tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705332354505157642024-03-13T10:57:38.034+08:00Team Malaysia @ Sea Games Korat 2007Sports Resource Centre, Olympic Council of Malaysia, responds to all requests for information on the Olympic Movement and Multi Games, as to numerous questions on sport in general. It welcomes and coordinates students, scholars, researchers, press and the general public alike visits at the Information Centre.Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-40861909193425580212008-02-05T12:52:00.000+08:002008-02-05T12:56:31.838+08:00Daniel Bego, Cai Lin Named Best Olympians<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/pix/2008/0205/Kosmo/Sukan/su_03.1.jpg" color="black" border="1" height="317" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="375" /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:78%;"><div class="caption"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;">DANIEL (kiri) dan Cai Lin bangga bersama pingat dan cek yang dimenangi selaku Olimpian Terbaik 2007 pada majlis di Kuala Lumpur semalam.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> <p class="news_summ" align="justify" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b> </b></span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"> KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Swimmers <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Daniel William Henry Bego</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Khoo Cai Lin</span> were named Best Olympians of 2007 in the men's and women's categories respectively Monday night.<br /><br />Each of them received a trophy and RM10,000 from Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who is chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Sports at the indoor arena of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) here.<br /><br />Daniel won the award after defeating other challengers like Mohd Qabil Ambak Muhammad Fathil (equestrian), Yeoh Ken Nee (diving), Lim Yoke Wai (karate) and Cheng Chu Sian (archery).<br /><br />He has qualified for this year's Beijing Olympics in 100m and 200m butterfly and 200m freestyle. At the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Korat Sea Games</span> last year, he bagged two golds in 100m butterfly and 200m freestyle and set new games' records.<br /><br />Cai Lin, who has also qualified for the Beijing Olympics albeit under Category B, received the award based on the two golds she won at the Sea Games in 400m and 800m freestyle.<br /><br />She also set new games' records in both events and broke the national record in 800m set by Nurul Huda Abdullah in 1998 in Canton, China.<br /><br />Two other women nominated for the award were Leong Mun Yee (diving) and Lim Wen Chean (gymnastics).<br /><br />Meanwhile, 10 former sports officials and athletes made it to the OCM Hall of Fame.<br /><br />The former officials are Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah of Perak (hockey), Tan Sri Elyas Omar (badminton, cycling, football), Datuk T. Paul Murugasu (football), Tunku Datuk Seri Adnan Tunku Besar Burhanuddin (hockey, judo), Tan Sri P. Alagendra (hockey) and Datuk Tan Chin Nam (chess).<br /><br />The former athletes are Malek Noor (bodybuilding), Shaharuddin Jaafar (cycling), Yew Cheng Hoe (badminton) and Ng Seow Meng (badminton).<br /><br />-- BERNAMA</span>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-31929786207196682482008-01-03T15:37:00.001+08:002008-01-03T15:38:12.361+08:00SEA Games: Rewards for gold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R3yQ25yaHFI/AAAAAAAAB-U/WyPQcpW6XbI/s1600-h/shakam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R3yQ25yaHFI/AAAAAAAAB-U/WyPQcpW6XbI/s320/shakam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151151346704587858" border="0" /></a>PUTRAJAYA: It was a huge payout for the swimmers and divers. But rhythmic gymnast Chrystal Lim emerged as the biggest individual winner of the rewards given out under the athlete incentive scheme for the SEA Games in Korat last month. <p> A total of RM376,000 were handed out to gold medallists of the Games in a glittering ceremony in Putrajaya yesterday. </p><p> Attending the function in appreciation of the efforts of the national athletes were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. </p><p> Only gold medallists get rewarded under the scheme at the SEA Games level and Chrystal's four-gold medal performance earned her RM16,250. </p><p> Chrystal won three of the four individual finals – rope, clubs and ribbon. The 19-year-old was also part of the gold medal-winning, who include Foong Seow Ting, Wan Siti Haniza Wan Izahar and Jaime Lee Yoke Jeng. </p><p> She is the third Malaysian to win four gold medals in SEA Games rhythmic gymnastics after Durratun Nashihin Rosli (2003 Hanoi) and Seow Ting (2005 Manila). </p><p> And her outstanding performance in Korat is something to cherish forever. Chrystal has decided to quit the sport to concentrate on her studies. </p><p> “I had never won a SEA Games gold medal prior to this and I never expect to do so in Korat. </p><p> “I will be going for further studies and the money will definitely help me in my studies,” said Chrystal, who is keen to pursue a career in graphic design. </p><p> The other big winners were equestrian rider Mohd Qabil Ambak Mohd Fathil and diver Yeoh Ken Nee – taking home RM12,500 each. </p><p> Qabil was the individual gold medallist for Malaysia in dressage and show jumping. He was also part of the Malaysian winning team in both disciplines. </p><p> Ken Nee became the first diver to achieve a sweep of all three springboard gold medals in a SEA Games diving competition. He won the 1m and 3m individual springboard events and partnered Rossharisham Roslan to victory in the synchronised competition. </p><p> Swimmers Daniel Bego and Khoo Cai Lin also received handsome rewards – RM12,000 each for their Games record-breaking feats. Besides the RM5,000 for a gold, both swimmers also collected an additional RM1,000 for each record broken. </p><p> Daniel retained his 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly titles while Cai Lin stamped her marks in the 400m and 800m freestyle. </p><p> Altogether, aquatics emerged as the biggest medal contributor for Malaysia with a total of 14 gold medals and their athletes were rewarded with a total of RM74,000. </p><p> The next big winners were the karate exponents, who took home a total of RM40,000. Karate contributed eight gold medals, doubling the target set for them by the National Sports Council. </p><p> Asian Championships gold medallist Lim Yoke Wai was the biggest winner for karate. </p><p> He received RM10,000 for winning the individual and Open events, the first exponent to do so at a SEA Games competition.</p><p>The Star<br /></p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-26620306558864784172008-01-03T15:35:00.000+08:002008-01-03T15:36:29.223+08:00Wen Chean, Qabil paling lumayan<table align="center" border="0" width="360"> <tbody><tr><td class="capimg"><img src="http://www.bharian.com.my/Thursday/Sukan/20080102234928/mainpix" alt="" title="LUMAYAN: Crystal Lim (kiri) dan Qabil memperaga repllika cek yang disampaikan Perdana Menteri di PICC, petang semalam." height="319" width="360" /><br /> <b>LUMAYAN: Crystal Lim (kiri) dan Qabil memperaga repllika cek yang disampaikan Perdana Menteri di PICC, petang semalam.</b><br /><br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <!--end pix1--> <p>KEJAYAAN memenangi empat emas � tiga acara individu dan satu acara berpasukan � di Sukan Sea XXIV Korat 2007 memberi habuan besar buat ratu gimnastik berirama Crystal Lim Wen Chen apabila mendapat sejumlah RM16,250 di bawah Skim Hadiah Kemenangan Sukan (Shakam).<br /><br />Crystal adalah seorang daripada 137 atlit negara yang mendapat habuan masing-masing atas kejayaan menyumbangkan pingat emas di temasya serantau itu daripada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dalam satu majlis penghargaan gilang gemilang kerajaan Malaysia di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya (PICC), semalam.<br /><br />Turut hadir isteri Perdana Menteri Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan Menteri Belia dan Sukan Datuk Seri Azalina Aziz. </p> <br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> <p> Crystal memenangi emas dalam disiplin riben, tali dan gelung serta berpasukan dengan setiap emas individu bernilai RM5,000 dan berkongsi RM1,250 bagi kemenangan dalam berpasukan gimrama.