu trek negara
Oleh HELMI TALKAH
helmi.talkah@kosmo.com.my
MESKIPUN gagal dalam misi- nya untuk membawa pulang lima pingat emas pada temasya Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14, pelumba basikal Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net masih ada sebab untuk mendabik dada.
Malah tidak keterlaluan jika kita katakan bahawa pelumba pelapis wanita kebangsaan itu kini layak digelar ratu basikal trek negara.
Pada temasya Sukma kali ini, Jhu Pha tampil dengan prestasi menakjubkan apabila membawa pulang empat pingat emas secara keseluruhannya sepanjang empat hari acara tersebut dipertandingkan di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras.
“Saya sangat berpuas hati dengan prestasi saya pada Sukma kali ini tetapi tidak dinafikan yang saya sedikit kecewa kerana gagal meraih pingat emas kelima.
“Namun yang paling penting, saya berjaya melepasi sasaran tiga pingat emas yang telah ditetapkan sebelum ini,” katanya semalam.
Pada hari terakhir semalam, hasrat Jhu Pha untuk merangkul dua lagi pingat emas tidak kesampaian selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan satu kilau- an pingat emas sahaja.
Jhu Pha pada awalnya dilihat tidak berdepan sebarang masalah untuk merangkul dua pingat emas semalam selepas berjaya mengungguli acara 500 meter ujian masa wanita dengan catatan 39. 519 saat.
Namun rentak kecemerlangan tersebut gagal diteruskan selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan pingat perak dalam acara keirin wanita dengan catatan 15.075 saat.
Pingat emas dalam acara tersebut dimenangi pelumba Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dengan catatan 15.025 saat, manakala Nurul Sakinah Abdul Karim meraih pingat gangsa (15. 281 saat).
“Pada perlumbaan tadi (semalam), saya tidak mampu untuk mengejar Ummi lagi. Jadi saya kekalkan rentak kayuhan saya dan akhirnya memenangi pingat perak,” jelas Jhu Pha.
Sebelum itu, Jhu Pha meme- nangi tiga lagi pingat emas menerusi acara empat kilometer individu kejar-mengejar, individu pecut dan scratch.
Dengan kejayaan membawa pulang empat pingat emas tersebut, Jhu Pha kini disebut-sebut sebagai calon untuk dinobatkan selaku Olahragawati Sukma ke-14.
helmi.talkah@kosmo.com.my
MESKIPUN gagal dalam misi- nya untuk membawa pulang lima pingat emas pada temasya Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14, pelumba basikal Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net masih ada sebab untuk mendabik dada.
Malah tidak keterlaluan jika kita katakan bahawa pelumba pelapis wanita kebangsaan itu kini layak digelar ratu basikal trek negara.
Pada temasya Sukma kali ini, Jhu Pha tampil dengan prestasi menakjubkan apabila membawa pulang empat pingat emas secara keseluruhannya sepanjang empat hari acara tersebut dipertandingkan di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras.
“Saya sangat berpuas hati dengan prestasi saya pada Sukma kali ini tetapi tidak dinafikan yang saya sedikit kecewa kerana gagal meraih pingat emas kelima.
“Namun yang paling penting, saya berjaya melepasi sasaran tiga pingat emas yang telah ditetapkan sebelum ini,” katanya semalam.
Pada hari terakhir semalam, hasrat Jhu Pha untuk merangkul dua lagi pingat emas tidak kesampaian selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan satu kilau- an pingat emas sahaja.
Jhu Pha pada awalnya dilihat tidak berdepan sebarang masalah untuk merangkul dua pingat emas semalam selepas berjaya mengungguli acara 500 meter ujian masa wanita dengan catatan 39. 519 saat.
Namun rentak kecemerlangan tersebut gagal diteruskan selepas sekadar berpuas hati dengan pingat perak dalam acara keirin wanita dengan catatan 15.075 saat.
Pingat emas dalam acara tersebut dimenangi pelumba Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dengan catatan 15.025 saat, manakala Nurul Sakinah Abdul Karim meraih pingat gangsa (15. 281 saat).
“Pada perlumbaan tadi (semalam), saya tidak mampu untuk mengejar Ummi lagi. Jadi saya kekalkan rentak kayuhan saya dan akhirnya memenangi pingat perak,” jelas Jhu Pha.
Sebelum itu, Jhu Pha meme- nangi tiga lagi pingat emas menerusi acara empat kilometer individu kejar-mengejar, individu pecut dan scratch.
Dengan kejayaan membawa pulang empat pingat emas tersebut, Jhu Pha kini disebut-sebut sebagai calon untuk dinobatkan selaku Olahragawati Sukma ke-14.
Ummi no longer an unknown after success on the track
KUALA LUMPUR: Pint-sized Ummi Hamimah of Terengganu entered the Sukma as an unknown prospect on the track but she will depart as a star rider after a stunning upset to deny Ju Pha Somnet of Perlis a fifth gold medal.
The 16-year-old Sukma debutant stole the thunder from the new cycling jewel from Perlis by romping to victory in the women’s keirin final at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday.
Ummi has to thank her older team-mate, Zahraa Anuawar, for making an early move to pull away immediately after the derny went off the track. The others followed but only kicked into high gear after the bell rang.
Ju Pha, who was in fifth place then, fought bravely to get the final gold of the track cycling competition but failed to overtake Ummi.
It was an outstanding effort from Ummi, whose tactical skills showed her potential to become a top sprinter.
Interestingly, Ummi also comes from the Dungun district and was previously coached by former national team mechanic Rozimi Omar, who guided Azizulhasni Awang when he took up track cycling.
Ummi, who has yet to race abroad, was delighted that her third gold of the Games was secured in her favourite discipline and at the expense of Ju Pha.
Ummi won her first gold in the team pursuit last Saturday and partnered Zahraa to her second in the team sprint on Monday.
However, she decided not to race in the 500m time trial in the morning to conserve her energy for the keirin and it paid dividends.
“I wanted to focus on the keirin and not too many races because it was tiring in this very hot weather,” said Ummi.
“Ju Pha was the favourite as she came out tops ahead of me and Zahraa in the first semi-final heat. Our heat was like the final. Another strong rider, Lauretta (Eva Adrian of Sabah) did not even make it from our heat.
“I had a discussion with Zahraa and the coach on the strategy for the final. We agreed that Zahraa would go in front first. And if she was able to hold on, she would go for it.
“I was fighting all out to stay in front of Ju Pha and I saw her front tyre just beside me towards the finishing. I was scared as she is known for her explosive finish. Thankfully, I held on for the win.”
Ju Pha was still a winner yesterday as she picked up her fourth gold from the 500m time trial event.
The 18-year-old clocked 39.519 to finish ahead of Lauretta (40.093) and Selangor’s Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (40.074), the winner of the points race on Monday.
Ju Pha, who had won the scratch, individual pursuit and sprint, also has the distinction of bagging four of the five gold medals for Perlis in the Games thus far.
The 16-year-old Sukma debutant stole the thunder from the new cycling jewel from Perlis by romping to victory in the women’s keirin final at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday.
Ummi has to thank her older team-mate, Zahraa Anuawar, for making an early move to pull away immediately after the derny went off the track. The others followed but only kicked into high gear after the bell rang.
