No target set for Malaysia’s young Olympians

No target set for Malaysia's young Olympians

BY S. RAMAGURU

Loh Zhiayi will represent Malaysia in diving at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China from Aug 16-28. - Filepic

   

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will send a contingent of 20 athletes for the Second Youth Olympics Games which will be held in Nanjing, China from Aug 16-28.

The athletes will take part in 10 different sports. In the inaugural Games held in Singapore in 2010, Malaysia were represented by 13 athletes in six sports - athletics, aquatics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, sailing and weightlifting.

Pandelela Rinong bagged two silver medals in the girls' 3m springboard and 10m platform events.

In Nanjing, Malaysia will take part in aquatics, athletics, archery, badminton, gymnastics, golf, sailing, taekwondo, equestrian and shooting.

The contingent will be led by ex-Olympic shuttler Wong Pei Tty and accompanied by IOC Young Ambassador Benjamin Khor Cheng Jie from shooting.

Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary general Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said they have not set any target for the contingent other than to try and match the performance at the previous Games.

"We certainly stand a chance at winning some medals as we have a slightly bigger team. But like I said there are no specific target.

"This Games are meant to unearth talents for the future. So we hope the outing will help the athletes become future stars for Malaysia," he said.

The two sports where the Malaysians are hoping to win medals are badminton and diving. The Games are for athletes below the age of 17 years.

THE FULL LIST OF ATHLETES

Aquatic
Diving: Loh Zhiayi (10m individual platform & 3m individual springboard)
Swimming: Lim Chinh Hwang (50m Free, 100m free, 200m free, 100m back, 50m breast, 100m breast, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly, 200m IM; Welson Sim Wee Sheng (200m free, 400m free, 800m free; Yap Siew Hui (50m butterfly, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly), Angela Chieng Chui Fei (200m free, 400m free, 800m free)
Archery: Muhamad Zarif Syahiir Zolkepeli (recurve individual)
Athletics: Kirthana Ramasamy (triple jump), Norshafiee Mohd Shah (high jump), Mohd Rizzua Haizad Muhamad (110m hurdles)
Badminton: Lee Ying Ying (singles), Cheam Jun Wei (singles)
Equestrian: Praveen Nair Mathavan (individual competition)
Gymnastics
Artistic: Loo Phay Xing (individual all-round)
Rhythmic: Tai Qing Tong (individual all-round)
Golf: Kan Kah Yan (54-hole individual stroke play & 54-hole mixed team, Low Khai Jei (54-hole individual stroke play & 54-hole mixed team)
Sailing: Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif (one person dinghy), Asri Azman (one person dinghy)
Shooting: Abdul Hadi Abdul Malek (10m air pistol – 60 shots)
Taekwondo: Mohana Priya Mariappan (55-63kg)

Malaysian junior athletes at Glasgow remarkable - NSC

Malaysian junior athletes at Glasgow remarkable - NSC
Bernama |Updated:August 01, 2014
(First published on: August 01, 2014 23:55 MYT)





ZOLKPLES: Junior athletes have achieved a lot this Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW: Young national athletes have proven their worth, having been given the exposure to compete in major championships which prepared them for more competitive challenges.

National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong said overall, the achievement of junior athletes had been remarkable when Zulhelmi Mohd Pisol bagged a silver medal in the 56kg weightlifting event.

He also hoped the participation of junior weightlifters at the Commonwealth Games would spur them to improve their performance in other future tournaments.

"Four weightlifters and two athletes from the NSC junior programme were selected to represent the country at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

"Several junior athletes who have been upgraded to elite athletes in 2012 have shown promises," he told reporters here Friday.

Zolkples said national shooters such as Eddy Chew, Jonathan Wong, Joseph Lee and Choo Wen Yan were maturing fast after completing their events in respectable positions.

"Jupha Sompnet who made his debut in Glasgow has shown tremendous potential by taking the sixth place in a cycling scratch race," he said.

"In squash, former juniors such as Rachel Arnold, Delia Arnold, Valentino Bon, Iven Yuen and Vaneesa Raj have put up credible performances for future forays into the international competition.

Divers such as Loh Zhiayi and Nur Dhabitah Sabri have also done well.

Nur Dhabitah partnered Pandelela Rinong to win the bronze medal in the women's 10m platform synchronised while Loh Zhiayi made it to the finals of the women's individual 10m platform synchronised.

The boxers also did not disappoint when Khir Akyazlan Azmi and Mohamad Fuad Mohd Ridzuan fought their way into the quarter-finals before losing to their challengers from England and Wales.


Read more at:http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/malaysian-junior-athletes-at-glasgow-remarkable-nsc-41082?cp

Mohd Zulhelmi Penyumbang Pingat Pertama Buat Kontinjen Negara

Daripada Nursyabiha Sukri

GLASGOW, 25 Julai (Bernama) -- Atlet angkat berat Mohd Zulhelmi Pisol membuat kejutan apabila muncul sebagai penyumbang pingat pertama buat kontinjen negara pada temasya Sukan Komanwel kali ke-20 di sini, Khamis.