<br /><br />Selain Crystal, turut menerima habuan besar ialah jaguh ekuestrian, Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil yang mendapat RM12,500 berbekal kejayaan memenangi empat emas � dua individu dan dua berpasukan � dalam acara showjumping dan dressage.<br /><br />Ia kejayaan cemerlang buat Qabil kerana memenangi emas dalam semua acara yang disertainya, sekali gus mengekalkan pencapaian terbaiknya dalam temasya itu.</p><br />Turut berkongsi nilai kemenangan sama ialah jaguh terjun Yeoh Ken Nee, yang menyumbangkan dua emas individu dan satu berpasukan dalam acara terjun berirama.<br /><br />Dua perenang, Khoo Chai Lin dan Daniel Bego juga tidak terkecuali daripada menikmati habuan lumayan hasil daripada kecemerlangan mereka di Korat apabila masing-masing menyumbangkan dua emas serta berjaya memecahkan rekod kebangsaan masing-masing yang memberikan keseluruhan RM12,000.<br /><br />Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) menyediakan sejumlah RM376,000 untuk pembayaran Shakam dengan atlit akuatik iaitu renang dan terjun mendapat habuan terbesar iaitu RM74,000, karate-do (RM40,000), olahraga (RM36,000) dan gimnastik (artistik dan gimrama) RM30,000.<br /><br />Pada Sukan Sea XXIV Disember lalu, kontinjen Malaysia membawa pulang sejumlah 68 emas, sekali gus membolehkan mereka menamatkan saingan di tempat kedua keseluruhan di belakang tuan rumah Thailand, pencapaian kedua terbaik dalam sejarah temasya ini.<br /><br />Berita HarianMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-28433041194905200092007-12-19T09:45:00.000+08:002007-12-19T09:48:59.958+08:00PM ucap tahniah buat kontinjen Sukan Sea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h4glUT3-I/AAAAAAAAB5U/aPkCOKRWnAk/s1600-h/pak_lah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h4glUT3-I/AAAAAAAAB5U/aPkCOKRWnAk/s320/pak_lah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145495075439239138" border="0" /></a>PERDANA Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, semalam mengucapkan tahniah atas kejayaan atlit negara mengutip 68 pingat emas - mengatasi sasaran 64 emas, sekali gus merangkul tempat kedua dalam jumlah keseluruhan pungutan pingat pada temasya Sukan Sea ke-24 di Korat, Thailand yang berakhir Sabtu lalu.<br /><p><br />Abdullah berkata, kejayaan atlit negara membuktikan rakyat negara ini mampu berjaya dalam apa juga bidang termasuk sukan jika mereka mempunyai keyakinan serta kesungguhan untuk mencapai impian masing-masing.<br /><br />“Saya amat gembira dan bangga dengan kejayaan atlit kita. Malah, dalam mesyuarat Kabinet ada membincangkan mengenainya dan kita turut mengucapkan tahniah kepada Menteri Belia dan Sukan (Datuk Seri Azalina Othman) serta semua pegawai yang terbabit dengan sukan. </p> <br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> <p> “Kita juga ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada atlit yang memenangi pingat, khususnya emas,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas mengadakan lawatan ke Perusahaan Sepang Maju Sdn Bhd, di Banghuris di Sepang pada hari terakhir lawatan kerja dua harinya ke Selangor, semalam.<br /><br />Hadir sama, isterinya, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah; Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr Mohammad Khir Toyo dan isteri, Datin Seri Zaharah Kechik.<br /><br />Dalam temasya dwi-tahunan itu, Malaysia berjaya muncul sebagai naib juara dengan pungutan 68 pingat emas, 52 perak dan 96 gangsa di belakang tuan rumah, Thailand berjaya memungut 183 pingat emas, 123 pingat perak dan 103 pingat gangsa.</p><p>Ia adalah kejayaan cemerlang dan gemilang buat Malaysia kerana pungutan 68 emas ini yang kedua terbaik secara keseluruhan sejak Sukan Sea 2001.<br /><br />Abdullah menambah, kemenangan itu turut memberi detik gembira kepada semua kaum memandangkan sukan adalah alat paling berkesan untuk mengeratkan hubungan kaum di negara ini.<br /><br />Justeru, beliau menyarankan supaya lebih banyak program sukan dianjurkan di peringkat sekolah dalam usaha menyerahkan hubungan antara pelbagai kaum.<br /><br />“Kita dapat lihat atlit adalah terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum dan kejayaan mereka meraih pingat bukan saja menggembirakan kaum tertentu saja tetapi semua kaum dan semua rakyat Malaysia,” katanya.</p><p>Berita Harian<br /></p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-72118140833786850842007-12-19T09:44:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:51:11.785+08:00Long Road Ahead For Athletics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h4ylUT3_I/AAAAAAAAB5c/VEVK_pN8onU/s1600-h/4X400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h4ylUT3_I/AAAAAAAAB5c/VEVK_pN8onU/s320/4X400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145495384676884466" border="0" /></a> <p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p>KORAT, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) set an ambitious target of 10 gold medals for the Korat SEA Games but finished with seven while it was Thailand who remained the dominant force in the region.<br /><p class="news" align="justify"><br />The Thais won 17 gold medals out of the 45 that was stake for athletics and also set eight new SEA Games records compared to Malaysia's seven and a single Games record.<br /><br />Based on the statistics here, it will take a long while before Malaysians can be a power to be reckoned with in athletics in Southeast Asia.<br /><br />The MAAU must go back to the drawing board to see what went wrong and where it went wrong, following which action plans must be set in motion to rectify the situation.<br /><br />The glaring fact remains that ageing athletes are past their prime and there is a void in the second echelon of successors who can readily step into their shoes.<br /><br />To make matters worse, Moh Siew Wei has voiced her intention to retire after failing to defend her 100m hurdles gold while Ngew Sin Mei's reign as the long and triple jump queen in the Games came to an end after losing to an unknown Thai athlete.<br /><br />The absence of 400m hurdles favourite Noraseela Khalid and MAAU's failure to find an able replacement for her, cost Malaysia a possible gold in the event and considering that she will be 29 when Laos host the 2009 SEA Games, we can expect a similar scenario if a quick remedy is not found.<br /><br />The same also can be said in the case of the men's 400m hurdles as there was no replacement for the injured Shahadan Jamaluddin, who had won the gold at the Manila SEA Games in 2005.<br /><br />The walk events, a forte of Malaysia, may soon face the same fate as Yuan Yufang, who had announced her retirement earlier due to her age, had to make a comeback for the Games here because there was no one to take over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h5AFUT4AI/AAAAAAAAB5k/xTUcyyhzbnA/s1600-h/Rayzam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h5AFUT4AI/AAAAAAAAB5k/xTUcyyhzbnA/s320/Rayzam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145495616605118466" border="0" /></a>It also needed another veteran, Teoh Boon Lim, who came out of his retirement, to salvage the gold when defending champion Mohd Shahrulhaizy Abd Rahman was disqualified for "floating".<br /><br />In the event that all three walkers decide to call it a day, Malaysia may have to forego hopes of gold in these events since nobody is coming through the mill.<br /><br />The National Sports Council (NSC) must also look at their development programmes and identify the areas of concern before it is too late.<br /><br />Setting ambitious targets is nothing wrong but achieving it is another.<br /><br />-- BERNAMA</p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-43440666825840487182007-12-19T09:43:00.000+08:002007-12-19T09:54:47.131+08:00PSM's Safety Concerns On New Ball Unfounded?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h5cVUT4BI/AAAAAAAAB5s/wKI9ew6EpjI/s1600-h/takraw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h5cVUT4BI/AAAAAAAAB5s/wKI9ew6EpjI/s320/takraw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145496101936422930" border="0" /></a><p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p>KORAT, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- The Sepak Takraw Association of Malaysia's (PSM) decision to cite safety reasons for not participating in the Korat SEA Games could just be a lame excuse.