Sasaran MOM tercapai

ATLET Malaysia meneruskan persembahan membanggakan di persada sukan antarabangsa apabila mencapai sasaran ditetapkan Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) pada Sukan Pantai Asia di Muscat, Oman yang berakhir kelmarin.

Setiausaha Kehormat MOM, Datuk Sieh Kok Chi berkata, kontinjen negara diketuai Datuk James Selvaraj berjaya meraih satu emas dan satu perak pada edisi kedua temasya itu.

“Mereka mencapai sasaran satu emas. Ini sesuatu menggembirakan kerana tahun ini memperlihatkan kecemerlangan atlet bermula di Sukan Olimpik Remaja (Singapura), Sukan Komanwel (India) dan Sukan Asia (China).
“Pada tiga temasya sukan terbesar, kita berjaya mencapai sasaran ditetapkan malah pencapaian Sukan Komanwel India berjaya melepasi sasaran amat membanggakan,” katanya.

Pada temasya berlangsung di Oman itu, pingat emas tunggal negara disumbang Mr Universe lima kali, Sazali Abdul Samad (gambar) melalui acara bina badan kategori lightweight 70 kilogram. Kemudian, atlet pelayar remaja, Muhamad Amirul Shafiq Md Jais menyumbang pingat perak.

Sebanyak 43 negara menyertai edisi kedua temasya itu dengan Thailand muncul juara keseluruhan apabila mengutip 15 emas 10 perak 11 gangsa manakala Malaysia menduduki tempat ke-12 daripada 26 negara yang berjaya meraih pingat.

Kontinjen negara pada edisi kedua ini hanya seramai 19 atlet dan menyertai tiga daripada 14 jenis sukan dipertandingkan iaitu bina badan, pelayaran dan luncur air.

Pada edisi pertama di Bali, Indonesia dua tahun lalu, Malaysia berjaya meraih dua emas, dua perak dan enam gangsa.

Dazzling ceremony brings Asian Beach Games to a close

 16 December 2010 

 

MUSCAT, 16 Dec. – A dazzling closing ceremony brought the 2nd Asian Beach Games to a close on Thursday evening as the reins were handed over to the Chinese city of Haiyang. 

"You have shined with us and caused Muscat 2010 to shine," Habib bin Abdulnabi Macki, the director general of the Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee, told a packed stadium at Al Musannah Sports City.

"With this shining achievement we wish the entire Asian continent yet further flourishing and prosperity.
"We are very happy that Muscat 2010 has achieved its targets and fulfilled the promise of its slogan, ‘Together we Shine’."

After Oman had relinquished its beach soccer title to the United Arab Emirates and gold medals were decided in six other sports, the evening festivities began.

Fireworks lit the sky and crowds were enthralled by the energetic display of song, dance and Omani culture.
Spectators were entertained by a mixed Asian dance performance and a fire show by a Russian group.

Malaysian singer Dayang Nurfaizah and Omani hip hop artist Sham delighted the audience with a duet of Let’s All Unite, while about 100 children performed a special rendition of the game’s theme song, Together We Shine.

Haiyang will host the 3rd Asian Beach Games in June 2012.

Waterskiing is child's play for seven year old Aaliyah

MUSCAT, 13 Dec, – At the age of five when most children her age are just learning to swim, Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah was twisting and contorting her body as it skimmed across the surface of the water at 25 km/h.

Now seven, she will line up against people nearly five times her age at the 2010 Muscat 2nd Asian Beach Games waterski competition in the Trick Skiing category at the Qantab Beach.

"I love how challenging it is and I spend all my time training. I am on school holidays at the moment but I have been at the lake nearly every day practicing.

"All my friends at school say I’m good and they want to try waterskiing as well," she said.

She was introduced to the sport by her father, Hanifah Yoong, who runs a waterskiing club in Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, and followed in the footsteps of her half-sister Phillipa Clare Yoong Li Foong, who still competes and doubles as Aaliyah’s coach.

"The preparation for Aaliyah is quite different as generally kids are quite flighty and get distracted very easily, so it’s important to try to get them concentrating on the competition right before they go out." said Phillipa.

Aaliyah runs a tight schedule of training in the morning before attending school in the afternoon, but her coach doesn’t feel her sporting aspiration interferes with her education.

"She is pretty balanced although after school she still has homework. She does not get to bed until late, which is not ideal, but I think it works all right."