Ju Pha, who was in fifth place then, fought bravely to get the final gold of the track cycling competition but failed to overtake Ummi.
It was an outstanding effort from Ummi, whose tactical skills showed her potential to become a top sprinter.
Interestingly, Ummi also comes from the Dungun district and was previously coached by former national team mechanic Rozimi Omar, who guided Azizulhasni Awang when he took up track cycling.
Ummi, who has yet to race abroad, was delighted that her third gold of the Games was secured in her favourite discipline and at the expense of Ju Pha.
Ummi won her first gold in the team pursuit last Saturday and partnered Zahraa to her second in the team sprint on Monday.
However, she decided not to race in the 500m time trial in the morning to conserve her energy for the keirin and it paid dividends.
“I wanted to focus on the keirin and not too many races because it was tiring in this very hot weather,” said Ummi.
“Ju Pha was the favourite as she came out tops ahead of me and Zahraa in the first semi-final heat. Our heat was like the final. Another strong rider, Lauretta (Eva Adrian of Sabah) did not even make it from our heat.
“I had a discussion with Zahraa and the coach on the strategy for the final. We agreed that Zahraa would go in front first. And if she was able to hold on, she would go for it.
“I was fighting all out to stay in front of Ju Pha and I saw her front tyre just beside me towards the finishing. I was scared as she is known for her explosive finish. Thankfully, I held on for the win.”
Ju Pha was still a winner yesterday as she picked up her fourth gold from the 500m time trial event.
The 18-year-old clocked 39.519 to finish ahead of Lauretta (40.093) and Selangor’s Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (40.074), the winner of the points race on Monday.
Ju Pha, who had won the scratch, individual pursuit and sprint, also has the distinction of bagging four of the five gold medals for Perlis in the Games thus far.
Malacca cyclist Arfy finally gets it right with victory in keirin
8 JUN 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: It was his final chance to honour a recent promise made to his mother and national back-up squad cyclist Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran got his act right to nail the keirin gold medal at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday.
The 18-year-old Arfy was bunched together in the chasing pack as Muhd Fakhruddin Daud took the lead. And he timed his dash down the straight perfectly to secure Malacca’s first gold in Sukma track cycling. Johor’s Fakhruddin settled for the silver ahead of Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid of Kedah.
Arfy made it to the final after winning his first two heats and he was glad to succeed in his mission to become a Sukma champion after two previous unsuccessful outings.
Arfy’s gold is also the first for Malacca in cycling since Ng Yong Li won the time trial road race in the 2004 Negri Sembilan Games.
“I only got a bronze in the 1km time trial in Malacca last year,” said Arfy.
“This is my third Sukma and I got a complete set of one gold, one silver and one bronze. It’s my best achievement and I’m happy I fulfilled a promise made to my mother to win a gold medal. This gold is for my family’s support to help me become a top rider.”
Arfy was tipped to become a winner for Malacca after a hot run at the Asian junior championships in Korat in February. He ended Malaysia’s four-year gold drought in championship series, winning the sprint event. He also bagged two silver medals from the 1km time trial and team sprint events.
However, it had looked like another frustrating campaign in Sukma until the final day of competition.
Arfy was beaten by Fakhruddin in the semi-finals of the sprint on Monday and only managed a bronze as Fattah bagged the gold.
His effort of 1:10.127 in the 1km time trial yesterday morning gave him the silver behind Selangor’s Mohd Elmi Jumari, who clocked 1:09.854.
“The keirin final was the last competition but it was still a tough fight as riders like Fattah, Fakhruddin and Mohd Saufi (Mat Senan of Terengganu) were capable of winning it,” said Arfy.
“I was following them but I knew I had to come out fast after the bell rang for the final lap or I would not even get among the medals. I’m happy I managed to cross the line first.”
Arfy will now turn his attention to the Track World Juniors in Moscow in August.
KUALA LUMPUR: It was his final chance to honour a recent promise made to his mother and national back-up squad cyclist Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran got his act right to nail the keirin gold medal at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday.
The 18-year-old Arfy was bunched together in the chasing pack as Muhd Fakhruddin Daud took the lead. And he timed his dash down the straight perfectly to secure Malacca’s first gold in Sukma track cycling. Johor’s Fakhruddin settled for the silver ahead of Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid of Kedah.
Arfy made it to the final after winning his first two heats and he was glad to succeed in his mission to become a Sukma champion after two previous unsuccessful outings.
Arfy’s gold is also the first for Malacca in cycling since Ng Yong Li won the time trial road race in the 2004 Negri Sembilan Games.
“I only got a bronze in the 1km time trial in Malacca last year,” said Arfy.
“This is my third Sukma and I got a complete set of one gold, one silver and one bronze. It’s my best achievement and I’m happy I fulfilled a promise made to my mother to win a gold medal. This gold is for my family’s support to help me become a top rider.”
Arfy was tipped to become a winner for Malacca after a hot run at the Asian junior championships in Korat in February. He ended Malaysia’s four-year gold drought in championship series, winning the sprint event. He also bagged two silver medals from the 1km time trial and team sprint events.
However, it had looked like another frustrating campaign in Sukma until the final day of competition.
Arfy was beaten by Fakhruddin in the semi-finals of the sprint on Monday and only managed a bronze as Fattah bagged the gold.
His effort of 1:10.127 in the 1km time trial yesterday morning gave him the silver behind Selangor’s Mohd Elmi Jumari, who clocked 1:09.854.
“The keirin final was the last competition but it was still a tough fight as riders like Fattah, Fakhruddin and Mohd Saufi (Mat Senan of Terengganu) were capable of winning it,” said Arfy.
“I was following them but I knew I had to come out fast after the bell rang for the final lap or I would not even get among the medals. I’m happy I managed to cross the line first.”
Arfy will now turn his attention to the Track World Juniors in Moscow in August.
‘Aura’ Rizal bantu Elmi raih emas
2011/06/08
MENDAPAT ‘aura’ daripada idolanya Rizal Tisin, pelumba Selangor Muhammad Elmi Jumari gembira memperoleh emas acara 1 kilometer Ujian Masa Individu lelaki, semalam.
Mencatatkan masa 1 minit 09.854 saat, pelumba 21 tahun itu berpuas hati dengan catatan masanya yang membolehkannya meraih pingat emas pertamanya di temasya SUKMA kali ini.
“Pada SUKMA di Melaka tahun lalu, saya sekadar menduduki tempat ke-10 dan mungkin dengan kata-kata semangat Rizal yang juga juara Asia dan pemenang gangsa Kejohanan Dunia dalam acara itu, ia membantu saya membuat kayuhan terbaik hari ini (semalam).
“Berdasarkan catatan yang dilakukan hari ini, ia lebih pantas sedikit berdasarkan catatan yang sering saya lakukan dalam latihan,” kata pelumba skuad pelapis kebangsaan itu.
Sebelum memulakan kayuhan, Elmi berkata, dia agak gentar apabila memikirkan kehebatan pelumba lebih senior seperti Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran (Melaka) yang turut memburu pingat emas pertama peribadi.