<br /><p class="news" align="justify"><br />According to the countries which participated, there were no problems as to the safety or performance of the new Marathon Gen-II rubber-coated ball used during the sepak takraw competition throughout the Games.<br /><br />After 11 days of competition at the Nakhon Ratchasima Mall here which ended yesterday, no injuries were recorded or reported in the men's or women's competitions.<br /><br />Indonesia's assistant coach, Mustakim, when interviewed, said that throughout the sepak takraw competition, none of his players suffered any injuries.<br /><br />He personally felt that this ball was safer then the old one (without rubber-coating) as its surface was softer and smoother.<br /><br />"We only trained three months with the Marathon-Gen II before coming here (Korat). None of our players had any complaints about the safety or performance of the ball. In fact, they were very happy with it," he said.<br /><br />Vietnam coach, Tung Lap Ha, though concurring with Mustakim, however, questioned the haste by the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) in wanting the ball to be used at this SEA Games.<br /><br />He was unhappy that his players had only three months to familiarise themselves with it.<br /><br />The ball became a subject of controversy as the Malaysian sepak takraw contingent pulled out of the Korat Games because of it, the first time Malaysia had withdrawn from the event in the history of the Games.<br /><br />PSM president Datuk Ahmad Ismail when announcing Malaysia's withdrawal from the Games had claimed that it was not safe for the players and that its bounce was also inconsistent.<br /><br />The decision earned the ire of many. They felt the action had tarnished Malaysia's image and was unfair to the players who had trained hard in preparing for the Korat SEA Games.<br /><br />The men's and women's sepak takraw competition at this Games offered a total of eight gold. the most so far for sepak takraw in the SEA Games.<br /><br />Meanwhile, ISTAF secretary-general Abdul Halim Kader asked all the participating teams to submit individual reports on the ball's performance to avoid further controversy in future.<br /><br />"We welcome feedback from the teams that competed (in the Korat Games). So far we have received written reports from<br /><br />Indonesia and the Philippines who have stated that that they are happy with the new ball," he said.<br /><br />-- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-63171054096449565112007-12-19T09:42:00.002+08:002007-12-19T09:57:01.526+08:00Seamless Succession In Badminton Cause For Concern<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h6U1UT4CI/AAAAAAAAB50/2RnMssGjdWQ/s1600-h/badminton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h6U1UT4CI/AAAAAAAAB50/2RnMssGjdWQ/s320/badminton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145497072599031842" border="0" /></a><p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p>KORAT, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- The results in badminton at the Korat SEA Games was a justification of sorts that the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) must not be overdependent on senior players.<br /><p class="news" align="justify"><br />The absence of leading national players Lee Chong Wei (singles), Number One doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong and Wong Mew Choo (women's singles) saw the Malaysian badminton team struggling to find their footing even against the likes of Thailand and Singapore let alone Indonesia.<br /><br />Malaysia's backup shuttlers could only produce four bronze in Korat, which was the country's worse ever performance in the history of the Games.<br /><br />Head coach for the SEA Games badminton team Rashid Sidek was about the most disappointed person by the performance of the second stringers.<br /><br />"I am as disappointed as anyone else but the only consolation is that at least my players were given exposure here.<br /><br />"They now know where they stand as they are not anywhere close to other top players in the region," said Rashid.<br /><br />-- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-32624568659503498972007-12-19T09:42:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:42:26.177+08:00No End To Complaints About Biased Judging<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <p class="news" align="justify"> <b> News Analysis By Elmi Rizal Elias</b><br /><br />KORAT, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Complaints of biased judging in subjective sports has become a perennial problem each time a SEA Games takes place.<br /><br />It appears to be a disease that is hard to eradicate even though the biennial sports meet for ASEAN entered its 24th edition here this year.<br /><br />In this Korat SEA Games, things got so bad that during the silat competition between exponents from the host nation and the Philippines on Wednesday at the Sungnoen Municipal Hall here, there were incidents of chair and bottle throwing.<br /><br /> Malaysia too complained about biased judging in silat and weightlifting.<br /><br />A case in example involved lifter Che Mohd Azrol Che Mat. The Malaysian camp were already shouting in joy that he had won the gold in the over 105kg category on Wednesday only for it to be shortlived when his last lift in the clean & jerk was disallowed on technicalities.<br /><br />The contest with a lifter from the host nation ended in a tie and Che Mohd Azrol could only watch in disbelief as the gold was awarded to the Thai after a countback.<br /><br />National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong, who watched Malaysian silat exponents in action on Thursday, was clearly disappointed with the judging that day.<br /><br /> "It (biased judging) has become a common complaint, but at this Games, especially in silat, they have taken it to extremes.<br /><br />"I feel pity for our athletes. They trained hard but are denied by poor judging. Maybe, after this we should just forget about taking part in subjective sports," he said.<br /><br />Matters got to a head yesterday when four out of seven Filipino boxers who were to contest in finals, pulled out on the grounds of biased judging giving free wins to Thai boxers.<br /><br />Also yesterday but in the taekwondo competition, Indonesia's Minister of Youth and Sports, Adhyaksa Dault, himself lodged protests about the poor quality judging he witnessed at the event's venue, the main hall of Vongchavalitkul University.<br /><br /> He later held a meeting with the organising committee's technical director for taekwondo on the matter.<br /><br />During the last SEA Games in Manila two years ago, former Thai Pirme Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had also slammed the Philippines SEA Games organising committee over biased judging in favour of the hosts.<br /><br /> The SEA Games Federation (SGF) seriously needs to look into this matter before it becomes worse and cause disharmony in ASEAN.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-76510525819638897012007-12-19T09:41:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:58:24.212+08:00SGF Must Review Objective, Judging Of Subjective Sports - Zolkples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h6uFUT4DI/AAAAAAAAB58/fPZfcIgEFUA/s1600-h/DatoZol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h6uFUT4DI/AAAAAAAAB58/fPZfcIgEFUA/s320/DatoZol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145497506390728754" border="0" /></a><p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> KORAT, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The SEA Games Federation (SGF) must sit down and look at the overall objective of the SEA Games and decide once and for all, the structure and the list of sports to be contested, said National Sports Council director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong.<br /><br />The current practice was that everytime there is a new host, new sports are included which put some of the participating countries in a bind as those sports might only be played in that particular country, he told a press conference for Malaysian journalists here Saturday.<br /><br />"In the 2005 Manila SEA Games, there were sports like anis which was totally alien to Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei or even Indonesia and here they have muay thai, traditional boat racing.