Aaliyah will face off against a strong field, including Asian champion Song Yufei (CHN), as the waterski qualifying begins on Tuesday before medals are decided on Wednesday.

The other Malaysian competitors are Hadri Ifran Mohamed Rahaziah (trick skiing), Shamal Norman Abdul Rahman (Wakeboarding) and Hanis Azemi (trick skiing).

Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah on her water ski.


Malaysian Water Ski team with Aaliyah young Hanifah, third from the right. Some of the others skiers in the photograph are, from left, Hanis Azemi (trick skiing), Phillipa Yoong Li Foong, Alex Yoong and Hadri Ifran Mohamed Rahaziah (trick skiing) fifth from left.

2nd Asian Beach Games 2010, Muscat : Radial Open Laser

MUSCAT, Dec 13: Fisherman’s son, Muhamad Amirul Shafiq Md Jais was both elated and sad when he had to settle for the silver medal in the final Medal Race 10 in the Radial Open Laser event in the Muscat 2010 2nd Asian Beach Games at the Al Musannah Sport City today.

The 16-year-old Form Four student of SMK Kelibang, Langkawi, went into Race 9 this afternoon as the joint leader with Thailand’s Natthawut Paenyaem and needed to finish ahead of the Thai in the final two races today.

Amirul who hails from Kampong Pergi Acheh in Pasir Gudang in Johor where the sea has been life since five years-old when he followed his father out to the sea to catch fish, had indeed done extremely well here in Muscat as he had come with no targets, but just gain experience.

Only competing in his third international meet after having a bronze medal in his debut outing in the Asian Youth Games last year in Singapore and then competing in the Youth Olympics in Singapore too where he did not win anything, Shafiq who turned 16 on Oct 18, surprised many of the more senior and experienced sailors with his performance.

Today going out to the seas, Shafiq looked nervous and probably that affected his start for Race 9 when he was caught in the crowd and had a poor start trailing from 15th spot out of the 24 sailors.

But the determined Shafiq did well to catch up finish eighth, but with Natthawut Paenyaem finishing ahead in fourth spot, Shafiq had to finish first in the final Medal race.

Natthawut had different ideas and was in his element to finish first confirm the gold medal despite his teammate and favourite, Asian Games gold medallist Keerati Bualong, having fallen out of the race after two DNF (Did Not Finish).

The bronze medal was won by Pakistan’s Najeeb Ullaah Khan. Malaysia’s other sailior Harisfabillah Muhamat finished fifth.

“I am happy that I won a silver medal competing against more experienced and older sailors,” said Shafiq who is a product of the Sailing Academy in Langkawi where he is based.

“But I sad that with the gold medal so close at hand, I fumbled in the final two Races. I was a little nervous and the poor start in race 9 certainly did not help.

“However, overall I suppose I am happy because I was not even expected to win a medal here and was only here to gain experience.

“The experience and my performance here has certainly boosted my confidence and I intend use this achievement as a platform for better things in the future,” said Shafiq the eldest in a family of six.

Shafiq said that it is his target to win the Asian Games gold medal in Incheon in four years time.

Team Manager, LT Chin In said that Shafiq’s performance only underlines that Malaysia has potential young sailors who are Asian class.

“Shafiq is the youngster sailor here in the fleet of 24 and the small built too (5’2). But he has proven he has what it takes to excel,” said Chin.

Chef-de-Mission, Dato James Selvaraj, said Shafiq as a schoolboy has certainly done the nation proud with his achievement against a top Asian class field.

“Shafiq may have missed winning the gold medal, but his performance and winning the silver medal is still a golden performance considering his age and inexperience,” said James.

“He had indeed done the nation proud with his outstanding performance and was the talking point among the experienced sailors.”

This afternoon to witness Shafiq’s performance at the Al Mussanah Sports City was James and Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. M. Jegathesan, Deputy President of Olympic Council of Malaysian and also the Chairman of the Medical Commission of Olympic Council of Asia.

Sazali harapan pingat emas

SELVARAJ (tengah) menyerahkan Jalur Gemilang kepada Sazali pada majlis penyerahan di Wisma MOM, Kuala Lumpur semalam.

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KONTINJEN Malaysia meletakkan harapan pada atlet bina badan negara, Sazali Abd. Samad untuk merangkul pingat dalam temasya Sukan Pantai Asia Kedua di Oman dari 8 hingga 16 Disember ini.
Sazali tersenarai sebagai atlet tunggal skuad kebangsaan dalam acara 70 kilogram itu pada temasya kali kedua ini.