“Tetapi ketika berlumba, saya hanya memberi tumpuan terhadap kayuhan sendiri dan gembira apabila melihat papan markah tertera masa bawah seminit 10 saat,” katanya yang menewaskan Muhd Arfy dan pemenang gangsa dari Pahang, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias.
MENDAPAT ‘aura’ daripada idolanya Rizal Tisin, pelumba Selangor Muhammad Elmi Jumari gembira memperoleh emas acara 1 kilometer Ujian Masa Individu lelaki, semalam.
Mencatatkan masa 1 minit 09.854 saat, pelumba 21 tahun itu berpuas hati dengan catatan masanya yang membolehkannya meraih pingat emas pertamanya di temasya SUKMA kali ini.
“Pada SUKMA di Melaka tahun lalu, saya sekadar menduduki tempat ke-10 dan mungkin dengan kata-kata semangat Rizal yang juga juara Asia dan pemenang gangsa Kejohanan Dunia dalam acara itu, ia membantu saya membuat kayuhan terbaik hari ini (semalam).
“Berdasarkan catatan yang dilakukan hari ini, ia lebih pantas sedikit berdasarkan catatan yang sering saya lakukan dalam latihan,” kata pelumba skuad pelapis kebangsaan itu.
Sebelum memulakan kayuhan, Elmi berkata, dia agak gentar apabila memikirkan kehebatan pelumba lebih senior seperti Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran (Melaka) yang turut memburu pingat emas pertama peribadi.
“Tetapi ketika berlumba, saya hanya memberi tumpuan terhadap kayuhan sendiri dan gembira apabila melihat papan markah tertera masa bawah seminit 10 saat,” katanya yang menewaskan Muhd Arfy dan pemenang gangsa dari Pahang, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias.
Ju Pha tetap ratu basikal trek
8 Jun 2011
JU Pha Som Net (kuning hitam) gagal menyaingi Ummi Hamimah Mohamad (depan) dalam final keirin wanita di Velodrom Cheras, Kuala Lumpur semalam.
KUALA LUMPUR - Berakhirnya acara trek berbasikal Sukan Malaysia XIV di Velodrom Cheras semalam, skripnya Ju Pha Som Net layak digelar ratu trek, manakala Terengganu muncul pasukan terbaik keseluruhan dengan menggondol empat pingat emas, dua perak dan empat gangsa.
Ju Pha menambah satu emas menerusi acara ujian masa 500 meter tetapi gagal menyapu emas kelima dalam keirin , sekali gus menggondol empat emas dan satu perak keseluruhan.
“Mungkin bukan rezeki saya, lagi pun saya sudah penat dan tidak ada peluang untuk berada di depan kerana Terengganu mempunyai dua pelumba bagi memudahkan mereka menguasai acara keirin akhir.
“Bagaimanapun saya tetap gembira melepasi sasaran tiga emas apabila meraih satu lagi dalam ujian masa 500m,” kata pelumba kelahiran Chuping itu yang sebelum ini meraih emas dalam scratch, 3 kilometer individu kejar-mengejar dan pecut.
Terengganu berjaya meraih emas keempat menerusi pelumba wanita sensasi, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dalam acara keirin, membuktikan mereka punya kemampuan seimbang - lelaki dan wanita.
Sebelum ini, Ummi bersama Nur Ain Binti Mahmood dan Zahraa Binti Anuawar menyumbang pingat emas berpasukan kejar-mengejar. Ummi dan Zahraa juga meraih emas pecut berpasukan.
Hari terakhir semalam turut menyaksikan Selangor menambah emas dalam 1 km ujian masa individu lelaki, menerusi Muhammad Elmi Jumari selepas mencatat 1:09.854s, mengenepikan Muhd. Arfy Qhairant Amran (Melaka) 1:10.127s, manakala gangsa milik pelumba Pahang, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias (1:10.148s).
Bagaimanapun, Arfy menebus kekecewaan menerusi emas keirin, walaupun dicabar hebat oleh Mohamad Fakhruddin Daud dari Johor.
Ju Pha dinobat ratu trek SUKMA 2011
2011/06/08
JU Pha meraikan kejayaan merangkul emas 500m ujian masa individu wanita, semalam.
Raih emas keempat acara 500m Ujian Masa Individu selepas Scratch, Kejar Mengejar, Pecut
MESKIPUN gagal menyapu bersih kelima-lima emas dalam acara disertainya, pelumba Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net tetap ratu trek pada temasya SUKMA Kuala Lumpur 2011 yang melabuh tirainya di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, semalam.
Dengan keseluruhan empat emas, pelumba skuad pelapis kebangsaan meraih pingat emas keempat dan terakhirnya dalam acara 500 meter Ujian Masa Individu wanita apabila catatan 39.519 saat yang dilakukan mengatasi pemenang perak dari Sabah, Lauretta Eva Adrian (40.093s) manakala Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (Selangor) di tempat ketiga (40.474s).
Namun Ju Pha, 18, yang menyertai acara keirin terpaksa berpuas hati dengan perak apabila Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dari Terengganu muncul juara sambil pelumba Johor, Nurul Sakinah Abd Karim meraih gangsa.
“Bukan rezeki saya untuk menang emas kelima walaupun satu ketika saya begitu hampir melakukannya. Apapun saya tetap berpuas hati dengan empat emas kerana melebihi sasaran peribadi tiga emas pada SUKMA kali ini,” kata Ju Pha yang cemerlang memenangi emas acara individu yang disertainya - Scratch, Kejar Mengejar dan Pecut.
Pada hari terakhir semalam, Terengganu mendahului pungutan pingat dengan empat emas, dua perak dan empat gangsa manakala Perlis di tangga kedua (4-1-0) dengan semuanya disumbangkan Ju Pha.
Selangor turut menambah satu emas menerusi Muhammad Elmi Jumari dalam acara 1km Ujian Masa Individu lelaki semalam, di tangga ketiga dengan 3-3-3.
Pelumba Melaka, Muhd Arfy Qhairant yang memenangi emas acara pecut remaja di Kejohanan Berbasikal Asia (ACC) di Korat Februari lalu, akhirnya meraih emas pertamanya apabila mengungguli perlumbaan Keirin, menewaskan pelumba Johor, Mohamad Fakhruddin Daud dan Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid (Kedah).
Arfy, 18, juga meraih perak acara 1km Ujian Masa Individu dan gangsa Pecut 200 meter.
“SUKMA kali ini adalah pencapaian terbaik saya dengan satu emas, satu perak dan satu gangsa, masing-masing dalam acara Keirin, 1km Ujian Masa dan Pecut. Apapun emas Keirin ini menjadi emas pertama selepas tiga kali menyertai SUKMA,” kata pelumba kelahiran Masjid Tanah, Melaka itu.
JU Pha meraikan kejayaan merangkul emas 500m ujian masa individu wanita, semalam.
Raih emas keempat acara 500m Ujian Masa Individu selepas Scratch, Kejar Mengejar, Pecut
MESKIPUN gagal menyapu bersih kelima-lima emas dalam acara disertainya, pelumba Perlis, Ju Pha Som Net tetap ratu trek pada temasya SUKMA Kuala Lumpur 2011 yang melabuh tirainya di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, semalam.