<br /><br />"This trend must stop and the SGF must streamline a set of sports that can be competed so that there will be enough time for every country to prepare well in advance. What's the purpose of winning so many medals from anis or muay thai as it does not contribute to the overall development of sports in the regional Games.<br /><br />"We should also focus on raising the standard of the Games through a proper judging system so as to eliminate discontentment among participating countries.<br /><br />He added that poor judging, refereeing or biased judging has become a perennial problem but Games after Games there has been much talk but nothing concrete has happened.<br /><br />"Incidents like what happened in boxing when the unhappy Filipinos just gave away their bouts without fighting, apparently due to biased judging, does not augur well for the Games," said Zolkples.<br /><br />"I feel the Laos Games will be a good avenue to introduce any changes as they (Laos) will little or no vested interest in most of the sports."<br /><br />Laos who will host the 2009 Games are expected to limit the number of sports to 25 and have indicated that gymnastics and basketball will not be included due to lack of facilities.<br /><br />-- BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-8903840972595472852007-12-19T09:40:00.003+08:002007-12-19T10:01:16.707+08:00Over To You Laos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h7YlUT4EI/AAAAAAAAB6E/IL9fbsbDLd8/s1600-h/laos+sea+games.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h7YlUT4EI/AAAAAAAAB6E/IL9fbsbDLd8/s320/laos+sea+games.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145498236535169090" border="0" /></a><p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> KORAT, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Fireworks lighted up the Korat skyline as soon as the flame at the Cauldron, which was continuosly burning throughout the 10 days of competition died down at the King's Anniversary Main Stadium, to mark the closing of the Korat SEA Games but the flares failed to light up the uncertainty surrounding the next host.<br /><br />The SEA Games Federation (SGF) flag will now make its way towards unchartered territory, Laos, who will host the SEA Games for the first time in 2009 and who have openly admitted that they do not have adequate facilties.<br /><br />The next host have also suggested to host 25 sports and though the names of the sports were not revealed, gymnastics and basketball have been axed due to lack of indoor stadiums.<br /><br />But amidst all that uncertainty, the athletes and officials danced and hugged each other in a true show of friendship, reminescent of every major sporting event, after having battled it out against each other in search of honours for their respective countries.<br /><br />Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, who presided over the closing ceremony, said the SEA Games plays a vital role in promoting relations and cooperation among countries.<br /><br />Surayud later presented the TOT Most Valuable Player Award to swimmer Natthanan Junkrajang of Thailand, and Miguel Monica of Philippines who also won four gold medals in swimming.<br /><br />Junkrajang won the 100m, 200m freestyle and the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle while Monica collected gold medals from the 200m Breaststroke, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley and 4x100m medley.<br /><br />They both received a trophy and 330,000 baht (USD10,000).<br /><br />--BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-70794935186799848612007-12-19T09:40:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:40:23.671+08:00M'sia Close Korat Sea Games Campaign On A High With 68 Gold Medals<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> KORAT, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian contingent ended their Korat SEA Games campaign on a high with 68 gold medals to finish second overall behind host Thailand who finished at the top with 183 gold medals.<br /><br />The 68 gold, 52 silver and 96 bronze feat ranks as the best performance in a SEA Games held outside the country and also was the second best performance in the history of the SEA Games since 1959 (SEAP Games).<br /><br />The second place also bettered the fourth place finish in the 2005 Manila SEA Games with 61 gold, 48 silver and 61 bronze, which till now stood as the best performance outside the country.<br /><br />Malaysia's best ever performance was when the 2001 Games was hosted in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia emerged overall champion with 111 gold, 75 silver and 85 bronze and the second best performance before this (67) was also when Kuala Lumpur hosted the Games in 1989.<br /><br />According to National Sports Council (NSC) Director-General Datuk Zolkples Embong the tally could have increased if not for the exclusion of women's squash, the absence of our top badminton players and gymnast Ng Shu Wai (winner of three gold medals at the Manila SEA Games from artistic gymnastics).<br /><br />"I received a message from Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said that the Cabinet and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi are pleased with the overall performance of the Malaysian contingent," Zolkples told Malaysian journalists at the V-One Hotel here today.<br /><br />Malaysia who achieved the 64-gold target yesterday, added four more today from the 17 gold medals on offer through a three-gold feat from rhythmic gymnastics and the polo team.<br /><br />He added that the NSC's statistics showed that Six sports performed above expectations, 10 achieved the projected target, six were under achievers while 22 other sports not categoried under medal prospects, "lived up to expectations" by not delivering any gold.<br /><br />"The six sports that performed above expectations were swimming, basketball, snooker, equestrian, karate-do and sailing," he said.<br /><br />Swimming had set a 5-gold target but delivered seven (140 per cent), diving contributed another seven though the target was three (233.33%), karate-do had targetted four but swept eight (200%), equestrian's target was two but raked in four (200%) sailing had one on the list but came in with two (200%) while there was no medal target for basketball and snooker but contributed one each (200%).<br /><br />The 10 sports that achieved the NSC's target are athletics 7, tenpin bowling (4), artistic gymnastics (2), hockey (2), squash (1), taekwondo (2), triathlon (1), wushu (2), polo (1) and lawn bowls (4).<br /><br />The worst of the under achievers was pencak silat as there was no gold medals despite the three projected, while shooting only managed 50 per cent of the four gold expectation, cycling collected four out of six, rhythmic gymnastics fell one short of the five expected, archers also missed one from the targetted three while badminton joined pencak silat on a zero count.<br /><br />"We will review the performances of each and every sport funded by NSC and decide on the funding. We have already introduced the Key Performance Index (KPI) for National Sports Association (NSAs) and that will provide us a basis for assessment," said Zolkples.<br /><br />"Those that did not come under NSC's programme but did well here like triathlon, equestrian can also join as our priority now will be 2010 Asian Games and 2012 Olympics. But we will also maintain our focus on the 2009 SEA Games in Laos."<br /><br /> --BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-87699934794367462532007-12-19T09:39:00.003+08:002007-12-19T09:39:47.905+08:00Easy Win For M'sia In Polo Final<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <b>From Hilary Sebastian</b><br /><br />BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian polo team easily overcame Singapore 9 - 3 1/2 in the final to win the gold at the VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan Province near here Saturday.<br /><br /> Team manager Ahmad Jamili Abdul Rahid said the win proved that Malaysia were still the best in polo in the region.<br /><br />He attributed the victory to the hard work by the players who wanted to defend Malaysia's title in the event. The last time polo was included in the SEA Games was 24 years ago at the 1983 Singapore Games. Malaysia won the gold then.