Atlet pelapis berusia 21 tahun itu meraih pingat perak bagi kategori 56kg dengan jumlah angkatan 245kg di Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precint di sini.

Atlet berasal dari Pulau Pinang itu membuat angkatan snatch 108kg dan clean and jerk seberat 137kg. Dua atlet dari India Sukhen Dey dan Ganesh Mali, masing-masing meraih pingat emas dan gangsa.

Sukhen melakukan angkatan seberat 248kg yang melibatkan snatch 109kg dan clean and jerk 139kg manakala Ganesh pula 244kg dengan angkatan snatch 111kg dan clean and jerk 133kg.

Mohd Zulhelmi ketika ditemui berkata beliau sangat teruja selepas berjaya meraih pingat pada penampilan pertamanya di Sukan Komanwel.

"Saya masih baharu dalam kejohanan besar seperti ini, jadi memang sudah menjangkakan saingan sengit daripada atlet-atlet senior di sini.

"Namun saya masih tidak berpuas hati dengan angkatan clean and jerk sebab saya pernah melakukan angkatan seberat 140kg ketika berlatih," katanya kepada pemberita di sini.

Sementara itu, Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Khairy Jamaluddin berkata beliau memuji semangat dan kesungguhan atlet muda seperti Mohd Zulhelmi yang tidak mudah putus asa untuk bersaing dengan barisan atlet berpengalaman pada kejohanan berprestij itu.

"Pada awal angkatannya Mohd Zulhelmi ketinggalan, namun saya puji beliau bersemangat untuk bangkit dan meraih pingat buat negara, saya juga percaya atlet angkat berat yang lain mampu menyumbang pingat emas dalam saingan seterusnya nanti," kata Khairy.

-- BERNAMA

Program Pelapis Boleh Lahirkan Atlet Berbakat Dan Berpotensi - MSN

BUKIT MERTAJAM, 10 Julai (Bernama) -- Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) berharap program pelapis yang dilaksanakan di pelbagai peringkat dapat melahirkan kumpulan atlet berpotensi dan boleh diketengahkan pada masa hadapan.

Ketua Pengarahnya Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong berkata kebanyakan atlet yang mengikuti program pelapis sedia ada telah menunjukkan peningkatan dan prestasi yang begitu baik.

"Ada (atlet) yang telah mencapai kejayaan, malah memenangi pingat di pelbagai peringkat antarabangsa termasuk Sukan SEA, kejohanan peringkat remaja dan sebagainya.

"Pada masa sama, sejak program di Akademi Serantau MSN diperkenalkan pada 2008, seramai 10 atlet telah diserapkan terus ke program elit manakala 124 atlet diserap ke program pelapis," katanya ketika berucap pada majlis berbuka puasa Akademi Serantau MSN, di kuarters Institut Pendidikan Taman Desa Damai, di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata pihaknya mengharapkan atlet-atlet pelapis itu dapat mengambil alih tempat atlet elit seperti jaguh badminton Datuk Lee Chong Wei, jaguh skuasy Datuk Nicol David, ratu terjun Pandalela Rinong dan pelumba basikal Azizulhasni Awang pada satu masa kelak.

Zolkples berkata MSN sentiasa menyediakan kemudahan yang terbaik untuk atlet termasuk program pelapis serantau di kuarters Institut Pendidikan Taman Desa Damai.

Beliau berkata pihaknya sedang dalam proses mendapatkan kelulusan daripada Kementerian Pendidikan untuk meletakkan dua blok penginapan di kuarters berkenaan di bawah pengurusan MSN.

Katanya, sekiranya permohonan itu diluluskan ia dapat memudahkan MSN menambah baik dan mempertingkatkan kemudahan sedia ada termasuk membina pusat latihan untuk sukan tinju dan sukan angkat berat di akademi tersebut.

Terdahulu, pada majlis itu Zolkples menyerahkan insentif skim kecemerlangan sebanyak RM20,000 kepada Pusat Latihan Negeri Kedah untuk menambah baik program sedia ada.

-- BERNAMA‎

WEIGHTLIFTING: Constantine good for Glasgow

THE Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) believes that back-up lifter Constantine Clement will rise to the occasion on his debut at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on July 23-Aug 3.

With 2010 gold medallist Aricco Jumitih out of the picture, Constantine has emerged as the nation’s best bet in the men’s Under-62kg class, having racked up impressive performances this season.

The Sabahan finished third at the Asian Junior Championships in Thailand in March having lifted 120kg in the snatch and 150kg in the clean and jerk, subsequently qualifying for the Commonwealth squad.

He then broke the national snatch record of 126kg previously set by Naharuddin Mahayudin when he lifted 127kg at the Perlis Malaysia Games last month. His clean and jerk effort of 143kg was sub-par by his standards but was nevertheless enough to give him a double win against a relatively inexperienced field in Kuala Perlis.