Dengan keseluruhan empat emas, pelumba skuad pelapis kebangsaan meraih pingat emas keempat dan terakhirnya dalam acara 500 meter Ujian Masa Individu wanita apabila catatan 39.519 saat yang dilakukan mengatasi pemenang perak dari Sabah, Lauretta Eva Adrian (40.093s) manakala Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (Selangor) di tempat ketiga (40.474s).
Namun Ju Pha, 18, yang menyertai acara keirin terpaksa berpuas hati dengan perak apabila Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dari Terengganu muncul juara sambil pelumba Johor, Nurul Sakinah Abd Karim meraih gangsa.
“Bukan rezeki saya untuk menang emas kelima walaupun satu ketika saya begitu hampir melakukannya. Apapun saya tetap berpuas hati dengan empat emas kerana melebihi sasaran peribadi tiga emas pada SUKMA kali ini,” kata Ju Pha yang cemerlang memenangi emas acara individu yang disertainya - Scratch, Kejar Mengejar dan Pecut.
Pada hari terakhir semalam, Terengganu mendahului pungutan pingat dengan empat emas, dua perak dan empat gangsa manakala Perlis di tangga kedua (4-1-0) dengan semuanya disumbangkan Ju Pha.
Selangor turut menambah satu emas menerusi Muhammad Elmi Jumari dalam acara 1km Ujian Masa Individu lelaki semalam, di tangga ketiga dengan 3-3-3.
Pelumba Melaka, Muhd Arfy Qhairant yang memenangi emas acara pecut remaja di Kejohanan Berbasikal Asia (ACC) di Korat Februari lalu, akhirnya meraih emas pertamanya apabila mengungguli perlumbaan Keirin, menewaskan pelumba Johor, Mohamad Fakhruddin Daud dan Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid (Kedah).
Arfy, 18, juga meraih perak acara 1km Ujian Masa Individu dan gangsa Pecut 200 meter.
“SUKMA kali ini adalah pencapaian terbaik saya dengan satu emas, satu perak dan satu gangsa, masing-masing dalam acara Keirin, 1km Ujian Masa dan Pecut. Apapun emas Keirin ini menjadi emas pertama selepas tiga kali menyertai SUKMA,” kata pelumba kelahiran Masjid Tanah, Melaka itu.
Ummi Hamimah permata baru basikal trek
8 Jun 2011
KUALA LUMPUR - Hari terakhir acara basikal trek Sukan Malaysia XIV di Velodrom Cheras semalam, meninggalkan kenangan manis buat pelumba wanita Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad apabila mengenepikan pelumba pilihan Ju Pha Som Net dari Perlis untuk memenangi emas acara keirin.
Ketika tumpuan lebih terarah kepada Ju Pha, Ummi tanpa diduga melakukan pecutan lebih pantas berbanding pelumba berketurunan Siam itu, untuk mengesahkan pingat emas ketiga pada temasya sukan kali ini.
Sebelum ini, Ummi cemerlang dengan dua pingat emas dalam acara pecut berpasukan dan kejar mengejar berpasukan, berganding dengan Zahraa Anuawar.
Tiga emas yang dimenanginya menjadikan dia sebagai penyumbang terbanyak pingat emas untuk kontinjen Terengganu.
Menurut Ummi, kejayaan meraih emas dalam acara keirin akhir wanita semalam, adalah hasil kerjasama rakan sepasukan, Zahraa yang turut layak ke saingan akhir semalam.
"Jika saingan akhir keirin mempunyai dua pelumba dari pasukan yang sama ia akan memberikan kelebihan kepada pasukan tersebut, itulah yang berlaku kepada pasukan Terengganu sebentar tadi, saya dan Zahraa mengatur strategi dengan baik," katanya.
Walaupun berjaya mengalahkan Ju Pha, Ummi tetap menghormati lawannya yang dua tahun lebih tua darinya, dalam saingan akhir keirin yang turut menampilkan tiga lagi pelumba, Nurul Sakinah Abd Karim (Johor), Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman dan Mardiana Mohd. Radzi.
"Ketika saingan akhir acara keirin, saya rasa begitu gugup terutama sekali apabila menghampiri garisan penamat, terutama apabila saya ternampak kelibat tayar basikal Ju Pha yang mahu memintas saya.
"Ketika itu kaki saya menggeletar, namun saya mengekalkan kepantasan kayuhan sehingga menjadi pelumba pertama yang sampai ke garisan penamat.
"Ini adalah emas ketiga saya dan paling menarik emas individu pertama saya," katanya.
Selain berasal dari daerah yang sama iaitu Dungun dengan pelumba trek sensasi negara, Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang, bakat Ummi juga turut dicungkil orang yang sama iaitu jurulatih Rozimi Omar.
KUALA LUMPUR - Hari terakhir acara basikal trek Sukan Malaysia XIV di Velodrom Cheras semalam, meninggalkan kenangan manis buat pelumba wanita Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad apabila mengenepikan pelumba pilihan Ju Pha Som Net dari Perlis untuk memenangi emas acara keirin.
Ketika tumpuan lebih terarah kepada Ju Pha, Ummi tanpa diduga melakukan pecutan lebih pantas berbanding pelumba berketurunan Siam itu, untuk mengesahkan pingat emas ketiga pada temasya sukan kali ini.
Sebelum ini, Ummi cemerlang dengan dua pingat emas dalam acara pecut berpasukan dan kejar mengejar berpasukan, berganding dengan Zahraa Anuawar.
Tiga emas yang dimenanginya menjadikan dia sebagai penyumbang terbanyak pingat emas untuk kontinjen Terengganu.
Menurut Ummi, kejayaan meraih emas dalam acara keirin akhir wanita semalam, adalah hasil kerjasama rakan sepasukan, Zahraa yang turut layak ke saingan akhir semalam.
"Jika saingan akhir keirin mempunyai dua pelumba dari pasukan yang sama ia akan memberikan kelebihan kepada pasukan tersebut, itulah yang berlaku kepada pasukan Terengganu sebentar tadi, saya dan Zahraa mengatur strategi dengan baik," katanya.
Walaupun berjaya mengalahkan Ju Pha, Ummi tetap menghormati lawannya yang dua tahun lebih tua darinya, dalam saingan akhir keirin yang turut menampilkan tiga lagi pelumba, Nurul Sakinah Abd Karim (Johor), Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman dan Mardiana Mohd. Radzi.
"Ketika saingan akhir acara keirin, saya rasa begitu gugup terutama sekali apabila menghampiri garisan penamat, terutama apabila saya ternampak kelibat tayar basikal Ju Pha yang mahu memintas saya.
"Ketika itu kaki saya menggeletar, namun saya mengekalkan kepantasan kayuhan sehingga menjadi pelumba pertama yang sampai ke garisan penamat.
"Ini adalah emas ketiga saya dan paling menarik emas individu pertama saya," katanya.
Selain berasal dari daerah yang sama iaitu Dungun dengan pelumba trek sensasi negara, Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang, bakat Ummi juga turut dicungkil orang yang sama iaitu jurulatih Rozimi Omar.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Sukma results
Tuesday June 7, 2011
■ BASKETBALL
Men: Penang bt Selangor 82-76; Johor bt Perak 72-57; Malacca bt Sarawak 59-52.