Untuk rekod, temasya Sukan Pantai Asia pertama kali diadakan pada 2008 lalu di Bali dan sebanyak 19 acara dipertandingkan yang melibatkan 45 pasukan dari seluruh negara.

Ketua Kontinjen Malaysia, Datuk James Selvaraj juga tidak menafikan kehebatan skuad sukan perahu layar, luncur angin dan ski air negara untuk bertarung dengan pasukan antarabangsa lain.

“Walaupun kebanyakan mereka masih lagi pasukan pelapis untuk skuad elit kebangsaan, namun prestasi yang ditunjukkan adalah di tahap yang membanggakan dan kita harapkan mereka melakukan yang terbaik untuk mengharumkan nama negara.

“Kali ini cuma 23 orang atlet sahaja bakal mewakili negara ke temasya ini berbanding 70 orang sebelumnya,” katanya ketika ditemui selepas Upacara Penyerahan Jalur Gemilang kepada kontinjen Malaysia semalam.
Sementara itu, Sazali yang sudah mula menjalani latihan persediaan untuk berentap bersama jagoan dunia lain akui pesaingnya bukan calang-calang.

Baginya, pesaing terdekat seperti Indonesia, Thailand dan Myanmar adalah yang paling sukar diduga dan berupaya memberikan saingan sengit.

“Saya tidak boleh memandang rendah setiap pesaing saya, malah perlu sentiasa bersedia kerana kese- muanya mempunyai kekuatan tersendiri terutama atlet tuan rumah.”

Muscat 2010 - Flag Handing Ceremony

 

The Flag Handing Ceremony of the Jalur Gemilang was officiated by Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk M. Jegathesan (OCM), at the Wisma OCM on 2nd Dec 2010. Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk M. Jegathesan presented the Jalur Gemilang to Datuk James, the Chef de Mission of the Malaysian Asian Beach Games Contingent to the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 to be held in Muscat from 8th to 16th Dec. 2010. All the best. MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!

Olympic Council of Asia family tours Muscat 2010 competition venues

The Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (MABGOC) today (July 13) led a tour of the competition venues to be used for the 2nd Asian Games in December of this year. Over 150 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Family participated in the tour beginning at Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, which is designated as the official OCA-MABGOC hotel at Games-time. The delegation toured the Al-Musannah Sports City as well as Sawadi Beach Resort, and Qantab Beach where waterski, marathon swimming and the opening and closing ceremonies will be held.

Al-Musannah Sports City

Over 150 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Family participate in the tour.

Over 150 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Family participate in the tour.

The delegation is in Oman for a series of meetings and to check on the progress of preparations in advance of Muscat 2010.

MABGOC Director General Eng. Habib Macki explained the Sports City project, which began development in 2008. 

"The Sports City includes a combination of temporary and permanent structures providing sporting, leisure and lifestyle activities along a picturesque sea-view marina," he said.

Locate 125km from Muscat, the Al-Musannah Sports City is a one-million square metre purpose built facility that will act as the Games-hub during the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 this December.

Playing host to seven of the 14 sports on the Muscat 2010 calendar, the Sports City will see Asia's athletes participating in: beach handball, beach sepaktakraw, beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach Waterpolo, sailing and jetski sport. 

Aside from the competition sites, the Sports City contains a village comprising of: a four-star hotel, a serviced apartment building, an athletes' residence building, the Main Operations Centre, an events plaza, and a marina. In addition, Games services such as medical facilities, a dining hall, coffee shops, fast food outlets, concession stands, retail facilities, among other amenities, will be available to Games participants.

The Marina Hotel

The Marina Hotel, a four-star facility comprised of 233 accommodation rooms will feature restaurants, retail outlets and office space for the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and MABGOC at Games-time. In April 2010 a Management Agreement was signed with Millennium Hotels and Resorts to manage the hotel's facilities and operations. As one of the world's largest hotel groups, with more than 120 hotels across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, the Marina Hotel is the group's first hotel in Oman.

The Marina Hotel will be a landmark element during the Games offering superior service, facilities and a true taste of Arabian hospitality. Following the staging of Muscat 2010 the hotel will continue to serve visitors from around the globe using the Sports City as a destination for sport and eco-tourism.