MWF deputy president Ahmad Janius Abdullah said he is confident Constantine will end up with a medal in Scotland but stressed that he needs to improve on his clean and jerk to make it a gold.

“Compared to his performances this season to results from the past Commonwealth Games, winning a medal should not be a problem for Constantine,” said Ahmad Janius.

“But as the competition only offers one gold medal per weight division, it is important that he is strong in both disciplines as the scores from both disciplines will be combined.

“At the moment his clean and jerk is not among the best in this class. He needs to be consistently hitting the mid-150kg mark to secure a gold. However, I believe he can still get there before the games.”

Aricco, who has been suffering from a severe case of psoriasis since late 2011, had lifted 120kg and 156kg for a 276kg total to emerge victorious in Delhi.

Besides Constantine, 2006 gold medallist Faizal Baharom (Under-56kg) and 2010 bronze medallist Mohd Hafifi Mansor (Under-69kg) are the nation’s best hope for medals in Scotland.

HOT HAND YOW TO LEAD WORLD JUNIORS CHALLENGE

Published: Tuesday July 1, 2014 MYT 10:04:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday July 1, 2014 MYT 10:08:25 PM

Hot hand Yow to lead World Juniors challenge

BY KNG ZHENG GUAN

A filepic showing Ng Eain Yow (left), Darren Chan (middle) and Mohd Syafiq Kamal after winning the Asian Youth Games team gold medal last year. The trio along with Mohd Farez Izwan will shoulder the challenge at the World Junior Championships in Namibia in August.

   

PETALING JAYA: In-form Ng Eain Yow has been given the responsibility of leading the Malaysian boys’ team to the World Junior Squash Championship in Windhoek, Namibia, from Aug 10-21.

The Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) have set a top-four target for the four-member team. The other players are Mohd Syafiq Kamal, Darren Chan and Mohd Farez Izwan.

Except for Sabah-born Farez, the other three helped Malaysia win the team gold at last year’s Asian Youth Games.

This is the first time in a while that Malaysia are sending a boys’ team to the biennial championship. Malaysia’s last appearance in the championships was in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2008. Then, Malaysia finished sixth out of 31 teams.

Malaysia’s best showing was in 2006 in New Zealand with Ivan Yuen, Mohd Asyraf Azan and Elvinn Keo securing a third-place finish.

For 16-year-old Eain Yow, his confidence has been boosted by winning his third straight title at the Asian Junior Championships in Iran last month. He retained the Under-17 title by beating Jordanian Mohammad Alsarraj 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 in the final.

“I didn’t start my title defence really well, but my form picked up as the tournament progressed,” said Eain Yow.

“Now I have two Under-17 titles to add to the Under-15 crown I won in 2012. I want to win more titles before I end my junior career.

“My target now is to help Malaysia finish as high as possible in the world juniors. I’m looking forward to it with renewed confidence,” added Eain Yow.

It will, however, not be easy for Malaysia.

Egypt are the favourites to retain the title. The other strong contenders are nine-time champions England, five-time champions Pakistan, India and Hong Kong.

WEIGHTLIFTING: CONSTANTINE GOOD FOR GLASGOW

WEIGHTLIFTING: Constantine good for Glasgow

BY FADHLI ISHAK - 2 JULY 2014 @ 8:01 AM

THE Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) believes that back-up lifter Constantine Clement will rise to the occasion on his debut at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on July 23-Aug 3.

With 2010 gold medallist Aricco Jumitih out of the picture, Constantine has emerged as the nation’s best bet in the men’s Under-62kg class, having racked up impressive performances this season.

The Sabahan finished third at the Asian Junior Championships in Thailand in March having lifted 120kg in the snatch and 150kg in the clean and jerk, subsequently qualifying for the Commonwealth squad.

He then broke the national snatch record of 126kg previously set by Naharuddin Mahayudin when he lifted 127kg at the Perlis Malaysia Games last month. His clean and jerk effort of 143kg was sub-par by his standards but was nevertheless enough to give him a double win against a relatively inexperienced field in Kuala Perlis.

MWF deputy president Ahmad Janius Abdullah said he is confident Constantine will end up with a medal in Scotland but stressed that he needs to improve on his clean and jerk to make it a gold.

“Compared to his performances this season to results from the past Commonwealth Games, winning a medal should not be a problem for Constantine,” said Ahmad Janius.

“But as the competition only offers one gold medal per weight division, it is important that he is strong in both disciplines as the scores from both disciplines will be combined.

“At the moment his clean and jerk is not among the best in this class. He needs to be consistently hitting the mid-150kg mark to secure a gold. However, I believe he can still get there before the games.”

Aricco, who has been suffering from a severe case of psoriasis since late 2011, had lifted 120kg and 156kg for a 276kg total to emerge victorious in Delhi.

Besides Constantine, 2006 gold medallist Faizal Baharom (Under-56kg) and 2010 bronze medallist Mohd Hafifi Mansor (Under-69kg) are the nation’s best hope for medals in Scotland.