Women: Sarawak bt Perak 57-54; Johor bt Terengganu 78-29; F. Territories bt Pahang 59-54.
■ BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Men: Penang A bt Kedah A 2-0; Selangor A bt Malacca A 2-0; N. Sembilan A bt F. Territories A 2-1; Penang B bt Perlis B 2-1; Terengganu A bt N. Sembilan B 2-1; Perlis A bt F. Territories B 2-0; Pahang B bt Sarawak B 2-0; Johor B bt Malacca B 2-0; Perak bt Kelantan 2-1; Sarawak A bt Terengganu B 2-0; Selangor B bt Johor A 2-0.
Women: Sarawak bt Terengganu B 2-1; Kedah A bt F. Territories A 2-0; Selangor B bt Kelantan 2-0; Terengganu A bt Perlis A 2-0; Pahang A bt Johor A 2-1; Pahang B bt Malacca A 2-1; Kedah B bt N. Sembilan A 2-0; Perak bt F. Territories B 2-0; Penang B bt N. Sembilan B 2-0; Selangor A bt Malacca B 2-0; Johor B bt Perlis B 2-0.
■ CYCLING
MEN
4km individual pursuit: 1. Ahmad Fakrullah Alias (Pah) 5:08.849, 2. Wan Syazwan Afiq Wan Shahril Anwar (FT) 5:11.250, 3. Muhammad Faiz Izzudin Omar (Sel) 5:13.551.
Individual sprint: 1. Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid (Ked), 2. Mohd Fakhruddin Daud (Joh), 3. Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran (Mac).
Team sprint: 1. Selangor (Hamdan Hamidun, Malek Marcus McRone, Muhammad Elmi Jumari) 1:07.390, 2. Pahang (Ahmad Azhar Arshad, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias, Muhamas Aim Mohamad Fauzi) 1:08.833, 3. Terengganu (Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan, Muhamad Faiz Syarifuddin Abd Kadir, Sofian Nabil Omar Mohd Bakri) 1:07.024.
Points race: 1. Yusrizal Yusof (Ter) 61, 2. Muhd Asyraf Misnan (Joh) 45, 3. Mohd Saufi Mat Senan (Ter) 41.
WOMEN
3km individual pursuit: 1. Ju Pha Somnet (Per) 4:16.727, 2. Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (Sel) 4:23.521, 3. Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi (Pah) 4:28.574.
Individual sprint: 1. Ju Pha Somnet (Per), 2. Lauretta Eva Adrian (Sab), 3. Nurul Suhaida Zainal (Ter).
Team sprint: 1. Terengganu (Ummi Hamimah Mohamad, Zahraa Anuawar) 51.699, 2. Selangor (Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan, Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman) 52.319, 3. Kedah (Aishah Puteh, Nurjeha Iwani Ruslan) 54.616.
Points race: 1. Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (Sel) 38, 2. Zahraa Anuawar (Ter) 26, 3. Nurul Nadia Mohd Fauzi (Pah) 18.
■ FENCING
MEN
Team epee: Semi-finals – Selangor bt N. Sembilan 36-35 (w/o), Johor bt Sabah 45-34; Final – Selangor bt Johor 45-32.
Team sabre: Semi-finals – Johor bt Sabah 45-31, F. Territories bt Perak 45-43; Final – Johor bt F. Territories 45-40.
WOMEN
Team foil: Semi-finals – N. Sembilan bt Selangor 45-15, Johor bt F. Territories 45-37; Final – Johor bt Negri 16-15 (w/o).
■ SILAMBAM
MEN (tanithiramai)
30-55kg: 1. A. Kumaresan (Sel), 2. M. Inderjith (Nse), 3. R. Prakash (Ked), R. Kavikumar (Pen).
56-75kg: 1. Zaidi Lintung (Sab), 2. T. Nitiyanandan (FT), 3. S. Logan Kumar (Prk), M. Muthukumaran (Nse).
WOMEN (tanithiramai)
30-45kg: 1. M. Silambarasi (Nse), 2. S. Anchanah Devi (Pen), 3. Marangina Karani (Sab), S.S.V. Sundram (Prk).
46-65kg: 1. M. Komathy (Nse), 2. T. Hemalatha (Mal), 3. S. Kaviarasi (Ked), K. Priteive (Prk).
■ WATERPOLO
Men: Penang bt Perlis 18-13; Malacca bt F. Territory 20-3; Selangor bt N. Sembilan 12-9.
Women: Malacca bt F. Territory 27-10; Perak drew Penang 9-9.
■ BASKETBALL
Men: Penang bt Selangor 82-76; Johor bt Perak 72-57; Malacca bt Sarawak 59-52.
Women: Sarawak bt Perak 57-54; Johor bt Terengganu 78-29; F. Territories bt Pahang 59-54.
■ BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Men: Penang A bt Kedah A 2-0; Selangor A bt Malacca A 2-0; N. Sembilan A bt F. Territories A 2-1; Penang B bt Perlis B 2-1; Terengganu A bt N. Sembilan B 2-1; Perlis A bt F. Territories B 2-0; Pahang B bt Sarawak B 2-0; Johor B bt Malacca B 2-0; Perak bt Kelantan 2-1; Sarawak A bt Terengganu B 2-0; Selangor B bt Johor A 2-0.
Women: Sarawak bt Terengganu B 2-1; Kedah A bt F. Territories A 2-0; Selangor B bt Kelantan 2-0; Terengganu A bt Perlis A 2-0; Pahang A bt Johor A 2-1; Pahang B bt Malacca A 2-1; Kedah B bt N. Sembilan A 2-0; Perak bt F. Territories B 2-0; Penang B bt N. Sembilan B 2-0; Selangor A bt Malacca B 2-0; Johor B bt Perlis B 2-0.
■ CYCLING
MEN
4km individual pursuit: 1. Ahmad Fakrullah Alias (Pah) 5:08.849, 2. Wan Syazwan Afiq Wan Shahril Anwar (FT) 5:11.250, 3. Muhammad Faiz Izzudin Omar (Sel) 5:13.551.
Individual sprint: 1. Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid (Ked), 2. Mohd Fakhruddin Daud (Joh), 3. Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran (Mac).
Team sprint: 1. Selangor (Hamdan Hamidun, Malek Marcus McRone, Muhammad Elmi Jumari) 1:07.390, 2. Pahang (Ahmad Azhar Arshad, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias, Muhamas Aim Mohamad Fauzi) 1:08.833, 3. Terengganu (Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan, Muhamad Faiz Syarifuddin Abd Kadir, Sofian Nabil Omar Mohd Bakri) 1:07.024.
Points race: 1. Yusrizal Yusof (Ter) 61, 2. Muhd Asyraf Misnan (Joh) 45, 3. Mohd Saufi Mat Senan (Ter) 41.
WOMEN
3km individual pursuit: 1. Ju Pha Somnet (Per) 4:16.727, 2. Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (Sel) 4:23.521, 3. Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi (Pah) 4:28.574.
Individual sprint: 1. Ju Pha Somnet (Per), 2. Lauretta Eva Adrian (Sab), 3. Nurul Suhaida Zainal (Ter).