Marina Apartments

Comprising of 30 duplex apartments, 28 studio apartments, and 16 one-bedroom apartments, this facility will provide office space for the National Olympic Committee (NOC) Services Centre, NOC Business Centre, Medical Centre, Ceremonies office space, Athletes' Village office space, and a leisure and recreation centre.

Athletes' Residence Building

Comprised of apartments ranging in size from one to five-bedrooms, this building will accommodate athletes and team official competing at the Sports City. With all the comforts of a "home away from home", the apartments will provide a convenient and enjoyable stay for the visiting delegations from across Asia.

Only a few minutes walk from the competition venues, the Athletes' Residence Building provides teams with the perfect place to rest between matches. 

The Main Operations Centre

This two-storey building will house the MABGOC Operations Centre on the top floor, the Information Technology Control Centre on the 1st floor, and the International Broadcast Centre on the ground floor, enabling media to share the beach action with the world.

The Marina

Centrally located within the Sports City, the Marina will be a focal point for activity during the Games. Directly in front of the Marina Hotel, Marina Apartments and Main Operations Centre, the marina will have 54-berths at Games-time, with future expansion planned for post-Games.

Over 321,000 cubic metres of rock and 46,000 cubic metres of concrete we used in the construction of the marina. Access steps leading to two separate man-made beaches will provide up to 2,500 spectators a front row seat to the sporting action.

Event Plaza

The Events Plaza is a 2,200 square metre platform situated as an outcropping into the Marina. Playing a key role at Games-time the Events Plaza will host the traditional Team Welcome Ceremonies upon arrival of each National Olympic Committee. The Chef de Mission from each delegation will lead his or her team into the Plaza for a flag raising ceremony and playing of their national anthem. The flags will remain raised for the duration of the Games.

During Muscat 2010 the Events Plaza will play host to numerous cultural events and activities and provide an entertainment facility for delegations staying in the Sports City. Flanked with man-made beaches on either side, the Events Plaza is ideally situation as a meeting point directly in front of the Marina Apartments and Marina Hotel. 

With the objective of providing consistent quality service and a safe environment for Asia's athletes to compete, the Al-Musannah Sports City is a world-class facility and newest sporting and tourism development in Oman. 

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Oman’s preparations for second Asian Beach Games well under way

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) officials and Technical Delegates for the second Asian Beach Games inspected the Muscat 2010 venues at Al Musanaa Sports City together with the Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (MABGOC). “Construction at Al Musanaa Sports City (first Athletes Villages by the sea) is well under way and will be completed in time for the Games.


The OCA and the Technical Delegates inspection of the site is beneficial as it gives them a clear idea of what exactly the setup is like and how competitions for the Games will be arranged,” said Taha Suleiman al Kishry, MABGOC Deputy Director-General for Operations. The site tour comes after the successful first OCA-Technical Delegates Joint Meeting held on Sunday.

Oman invites Asia to celebrate one year countdown to 2nd ABG Muscat 2010

Oman invites Asia to celebrate one year countdown to 2nd ABG Muscat 2010

Muscat, OMAN: The Asian Olympic Family will join Oman in celebration of the one year countdown to the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 8, 2009 in Muscat. During the Muscat 2010 One Year Countdown Celebration, which will be endorsed by H.H. Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture and Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (MABGOC) Chairman, the official Games Invitation will be presented to the 45 Asian National Olympic Committees welcoming their participation in the 2nd Asian Beach Games.

Dignitaries, sports leaders and VIP guests including OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, and representatives from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Family, local government officials, National Olympic Committee representatives, international and Asian federations will join MABGOC to reveal the Countdown Clock. The design for the clock has been kept in confidence since a public competition was held earlier this year. Ideally located between Sultan Qaboos Road and the Ministries Road, the clock will count-down the days to the kick-off of the 2nd Asian Beach Games. Following the Games the clock will remain as a legacy marking the special milestone.

MABGOC Director General expressed the organisers’ excitement in welcoming guests to the One Year Countdown celebrations and to the Games to be held in December 2010.

"We are eager to present to Asia and to the world, what Oman has to offer as we host the continents' athletes in December 2010. Oman has been preparing since 2006 to welcome Asia in the spirit of sport, and the One Year Countdown is a major milestone in our preparations as we lead up to Games-time. Our recently announced Games slogan denotes our anticipation in welcoming Asia to Oman's shores to participate in the 2nd Asian Beach Games - Together We Shine – expresses how we are ready to greet the 45 Asian countries and regions to this festival of culture and sport," he said.