<br /><br />The Malaysian winning team today comprised Datuk Mohamed Moiz Jabir (handicapped 2) (captain), Shaik Reismann Mohamed Ismail (2), Tengku Ahmad Shazril Tengku Sulaiman (2), Saladin Mazlan (2), Harizal Yahya (0), and Md. Adyrizal Md. Zamri (0).<br /><br /> Earlier, Thailand defeated Philippines 7 1/2 - 2 in the bronze play-off.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-35303038404472766912007-12-19T09:39:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:39:26.975+08:00Teck Hua-shun Ting Take The Bronze<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <b>From Farhanah Azmi</b><br /><br />KORAT, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Though not able to reach the final of the beach-volleyball competition, the women's pair of Luk Teck Hua and Beh Shun Ting will not return home empty-handed.<br /><br />In the play-off for the bronze at the King's 80th Anniversary Sports Complex here Saturday, the final day of the Games, the duo had little difficulty in overcoming Indonesia's Devota Rahawarin/ Yokbeth Kapasiang.<br /><br /> The Malaysians took just 27 minutes for their 21-12, 21-7 victory.<br /><br />"Overall I am satisfied with the performance by the beach volleyball team. We returned empty-handed at the last two Games and I am sure we will be a force to be reckoned with in the near future," said team manager Datuk Lee Jin Xian, who is also Malaysian Volleyball Association president.<br /><br />Lee, who had promised a RM50,000 reward should any of the Malaysian pairs (there were four in the competition) be able to win gold, added that he would personally reward Teck Hua and Shun Ting RM5,000 each for their achievement while the team's coach would also do the same.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-88504117849495376502007-12-19T09:38:00.002+08:002007-12-19T09:39:06.059+08:00Like Father Like SonKORAT, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The Moh family has kept the Malaysian flag flying in the snooker and billiards competition of the Sea Games since the '90s.<br /><br />It was Moh senior, the 53-year-old Loon Hong who started the proud tradition with his victory in the English billiards singles in the 1991 Games in Manila and then followed it up with his second victory in the 1995 Chiangmai Sea Games.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Moh junior, Keen Ho, who was still in primary school in his hometown of Penang then, did not know what the fuss was all about. He was only five when dad won his first Sea Games gold medal and nine when the second gold came.<br /><br />But on Friday in this northeastern Thai city, Keen Ho got his first taste of victory after two Sea Games and one silver and one bronze medal later.<br /><br />The 21-year-old keen Ho beat Thailand's Napadon Sangnil 4-1 in a best of seven-frame final to win the men' singles gold medal to give Malaysia their first gold medal in snooker and billiards in the Korat Sea Games.<br /><br />"When I was a small boy I remember people talking about my father winning the Sea Games gold medal. I wondered why everyone was so excited? I only saw the medal and it was a nice piece of metal.<br /><br /> "I was too young to understand," said Keen Ho.<br /><br />But now he knows the joy of winning a Sea Games gold medal. More so after two attempts, at the 2003 Vietnam and 2005 Manila Sea Games, where he won a silver in the doubles and the bronze in the singles respectively.<br /><br />"It's a nice feeling, really nice and now I know how my daddy must have felt when he won the two gold medals. To stand on the rostrum and hear the Negaru Ku being played made it even better," added Keen Ho, who picked up the game when he used to help his mother at the cashier's counter in the family's snooker centre in Penang.<br /><br />"It's only natural that I play the game as I spent a lot of my free time at the centre. Infact, my younger sister is also quite good but she is not serious about it," said Keen Ho, who was also the 2005 Asian Junior champion.<br /><br /> His next target is the Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010 where he hopes to a medallist there too.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-70158643035558672062007-12-19T09:38:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:38:39.722+08:00Four-Gold Heroine<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <p class="news" align="justify"> KORAT, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Lim Wen Chean won three gold medals in rhythmic gymnastics to sent Malaysia on the road to a golden flourish in the final day of competition at the Indoor Stadium here.<br /><br />The 19-year old Wen Chean won the ribbon, club and rope in the single apparatus event to take her total tally to four gold medals out of the six offered in rhythmic gymnastics.<br /><br />She could have won all six but lost the Individual All-around individual title and the hoop event to Thailand's Tharatip Sridee.<br /><br />But while celebrating her triumph, including the team event gold, she will have to spare a thought for teammate Foong Seow Ting, the four-gold heroine in Manila in the previous Games.<br /><br />It was a disappointing outing for Seow Ting here, winning only one gold through the team event and four bronze via the rope, ribbon, clubs and Individual All-around.<br /><br />"The competition was tough here. Thailand's Tharatip (Sridee) is a worthy opponent and I certainly did not expect to win four gold. I thought I was good enough to win the ribbon and the All-round title.<br /><br /> "If I had a choice I would have preferred to win the All-around title," said Wen Chean.<br /><br /> She also won a gold medal each in the Hanoi and Manila Games in 2003 and 2005 respectively.<br /><br />Korat was to be her swansong and when asked about it, Wen Chen said: "But now I don't know. Give me a bit of time to think it over again."<br /><br /><br /><br />-- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-31758975101701632322007-12-19T09:35:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:36:11.478+08:00Azalina Wishes 'Syabas' To The Malaysian Contingent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h1f1UT39I/AAAAAAAAB5M/uccAu-f01w0/s1600-h/azalina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2h1f1UT39I/AAAAAAAAB5M/uccAu-f01w0/s320/azalina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145491764019453906" border="0" /></a> <p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p>KORAT, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said wished the Malaysian contingent "Syabas" (well done) and congratulated those who had made it possible to achieve the 64-gold medal target.<br /><p class="news" align="justify"><br />"This is a success of the entire Nation and a victory for the united efforts of all Malaysians, immaterial of gender or race. The achievement shows that there has been progress and with the Key Performance Index system coming into play, I hope the results will only be better.<br /><br />"But to be honest, initially I had my doubts as there were so many adverse reports of injuries, fears of biased judging, problems in sports associations, some had their own problems with International bodies and all these happened even before the SEA Games started.<br /><br />"The determination shown by athletes, deserves a big thank you from the bottom of my heart and I wish to congratulate each and everyone who made it possible," Azalina told Bernama when contacted today.<br /><br />She added that the achievement was a joint effort from the various parties involved like the National Sports Council (NSC), National Sports Institute (NSI), Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM), National Sports Associations (NSAs) and the athletes themselves.<br /><br />"I sincerely wish to be there in person to congratulate them (athletes, officials) but since Johor is facing floods, I will not be able to make it," said Azalina, who was in Korat twice to provide moral support and witness the action in the Games.<br /><br />However, she urged the Malaysian contingent to continue their search for excellence and not rest on their laurels and hoped the SEA Games Federation and the respective sports associations will look into ways and means to maintain some form of consistency in the judging system for subjective sports.<br /><br />"Biased judging in subjective sports has become a perennial problem in multi-sport events and continuously hamper the spirit of the Games. Fair play must always be emphasised as Winning alone should not be the motto of host countries.