Team sprint: 1. Terengganu (Ummi Hamimah Mohamad, Zahraa Anuawar) 51.699, 2. Selangor (Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan, Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman) 52.319, 3. Kedah (Aishah Puteh, Nurjeha Iwani Ruslan) 54.616.
Points race: 1. Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman (Sel) 38, 2. Zahraa Anuawar (Ter) 26, 3. Nurul Nadia Mohd Fauzi (Pah) 18.
■ FENCING
MEN
Team epee: Semi-finals – Selangor bt N. Sembilan 36-35 (w/o), Johor bt Sabah 45-34; Final – Selangor bt Johor 45-32.
Team sabre: Semi-finals – Johor bt Sabah 45-31, F. Territories bt Perak 45-43; Final – Johor bt F. Territories 45-40.
WOMEN
Team foil: Semi-finals – N. Sembilan bt Selangor 45-15, Johor bt F. Territories 45-37; Final – Johor bt Negri 16-15 (w/o).
■ SILAMBAM
MEN (tanithiramai)
30-55kg: 1. A. Kumaresan (Sel), 2. M. Inderjith (Nse), 3. R. Prakash (Ked), R. Kavikumar (Pen).
56-75kg: 1. Zaidi Lintung (Sab), 2. T. Nitiyanandan (FT), 3. S. Logan Kumar (Prk), M. Muthukumaran (Nse).
WOMEN (tanithiramai)
30-45kg: 1. M. Silambarasi (Nse), 2. S. Anchanah Devi (Pen), 3. Marangina Karani (Sab), S.S.V. Sundram (Prk).
46-65kg: 1. M. Komathy (Nse), 2. T. Hemalatha (Mal), 3. S. Kaviarasi (Ked), K. Priteive (Prk).
■ WATERPOLO
Men: Penang bt Perlis 18-13; Malacca bt F. Territory 20-3; Selangor bt N. Sembilan 12-9.
Women: Malacca bt F. Territory 27-10; Perak drew Penang 9-9.
Ju Pha now favourite to win Sportswoman of the Games
7/06/2011
KUALA LUMPUR: With dad Somnet Lim watching from the stands, track cyclist Ju Pha was all fired up to deliver the cheers.
And not even the punishing heat could stop her as she extended her perfect campaign in the individual disciplines of the Sukma competition by bagging two more gold medals for Perlis at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday.
Ju Pha raced away to an easy victory in the 3km individual pursuit final in the morning. And there was no rest for the 18-year-old as she had to immediately go in for the start of the knockout rounds of the sprint event.
But it was to her credit that she managed to overcome the opposition from the first round until the final before producing an explosive finish to knock out main rival Lauretta Eva Adrian of Sabah in two heats to claim her third gold medal of the Games and the second for Perlis for the day.
Ju Pha had won the scratch race last Saturday to become her state’s first-ever Sukma gold medallist in cycling.
And the 18-year-old looks set to be crowned the Best Sportswoman of the Games for her exploits on the track thus far.
Ju Pha said the presence of her father gave her added motivation even though she was a bit tired in the afternoon. Her father took leave from work and took a bus from Chuping to KL to watch his daughter race yesterday.
“I’m glad I did not disappoint my dad who came all the way here,” she said.
“I managed to win all the events I competed in thus far. I will out to win more gold medals from the 500m time trial and keirin events tomorrow.
“I hope the weather will not be as hot as today. It was difficult for everyone to stay focus.”
Ju Pha is the only cyclist still active in competition from a pioneer batch of 30 young recruits taken from a Thai community in Perlis six years ago.
Malacca rider Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran, who is the reigning Asian junior champion, failed in his bid to add the Sukma men’s sprint title when he was ousted in two heats by Fakruddin Daud of Johor in the semi-finals.
But Fakruddin, the son of 1978 Bangkok Asian Games gold medallist, the late Daud Ibrahim, met his match in Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid of Kedah in the final.
Fattah defeated team-mate Mohd Hazmir Adenan, also in two heats, to reach the final and he sparked off wild celebrations among the Kedah supporters by beating Fakruddin in three heats in the final for his first Sukma gold medal.
The Kedah squad were later given a stern warning after their supporters climbed over the stands and raced across the track while the riders were still slowing down after the race.
The curtain will come down on the track cycling programme with four gold medals at stake in the men’s and women’s time trial and keirin today.
KUALA LUMPUR: With dad Somnet Lim watching from the stands, track cyclist Ju Pha was all fired up to deliver the cheers.
And not even the punishing heat could stop her as she extended her perfect campaign in the individual disciplines of the Sukma competition by bagging two more gold medals for Perlis at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday.
Ju Pha raced away to an easy victory in the 3km individual pursuit final in the morning. And there was no rest for the 18-year-old as she had to immediately go in for the start of the knockout rounds of the sprint event.
But it was to her credit that she managed to overcome the opposition from the first round until the final before producing an explosive finish to knock out main rival Lauretta Eva Adrian of Sabah in two heats to claim her third gold medal of the Games and the second for Perlis for the day.
Ju Pha had won the scratch race last Saturday to become her state’s first-ever Sukma gold medallist in cycling.
And the 18-year-old looks set to be crowned the Best Sportswoman of the Games for her exploits on the track thus far.
Ju Pha said the presence of her father gave her added motivation even though she was a bit tired in the afternoon. Her father took leave from work and took a bus from Chuping to KL to watch his daughter race yesterday.
“I’m glad I did not disappoint my dad who came all the way here,” she said.
“I managed to win all the events I competed in thus far. I will out to win more gold medals from the 500m time trial and keirin events tomorrow.
“I hope the weather will not be as hot as today. It was difficult for everyone to stay focus.”
Ju Pha is the only cyclist still active in competition from a pioneer batch of 30 young recruits taken from a Thai community in Perlis six years ago.
Malacca rider Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran, who is the reigning Asian junior champion, failed in his bid to add the Sukma men’s sprint title when he was ousted in two heats by Fakruddin Daud of Johor in the semi-finals.
But Fakruddin, the son of 1978 Bangkok Asian Games gold medallist, the late Daud Ibrahim, met his match in Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid of Kedah in the final.
Fattah defeated team-mate Mohd Hazmir Adenan, also in two heats, to reach the final and he sparked off wild celebrations among the Kedah supporters by beating Fakruddin in three heats in the final for his first Sukma gold medal.
The Kedah squad were later given a stern warning after their supporters climbed over the stands and raced across the track while the riders were still slowing down after the race.
The curtain will come down on the track cycling programme with four gold medals at stake in the men’s and women’s time trial and keirin today.
Ju Pha tepati ramalan
7/6/2011
KONTINJEN Perlis menerusi pecutan kayuhan Ju Pha Som Net menepati ramalan apabila berjaya menggondol emas dalam acara 3km Kejar-mengejar Individu Wanita pada hari kelima Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) Kuala Lumpur di Velodrom Cheras, semalam.
Atlet berbasikal wanita negara itu berkata, ia adalah emas keduanya dalam acara itu selepas meraih emas dalam acara 10km scratch race wanita, kelmarin.
“Dah jangka menang tapi saya tidak sangka saingan bertenaga peserta lain hari ini,” kata anak kelahiran Chuping, Perlis.
Pada perlumbaan itu, Ju Pha berjaya memecut laju dengan keputusan masa 4 minit 16.727 saat menewaskan saingan Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman dari Selangor yang ketinggalan jauh 6.794s di belakang.
Pingat gangsa dimiliki Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi dari Pahang, 4:28.574s.
Saingan kategori 4km Kejar-mengejar Individu Lelaki pula menyaksikan Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias berjaya meraih emas pertama buat kontinjen Pahang.
Catatan 5:08.849s menewaskan pelumba Wilayah Persekutuan, Wan Syazwan Afiq Wan Shahril Anwar dengan kelebihan 2.401s dan gangsa milik Muhammad Faiz Izzudin Omar dari Selangor, 5::13.551s.
Pecut Berpasukan Wanita pula menyaksikan duo Terengganu Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dan Zahraa Anuawar memenangi pingat emas dengan catatan 51.699s, 0.62s di hadapan atlet Selangor dan Kedah.
KONTINJEN Perlis menerusi pecutan kayuhan Ju Pha Som Net menepati ramalan apabila berjaya menggondol emas dalam acara 3km Kejar-mengejar Individu Wanita pada hari kelima Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) Kuala Lumpur di Velodrom Cheras, semalam.
Atlet berbasikal wanita negara itu berkata, ia adalah emas keduanya dalam acara itu selepas meraih emas dalam acara 10km scratch race wanita, kelmarin.
“Dah jangka menang tapi saya tidak sangka saingan bertenaga peserta lain hari ini,” kata anak kelahiran Chuping, Perlis.
Pada perlumbaan itu, Ju Pha berjaya memecut laju dengan keputusan masa 4 minit 16.727 saat menewaskan saingan Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman dari Selangor yang ketinggalan jauh 6.794s di belakang.
Pingat gangsa dimiliki Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi dari Pahang, 4:28.574s.
Saingan kategori 4km Kejar-mengejar Individu Lelaki pula menyaksikan Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias berjaya meraih emas pertama buat kontinjen Pahang.
Catatan 5:08.849s menewaskan pelumba Wilayah Persekutuan, Wan Syazwan Afiq Wan Shahril Anwar dengan kelebihan 2.401s dan gangsa milik Muhammad Faiz Izzudin Omar dari Selangor, 5::13.551s.
Pecut Berpasukan Wanita pula menyaksikan duo Terengganu Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dan Zahraa Anuawar memenangi pingat emas dengan catatan 51.699s, 0.62s di hadapan atlet Selangor dan Kedah.
Perlis, Terengganu bersaing hebat
Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril@kosmo.com.my
PELUMBA Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah (kiri) dan Zahraa yang berjaya meraih pingat emas dalam acara pecut berpasukan wanita di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras semalam.
SELEPAS tiga hari acara berbasikal trek berlangsung di Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14, Terengganu dan Perlis terus menambah koleksi pingat emas dalam beberapa acara yang dipertandingkan di Velo- drom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras.
Semalam, Terengganu berjaya meraih dua pingat emas dalam acara perlumbaan mata lelaki dan pecut berpasukan wanita, manakala Perlis unggul dalam acara individu tiga kilometer kejar-mengejar wanita dan individu pecut wanita.
Terengganu memulakan hari cemerlang dengan gandingan mantap pelumba wanita, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dan Zahraa Anua- war yang berjaya meraih emas dalam acara pecut berpasukan wanita dengan catatan masa 51.699s.
Perak menjadi milik pasukan Selangor melalui gandingan Farini Shawati Mohd. Adnan dan Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman selepas mencatat masa 52.319s, manakala gangsa diraih Kedah hasil gandi- ngan Aishah Puteh dan Nurjeha Iwani Ruslan (54.615s).
Pingat emas kedua Terengganu semalam disumbangkan oleh Yusrizal Usoff dalam perlumbaan mata lelaki apabila berjaya mengumpul 61 mata, mengetepikan caba- ran pelumba Johor, Muhammad Asyraf Misnan yang meraih perak dengan mengumpul 45 mata, manakala gangsa milik seorang lagi pelumba Terengganu, Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (41 mata).
Perlis pula berjaya menambah dua pingat emas melalui pelumba wanita sensasi, Ju Pha Som Net yang memenangi acara tiga kilo- meter individu kejar mengejar dengan catatan masa 4:16.727s, menewaskan pelumba Selangor Nurul Ahmar (4:23.521s), manakala gangsa milik Nurul Nadia dari Pahang (4:23.521s).
Ju Pha menambah emas kedua menerusi acara pecut individu wanita selepas menewaskan Lauretta Eva Adrian dari Sabah dalam saingan akhir dengan memenangi kedua-dua pusingan perlumbaan.
Turut mencuri tumpuan semalam ialah seorang lagi pelumba ke- bangsaan, Mohd. Fattah Amri Zaid dari Kedah yang memenangi pingat emas dalam acara pecut invidu lelaki mengalahkanMuhammad Fakhruddin Daud dari Johor.
Pingat gangsa pula menjadi milik Muhd. Arfy Qhairant Amran dari Melaka.
Pelumba kebangsaan, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias dari Pahang meraih emas acara empat kilometer kejar-mengejar individu dengan catatan masa 5: 08.849s, manakala Wan Syazwan Afiq Wan Shahril Anwar (Wilayah Persekutuan) pingat perak selepas mencatat 5:11.250s dan pingat gangsa milik Muhammad Faiz Izzudin Omar (Selangor) 5:13.551s.
Sementara itu, dalam acara pecut berpasukan, pingat emas berjaya diraih Selangor melalui trio, Hamdan Hamidun, Malek Marcus Mcrone dan Muhammad Elmi Jumari dengan masa 1:07.390s.
Mereka berjaya mengetepikan pasukan Pahang yang diketuai Ahmad Fakrullah Alias, bersama
Ahmad Azhar Arshad dan Muhamad Aim Mohamad Fauzi yang sekadar meraih perak selepas mencatat masa 1:08.883s.
Gangsa milik Terengganu dengan catatan masa 1:07.024s, menerusi barisan pelumba Mohammad Saufi Mat Senang, Muhammad Faiz Syarifuddin Abd. Kadir dan Sofian Nabil Omar Mohd. Bakri.
shahril@kosmo.com.my
PELUMBA Terengganu, Ummi Hamimah (kiri) dan Zahraa yang berjaya meraih pingat emas dalam acara pecut berpasukan wanita di Velodrom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras semalam.
SELEPAS tiga hari acara berbasikal trek berlangsung di Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-14, Terengganu dan Perlis terus menambah koleksi pingat emas dalam beberapa acara yang dipertandingkan di Velo- drom Kuala Lumpur, Cheras.
Semalam, Terengganu berjaya meraih dua pingat emas dalam acara perlumbaan mata lelaki dan pecut berpasukan wanita, manakala Perlis unggul dalam acara individu tiga kilometer kejar-mengejar wanita dan individu pecut wanita.
Terengganu memulakan hari cemerlang dengan gandingan mantap pelumba wanita, Ummi Hamimah Mohamad dan Zahraa Anua- war yang berjaya meraih emas dalam acara pecut berpasukan wanita dengan catatan masa 51.699s.