<br /><br />"I have told NSC Director-General Datuk Zolkples Embong to look at such aspects and liase with the relevant authorities to minimise such shortfalls," she said.<br /><br />Zolkples had also earlier indicated that Malaysia may consider not sending teams for subjective sports, if the judging system was not improved.<br /><br /> --BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-89990250853508102382007-12-19T09:34:00.002+08:002007-12-19T09:35:03.257+08:00Malaysia Achieve 64-gold Target, Now Set Sail For More<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <p class="news" align="justify"> KORAT, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian contingent who achieved the 64-gold target for the Korat SEA Games today, set sail to surpass that mark when the final day of competitions gets underway Saturday.<br /><br />However, there will be no champagne to pop up for celebrations as Thailand are observing a three-day non-alcohol curfew to facilitate polling process for their coming general election on Dec 23.<br /><br />But champagne on the menu or not, there was no stopping the Malaysian contingent from rejoicing the achievement as soon as Moh Keen Ho potted his way to the men's singles gold in snooker to give Malaysia the all important 64th gold.<br /><br /> The achievement is the highest by the country after the 61-gold achievement at the 2005 Manila SEA Games.<br /><br />It was the 10th gold of the day as Malaysian sailors had conquered the waves in Pattaya to clinch the men's International Laser and women's Laser Radial while divers went into action at the King's Anniversary Aquatics Centre to white-wash their opponents and sweep all five gold medals offered today.<br /><br />The bowling team in Bangkok provided the cheers from the SF Strike Bowl centre by winning the Mixed doubles gold while taekwondo came good in the final event of taekwondo competitions to clinch the women's Under 51kg gold and Malaysia's ninth.<br /><br /> The 64-gold target was achieved through the contribution of 19 sports from the 40 sports that involved Malaysian athletes.<br /><br />Aquatics (swimming, diving) accounted for the highest number with 14 while karate-do hauled in eight, ahead of athletics with seven while lawn bowls, equestrian, cycling and bowling added four each respectively.<br /><br />Shooters fired their way to two gold medals even before the official opening of the Games while archers were spot on with another two, artistic gymnastics (2), hockey (2), sailing (2), taekwondo (2) and wushu (2) added to the tally while basketball (women), rhythmic gymnastics, squash, triathlon and snooker with one gold each shared the honours.<br /><br />Tomorrow, the final day of competitions, 17 gold medals are on offer in rhythmic gymnastics (4), tennis (3), beach volleyball (2), diving (2), equestrian (2) and one in polo.<br /><br /> Malaysia will be in contention for medals in gymnastics, diving, equestrian and polo.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-38968729534107182312007-12-19T09:34:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:34:24.910+08:00Elaine Comes From Behind To Win Gold<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <p class="news" align="justify"> <b>From Kenny Teng Khoon Hock</b><br /><br />KORAT, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Elaine Teo bounced back from 0-2 down in the final round to defeat Filipino Loraine Lorellie Catalan 3-2 in the women's under 51kg taekwondo competition at the Vongchavalitkul hall here today.<br /><br />The Malacca girl said that she was very happy to have won Malaysia's only gold medal today, the last day of the taekwondo competition.<br /><br /> "I am greatly relieved that I was able to fight back after trailing in the first two rounds," she said.<br /><br />Elaine will compete in the Olympics next year in the below 57kg category instead of her regular below 49kg after an error by a Malaysia Taekwondo Association (MTA) official had Elaine entered in the wrong category.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-82402396302014042312007-12-19T09:33:00.001+08:002007-12-19T09:33:48.617+08:00A Million Thanks To Chao Siao Fong<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> <p class="news" align="justify"> KORAT, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- At 31, Chao Siao Fong has reached the twilight of her international basketball career and she knows it.<br /><br />Basketball has been a major part of her life since she made her debut for Selangor in the Junior tournament in the early nineties and the strain is showing.<br /><br />After helping Malaysia win the gold medal against Thailand 61-60 in a nail-biting final at the Keelapirom Stadium yesterday where she top scored for the team with 20 points, coach Tan See Wah offered her the hand of thanks.<br /><br />"She came to the team's rescue when we needed someone with the nerves and steady hands. Her experience was a crucial factor in Malaysia winning the gold and as much as I want her to carry on playing for Malaysia, I know she is finding it tough.<br /><br />"Age is catching up and I know she still has the desire to play. But at times I need to look for someone else to carry on the torch. She will be a part of the team if she wants but her place in the starting five has to be relooked," said See Wah.<br /><br /><br /><br />Siao Fong, now an insurance agent, first appeared in the Sea Games in the 1995 edition in Chiangmai where she won gold and went on to win three more including yesterday's reward for Malaysia's victory over Thailand.<br /><br />"I have been playing a long time now for my country and I can feel the strain. I don't know whether I can continue anymore. I will make a decision later," said Siao Fong, whose one point from the two free throws she took in the final minute of the match proved so crucial in the end.<br /><br /> She is considering taking up coaching but for now she has the gold medal in her hand and that's most important.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMA </p>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-41106293292203991372007-12-17T11:25:00.000+08:002007-12-17T11:36:46.601+08:00<h2>Malaysia tepati sasaran</h2> <h4><br /></h4> <div class="introk2"> <!--start pix1--> <table align="center" border="0" width="360"> <tbody><tr><td class="capimg"><img src="http://www.bharian.com.my/Saturday/Sukan/20071215093340/mainpix" alt="" title="TEPATI SASARAN: Zolkples (tengah) bersama Keen Ho (empat dari kiri) dan pegawai snuker meraikan kejayaan meraih emas ke-64 menerusi perseorangan lelaki, semalam." height="234" width="360" /><br /> <b>TEPATI SASARAN: Zolkples (tengah) bersama Keen Ho (empat dari kiri) dan pegawai snuker meraikan kejayaan meraih emas ke-64 menerusi perseorangan lelaki, semalam.</b><br /><br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <!--end pix1--> <p><b>Emas menerusi perseorangan lelaki snuker jelmakan impian</b><br /><br />TAHNIAH dan syabas buat barisan Harimau Malaysia! Angka keramat 64 emas yang dicari muncul di dewan Hotel Sima Thani apabila Moh Keen Ho memenangi acara snuker perseorangan, sekali gus memastikan sasaran Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) tercapai sudah akhirnya.<br /><br />Ia penantian yang cukup lama serta penuh mendebarkan dengan emas ke-64 negara hadir sehari sebelum Sukan Sea XXIV melabuhkan tirainya. </p> <br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> <p> Dan kejayaan Keen Ho itu disambut dengan linangan air mata oleh kontinjen negara yang hadir termasuk Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) Datuk Zolples Embong yang tidak dapat menahan perasaan terharunya lantas memeluk pegawainya dan terus menangis.<br /><br />Seolah-olah seperti bebanan dan tekanan sudah hilang, Zolkples melepaskan semua perasaan terpendamnya dengan memeluk semua pegawai termasuk wartawan Malaysia yang mengucapkan tahniah di atas kejayaan kontinjen negara.<br /><br />"Ini emas paling berharga," kata Zolkples, sambil mengesat air matanya. "Saya tidak sangka emas ke-64 akan disumbangkan oleh snuker dan syabas saya ucapkan kepada Keen Ho dan juga Prof Datuk W W Chin (Presiden Snuker dan Billiards Kebangsaan), yang berusaha keras untuk memastikan snuker menyumbangkan emas yang kali terakhir dimenangi pada 1999. </p> <div id="island-do"> <iframe src="http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/BHimages/ad/bh_island1" allowtransparency="true" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" align="middle" frameborder="0" height="215" scrolling="no" width="400"></iframe> </div> <!