Perak menjadi milik pasukan Selangor melalui gandingan Farini Shawati Mohd. Adnan dan Nurul Ahmar Badeuzzaman selepas mencatat masa 52.319s, manakala gangsa diraih Kedah hasil gandi- ngan Aishah Puteh dan Nurjeha Iwani Ruslan (54.615s).
Pingat emas kedua Terengganu semalam disumbangkan oleh Yusrizal Usoff dalam perlumbaan mata lelaki apabila berjaya mengumpul 61 mata, mengetepikan caba- ran pelumba Johor, Muhammad Asyraf Misnan yang meraih perak dengan mengumpul 45 mata, manakala gangsa milik seorang lagi pelumba Terengganu, Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (41 mata).
Perlis pula berjaya menambah dua pingat emas melalui pelumba wanita sensasi, Ju Pha Som Net yang memenangi acara tiga kilo- meter individu kejar mengejar dengan catatan masa 4:16.727s, menewaskan pelumba Selangor Nurul Ahmar (4:23.521s), manakala gangsa milik Nurul Nadia dari Pahang (4:23.521s).
Ju Pha menambah emas kedua menerusi acara pecut individu wanita selepas menewaskan Lauretta Eva Adrian dari Sabah dalam saingan akhir dengan memenangi kedua-dua pusingan perlumbaan.
Turut mencuri tumpuan semalam ialah seorang lagi pelumba ke- bangsaan, Mohd. Fattah Amri Zaid dari Kedah yang memenangi pingat emas dalam acara pecut invidu lelaki mengalahkanMuhammad Fakhruddin Daud dari Johor.
Pingat gangsa pula menjadi milik Muhd. Arfy Qhairant Amran dari Melaka.
Pelumba kebangsaan, Ahmad Fakrullah Alias dari Pahang meraih emas acara empat kilometer kejar-mengejar individu dengan catatan masa 5: 08.849s, manakala Wan Syazwan Afiq Wan Shahril Anwar (Wilayah Persekutuan) pingat perak selepas mencatat 5:11.250s dan pingat gangsa milik Muhammad Faiz Izzudin Omar (Selangor) 5:13.551s.
Sementara itu, dalam acara pecut berpasukan, pingat emas berjaya diraih Selangor melalui trio, Hamdan Hamidun, Malek Marcus Mcrone dan Muhammad Elmi Jumari dengan masa 1:07.390s.
Mereka berjaya mengetepikan pasukan Pahang yang diketuai Ahmad Fakrullah Alias, bersama
Ahmad Azhar Arshad dan Muhamad Aim Mohamad Fauzi yang sekadar meraih perak selepas mencatat masa 1:08.883s.
Gangsa milik Terengganu dengan catatan masa 1:07.024s, menerusi barisan pelumba Mohammad Saufi Mat Senang, Muhammad Faiz Syarifuddin Abd. Kadir dan Sofian Nabil Omar Mohd. Bakri.
Ju Pha belum puas
7/6/2011
KUALA LUMPUR - Biarpun tiga pingat emas sudah diraih, Ju Pha Som Net masih belum puas dan berikrar untuk memahat sejarah membolot emas kelima pada hari terakhir lumba basikal, hari ini.
Semalam, ratu trek Perlis itu membuktikan kejaguhan dengan memenangi dua emas menerusi acara 3 kilometer individu kejar-mengejar dan individu pecut. Emas pertamanya sebelum ini diraih dalam perlumbaan scratch.
Pelumba kebangsaan kelahiran Chuping, Perlis itu berpeluang menambah koleksi emas apabila bersaing dalam acara keirin dan 500 meter ujian masa, hari ini.
Kata Ju Pha, dia memang meletakkan harapan tinggi dalam semua acara yang disertai, dan berasa gembira berjaya menyumbangkan tiga emas buat Perlis setakat ini.
"Saya hanya fikirkan saya boleh buat, sebelum ini saya cuma meletakkan sasaran tiga emas, tetapi selepas memenuhi misi hari ini, saya yakin mampu menambah gelaran dalam dua lagi acara," katanya di Velodrom Cheras semalam.
Jelasnya lagi, dia mahu mencipta sejarah dalam acara berbasikal trek dan layak digelar ratu Sukan Malaysia, selaku pemenang pingat emas terbanyak temasya.
"Mungkin semangat ini timbul kerana bapa saya, Som Net Lim datang dari jauh untuk memberi sokongan. Bagaimanapun saya masih belum boleh menganggap saya adalah pelumba terbaik.
"Kedudukan saya masih jauh dengan pelumba elit negara, Fatehah Mustapa. Banyak perlu diperbaiki untuk berdiri sama tinggi dengannya," katanya lagi.
Ditanya sama ada dia akan dibawa ketua jurulatih berbasikal negara, John Beasley untuk menyertai latihan di Melbourne, Ju Pha berkata, setakat ini dia belum pasti sama ada akan menyertai Fatehah, Azizulhasni Awang, Josiah Ng, Amir Mustafa Rusli, Adiq Husainie Othman ke sana.
KUALA LUMPUR - Biarpun tiga pingat emas sudah diraih, Ju Pha Som Net masih belum puas dan berikrar untuk memahat sejarah membolot emas kelima pada hari terakhir lumba basikal, hari ini.
Semalam, ratu trek Perlis itu membuktikan kejaguhan dengan memenangi dua emas menerusi acara 3 kilometer individu kejar-mengejar dan individu pecut. Emas pertamanya sebelum ini diraih dalam perlumbaan scratch.
Pelumba kebangsaan kelahiran Chuping, Perlis itu berpeluang menambah koleksi emas apabila bersaing dalam acara keirin dan 500 meter ujian masa, hari ini.
Kata Ju Pha, dia memang meletakkan harapan tinggi dalam semua acara yang disertai, dan berasa gembira berjaya menyumbangkan tiga emas buat Perlis setakat ini.
"Saya hanya fikirkan saya boleh buat, sebelum ini saya cuma meletakkan sasaran tiga emas, tetapi selepas memenuhi misi hari ini, saya yakin mampu menambah gelaran dalam dua lagi acara," katanya di Velodrom Cheras semalam.
Jelasnya lagi, dia mahu mencipta sejarah dalam acara berbasikal trek dan layak digelar ratu Sukan Malaysia, selaku pemenang pingat emas terbanyak temasya.
"Mungkin semangat ini timbul kerana bapa saya, Som Net Lim datang dari jauh untuk memberi sokongan. Bagaimanapun saya masih belum boleh menganggap saya adalah pelumba terbaik.
"Kedudukan saya masih jauh dengan pelumba elit negara, Fatehah Mustapa. Banyak perlu diperbaiki untuk berdiri sama tinggi dengannya," katanya lagi.
Ditanya sama ada dia akan dibawa ketua jurulatih berbasikal negara, John Beasley untuk menyertai latihan di Melbourne, Ju Pha berkata, setakat ini dia belum pasti sama ada akan menyertai Fatehah, Azizulhasni Awang, Josiah Ng, Amir Mustafa Rusli, Adiq Husainie Othman ke sana.
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