--start pix2--> <!--end pix2--> <p> "Saya juga sudah memaklumkan kepada Menteri Belia dan Sukan (Datuk Seri Azalina Othman) dan beliau meminta kontinjen negara supaya jangan berhenti setakat ini, sebaliknya terus mencuba untuk memenangi beberapa emas lagi pada hari terakhir esok.<br /><br />"Saya juga ingin mengambil kesempatan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada atlit serta persatuan sukan kebangsaan yang berusaha keras untuk memastikan kita dapat mencapai sasaran ini dan saya juga tujukan kejayaan ini kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia," kata Zolkples.<br /><br />Selepas permulaan perlahan terutama lima hari pertama pertandingan apabila emas diraih kontinjen Malaysia begitu sedikit, atlit negara bangkit menggegar Korat pada tiga hari terakhir.<br /><br />Bermula Rabu lalu, apabila karate-do dilangsungkan, ia mencetuskan kebangkitan kontinjen negara apabila mereka berjaya memenangi sejumlah 13 emas, dan disusuli dengan 10 emas kelmarin dan jumlah sama diraih semalam, bagi menjadikan pungutan tiga hari ini saja berjumlah 33 emas. </p> <!--start pix3--> <!--end pix3--> <p> Ia membantu kontinjen Malaysia untuk menduduki tangga ketiga kedudukan pingat negara-negara dengan sejumlah 64 emas, terikat dengan Vietnam, yang menduduki tempat kedua berbekalkan kelebihan pingat peraknya.<br /><br />Tetapi dengan Malaysia masih berpeluang menambah pingat melalui sukan polo, gimrama dan terjun pada hari terakhir ini, kontinjen negara kini mensasarkan kedudukan naib juara keseluruhan di belakang Thailand.<br /><br />Bagi Zolkples, tekanan yang dirasai sejak bermulanya Sukan Sea begitu jelas apabila tidak dapat mengawal perasaannya semalam.<br /><br />"Saya dapat rasakan satu bebanan atas diri saya sudah hilang," kata Zolkples. "Memang ramai yang meragui kemampuan kita mencapai sasaran 64 emas selepas kita bermula perlahan tetapi saya sudah jelas sebelum ini bahawa acara yang menjadi sasaran emas kita akan hanya bermula pada akhir pertandingan.<br /><br />"Kini kita berpeluang memenangi beberapa emas lagi dalam acara terjun, gimrama dan polo dan saya berharap atlit kita akan terus berjuang," katanya.<br /></p><br /><p></p>Berita Harian<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-55621958971110139742007-12-14T15:49:00.000+08:002007-12-14T15:59:24.872+08:00Synchronised Divers Strike Gold<p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> KORAT, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- The synchronised diving pairs of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheong Jun Hong/Pandalela Rinong</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yeoh Ken Nee/Rossharisham Roslan</span> struck gold in the women's 10m platform and men's 3m springboard events respectively at the Aquatics centre here this morning.<br /><br />Jun Hong and Pandalela scored <span style="font-weight: bold;">293.79 points</span> to finish ahead of Amelia Shenny Sukmahati Herlyani of Indonesia who recorded <span style="font-weight: bold;">270.12 points</span>. Sukrutai Tommaoras/Dangjai Putsadee of Thailand (208.17) took the bronze.<br /><br />Ken Nee and Rossharisham scored <span style="font-weight: bold;">416.76 points</span> beating defending champions Philippines' Domemios Zardo/Nino Carog who managed only 342.72 points and had to settle for the silver. The Vietnamese duo of Nguyen Minh Sang and Vu Anh Duy took the bronze in 324.93 points.<br /><br />In the afternoon, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bryan Nickson Lomas</span> will compete in the men's 10m platform while <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ken Nee and Rossharisham</span> will try to outdo each other in the men's individual 1m springboard.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Leong Mun Yee will partner Elizabeth Jimie</span> in the women's 3m synchronised springboard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2I3rFUT3rI/AAAAAAAAB28/PkGzxYJZhHU/s1600-h/Elizabeth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2I3rFUT3rI/AAAAAAAAB28/PkGzxYJZhHU/s320/Elizabeth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143734937711795890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2I3mFUT3qI/AAAAAAAAB20/ep5y6xLEQ3I/s1600-h/LeongMunYee1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2I3mFUT3qI/AAAAAAAAB20/ep5y6xLEQ3I/s320/LeongMunYee1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143734851812449954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-- BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-9596843169467341602007-12-14T15:46:00.001+08:002007-12-14T15:47:18.080+08:00Malaysia Menang 10 Emas Hari Ini, Makin Hampir Dengan Sasaran<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2I09lUT3oI/AAAAAAAAB2k/3jI0FpfKWAs/s1600-h/LeongMunYee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IXjI_Rs2J68/R2I09lUT3oI/AAAAAAAAB2k/3jI0FpfKWAs/s320/LeongMunYee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143731957004492418" border="0" /></a> <p class="news_summ" align="justify"><b> </b></p> KORAT, 13 Dis (Bernama) -- Persembahan cemerlang pasukan karate membantu kontinjen Malaysia Sukan SEA ke-24 untuk mendekati sasaran 64 pingat emas selepas menyumbangkan empat daripada 10 pingat emas hari ini.<br /><br />Selain empat daripada karate, penerjun-penerjun negara menyumbangkan dua emas menerusi 3m papan anjal lelaki dan 1m papan anjal wanita manakala pasukan hoki menyapu kedua-dua pingat emas dalam acara lelaki dan wanita.<br /><br />Pasukan gimrama menyumbangkan satu emas diikuti satu lagi daripada pasukan bola keranjang wanita yang menundukkan Thailand dengan hanya satu mata, menerusi gol pada masa tambahan.<br /><br />Dengan 10 emas hari ini, Malaysia kekal di tangga ketiga dengan 54 emas, 45 perak dan 82 gangsa. Thailand semakin jauh untuk dikejar setelah mengatasi sasaran 150 pingat emas dengan 154 emas, 109 perak dan 94 gangsa manakala kedua Vietnam dengan 60 emas, 50 perak dan 74 gangsa.<br /><br />Indonesia di tempat keempat dengan 41 emas manakala juara Sukan SEA Manila dua tahun lepas, Filipina di tempat kelima dengan 39 emas, Singapura keenam dengan 39 emas diikuti Myanmar (10), Laos (lima), Kemboja (dua) dan Brunei (satu).<br /><br />Esok, hari kedua terakir Sukan SEA Korat, menawarkan 56 pingat emas dengan terbanyak dalam acara pelayaran (12), kanu (tujuh), karate (tujuh), terjun (lima), luncur angin (lima), badminton (lima), taekwondo (empat), judo (empat), tenis (dua), bola tampar (dua), perlumbaan bot tradisonal (dua), snuker (dua), besbol (satu), boling (satu), bola sepak (satu) dan gimrama (satu).<br /><br /> Dengan hanya 19 emas yang masih ada pada hari terakhir, kontinjen Malaysia mesti mencuba mencapai sasaran itu esok.<br /><br /> Harapan Malaysia adalah dalam acara terjun, pelayaran, karate, taekwondo, judo, boling, gimrama dan bola tampar pantai.<br /><br /> -- BERNAMAMan Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-49070831002232918142007-12-14T15:42:00.001+08:002007-12-14T15:42:59.237+08:00Karate: Another wonder show from karate<img src="http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Sport/2109055/insidepix1" alt="S. Mahendran (right) lands a kick on Indonesia's Christo Mondulu in the kumite below 75kg final yesterday. Mahendran beat Mondulu 1-0 to win the gold." border="0" height="336" width="350" /><br /><!--end pix1--> S. Mahendran (right) lands a kick on Indonesia's Christo Mondulu in the kumite below 75kg final yesterday. Mahendran beat Mondulu 1-0 to win the gold. <br /><div id="adwrapper"> <p class="abstract"> THE karate exponents stood tall yet again as the Negaraku was played four times at the Kebkanjana Hall yesterday. </p> <!--start pix2 & pix3--><br /> <table align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="200"> <tbody><tr><td><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Sport/2109055/insidepix2?display=xsmall" alt="(Clockwise) Karate exponents S. Mahendran, G. Yamini, Lim Yoke Wai and Jamaliah Jamaluddin with their gold medals." border="1" height="184" width="199" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="caption">(Clockwise) Karate exponents S. Mahendran, G. Yamini, Lim Yoke Wai and Jamaliah Jamaluddin with their gold medals.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!--end pix2 & pix3--> Yesterday's four gold, which included a second for Lim Yoke Wai, brought the karate tally to eight, exceeding the official target of four and coach P. Arivalagan's personal projection of seven.<br /><br /> Arivalagan was jubilant but said there was still unfinished business.<br /><br /> "I am happy with our achievements but we want to beat the Indonesians and Vietnamese in the team events.<br /><br />"It has been a long time since we have done that and if we can win, it will be a tremendous way to cap whatever we have done here," said Arivalagan.<br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> Only the men's and women's team events are left to be decided and going by the form of the Malaysian exponents, another two gold today is a possibility.<br /><br />After Wednesday's high of four, S. Mahendran gave Malaysia a dream start when he beat Indonesia's Christo Mondulo with a sudden-death point in the men's kumite 75kg.<br /><br /> It was the 27-year-old Mahendran's first gold in four Sea Games appearances, having settled for silver and bronze before.<br /><br /> "I dedicate this to my parents who have been so supportive of me," said Mahendran, who hails from Segamat, Johor.<br /><br /> Then, it was the turn of Jamaliah Jamaluddin to provide gold and hers, she was the first to admit, was a surprise.<br /><br />"I was only promoted to the national team earlier this year and the Sea Games were supposed to be about exposure for me," said Jamaliah, from Kuala Lumpur.<br /><br /> She was in commanding form in the final against Nguyen Thi Nga of Vietnam, winning 3-0.<br /><br />Yoke Wai, who clinched the 65kg gold on Wednesday, was Arivalagan's pick for the Open and he didn't disappoint as he outpointed Motuty Usia of Indonesia 6-3.<br /><br />"What can I say? I came here hoping to win one but I have two now. This sets me up nicely for the team, where I hope to add a third," said Yoke Wai.<br /><br />Arivalagan's decision to field G. Yamini in the women's Open would have raised questions, especially after she lost the 60kg final 4-3 to Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Hai Yen.<br /><br />But she proved her coach was right as she was mentally stronger and highly motivated in the Open and was an easy 5-3 winner over Ceril Tugday of the Philippines in the final.<br /><br /> "I was desperate to redeem myself after losing the 60kg final and this motivated me."<br /><br />NST<br /></div>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-74876613718159154942007-12-14T15:41:00.002+08:002007-12-14T15:42:15.330+08:00Hockey: Double delight!<img src="http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Sport/2109068/insidepix1" alt="Malaysia's Chitra Devi (front) attempts a shot past Thailand keeper Suwanmanee Rachan during their match at the Queen Sirikit Hockey Stadium Sport Centre yesterday. Malaysia won 6-0." border="0" height="317" width="350" /><br /><!--end pix1--> Malaysia's Chitra Devi (front) attempts a shot past Thailand keeper Suwanmanee Rachan during their match at the Queen Sirikit Hockey Stadium Sport Centre yesterday. Malaysia won 6-0. <br /><div id="adwrapper"> <p class="abstract"> MALAYSIA cruised to a hockey double when both the men's and women's teams registered comfortable wins in their respective finals at the Queen Sirikit Sports Centre in Pathum Thani yesterday. </p> <!--start pix2 & pix3--><br /> <table align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="200"> <tbody><tr><td><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Sport/2109068/insidepix2?display=xsmall" alt="The men's hockey team thrashed Singapore 7-0 to win the gold yesterday." border="1" height="98" width="198" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="caption">The men's hockey team thrashed Singapore 7-0 to win the gold yesterday.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!--end pix2 & pix3--> The men thrashed Singapore 7-0 to retain the gold medal they won in Kuala Lumpur in 2001 when hockey was last held at the Sea Games.<br /><br />G. Sasitheran notched a hat-trick with field goals in the 24th, 50th and 52nd minutes while S. Kuhan weighed in with a brace off penalty corners in the eighth and 59th minutes.<br /><br />Baljit Singh (12th) and Hafifi Hafiz Hanafi (23rd) also scored for Malaysia, who had the gold medal in the bag by halftime after racing to a 4-0 lead.<br /><br /> But men's coach Sarjit Singh was far from happy with the way his side played despite the hefty win.<br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> "This was not our best performance and not what I wanted to see. We spurned so many chances to score and should have won by a bigger margin," he said.<br /><br />The women, who only edged Thailand 1-0 in group play, ran riot in the final against the hosts as they completed their three matches without conceding a goal while scoring 12.<br /><br />Skipper Norfaraha Hashim opened accounts off a penalty corner in the 20th minute before Fazilla Sylvester Silin added the second in the 33rd.<br /><br />A. Chitra Devi as good as confirmed the gold with the third in the 47th minute. Fazilla added the fourth in the 56th before Norfaraha completed her hat-trick with two more penalty corner conversions in the 68th and 70th minutes.<br /><br />Women's team manager A. Malarvani said the team wanted to impress after struggling to get past Thailand in the preliminary round.<br /><br /> "What happened before did not matter as we wanted to get it right by winning in style," she said.<br /><br />NST<br /></div>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970533235450515764.post-80896931507672484862007-12-14T15:41:00.001+08:002007-12-14T15:41:38.829+08:00Gymnastics: Hard work pays off for gymnasts<img src="http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Sport/20071214090815/insidepix1" alt="The rhythmic gymnastics team of (from left) Wan Siti Haniza, Foong Seow Ting, Chrystal Lim and Jamie Lee with their gold medals yesterday." border="0" height="234" width="350" /><br /><!--end pix1--> The rhythmic gymnastics team of (from left) Wan Siti Haniza, Foong Seow Ting, Chrystal Lim and Jamie Lee with their gold medals yesterday. <br /><div id="adwrapper"> <p class="abstract"> TWO rookies, who slept for only about four hours a day for seven months because of their hectic training schedule and preparation for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, helped the rhythmic gymnastics team to retain their gold medal yesterday. </p> <!--start pix2 & pix3--><br /> <table align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="200"> <tbody><tr><td><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/Sport/20071214090815/insidepix2?display=xsmall" alt="Rhythmic gymnast Wan Siti Haniza Wan Izahar in action yesterday." border="1" height="126" width="200" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="caption">Rhythmic gymnast Wan Siti Haniza Wan Izahar in action yesterday.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!--end pix2 & pix3--> Jaime Lee and Wan Siti Haniza Wan Izahar lost lots of sleep before their examination because they had to train as well as study.<br /><br />“Luckily it has paid off,” said Siti.<br /><br />Both gymnasts were excited as it was their first Sea Games medal and gold at that.<br /><br />Jaime and Siti competed in only two of the apparatus disciplines but did enough to lift the team to the first position.<br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> Jaime competed in the rope where she scored 14.025 and loop (15.175) while Wan Siti Haniza competed in the clubs (13.950) and ribbon (14.462).<br /><br />Foong Seow Ting, a gold medallist at the Manila Sea Games, and Lim Wen Chean were the other two members of the team.<br /><br />The Malaysian quartet’s total score of 149.961 was enough to push hosts Thailand, with a 147.787 score, into second. Vietnam, with a score of 114.95, took the bronze.<br /><br />However, the two newcomers failed to qualify for the Individual All Around which starts today.<br /><br />Seow Ting, the most senior in the team, scored an average of 15.000, while Wen Chean scored an average of 15.400, to clinch the gold.<br /><br />Both also qualified for the Individual All Around.<br /><br />NST<br /></div>Man Olimpikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259979208080654654noreply@blogger.com0