The 2nd Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event sanctioned by the Olympic Council of Asia and will be held December 8-16,2010.The Games encourage Asia's youth to participate in sport and celebrate the vast and varied cultures found across the continent. It works to uplift national pride and create a festival of cooperation and camaraderie. The Asian Beach Games are composed of a variety of modern sports as well as variations on traditional sports.12 sports are on the Muscat 2010 programme: beach soccer, beach handball, beach kabaddi, beach sepaktakraw, beach volleyball, beach woodball, bodybuilding, jetski, marathon swimming, sailing, tent pegging and triathlon.

2nd Asian Beach Games prepares for one-year countdown

The press conference of the second Asian Beach Games

"The second Asian Beach Games is more than just a sporting event; it is a way for each of the countries and regions in Asia to share their unique traditions and cultures with the rest of the continent," stated Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (MABGOC) Director General Habib Macki in a press conference on December 6, Muscat, Oman.He introduced the one year countdown celebrations to the second Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 to be held on Tuesday (December 8).

The press conference headed also by MABGOC Deputy Director General for Operations Taha Al-Kishry and MABGOC Deputy Director General for Support Shabib Al-Hosni presented to the media the arrangements for the event themed "The Countdown has Begun!"

The countdown celebrations, held under the auspices of H.H. Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture and Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (MABGOC) Chairman, will receive around 200 guests including OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and HRH Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam.

Performance groups including the Al Fan Al Bahri from Oman, Theatre of Dance"NAZ" from Kazakhstan, Shandong Songand Dance Troupe from China, and Bangra Panjabi Band from India will join the celebration with traditional dances after revealing the 8.1 metre high countdown clock located at the Sultan Qaboos Road. MABGOC will present to representatives from the five Asian zones the Official Games Invitation, extending Omani welcome to the 45 Asian countries and regions participating in the second Asian Beach Games next year.

The event which will be broadcasted live on Oman TV 2 at 19:30 on 8 December will also mark the launching of the new Games branding.

MABGOC Deputy Director General of Support Shabib Al-Hosni explained: "Our overall creative direction with the Brand will give the Games a fresh distinctive look while incoporating traditional Omani elements and history, and on the other hand the youthful energy of sport."

Promotional poster of Muscat 2010 Asian Beach Games (1)

Promotional poster of Muscat 2010 Asian Beach Games (2)

Promotional poster of Muscat 2010 Asian Beach Games (3)

Promotional poster of Muscat 2010 Asian Beach Games (4)

At the countdown celebration, the new branding will debut the Games Lookand Feel along the Sultan Qaboos road to heat up the preparations of the second Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010, and extend the Omani welcome to all attending guests from local and abroad.

The second Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event sanctioned by the Olympic Council of Asia and will be held December 8 -16, 2010. The Games encourage Asia's youth to participate in sport and celebrate the vast and varied cultures found across the continent. It works to uplift national pride and create a festival of cooperation and camaraderie. The Asian Beach Games are composed of a variety of modern sports as well as variations on traditional sports. Twelve sports are on the Muscat 2010 programme: beach soccer, beach handball, beach kabaddi, beach sepaktakraw, beach volleyball, beach woodball, bodybuilding, jetski, marathon swimming, sailing, tent pegging and triathlon.

Juara milik Terengganu, Sabah

Oleh WAN FAKHRUL BAKAR
wanfakhrul@kosmo.com.my

PASUKAN Terengganu meraikan kejayaan mereka muncul juara kategori lelaki pada
Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai FAM 2009 di Pantai Teluk Chempedak semalam.

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TERENGGANU muncul juara kategori lelaki manakala Sabah juara wanita sekali gus meraih hadiah wang tunai RM10,000 pada Kejoha- nan Bola Sepak Pantai FAM 2009 yang berlangsung di Pantai Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan semalam.

Selepas mengharungi kejohanan tiga hari anjuran Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) dengan kerjasama ProMedia itu, Terengganu terus cemerlang apabila berjaya membelasah Kedah 8-2 pada perlawanan akhir.

Sementara dalam kategori wanita pula, Sabah berjaya menundukkan Perlis 2-0 pada perlawanan akhir hasil jaringan Rachel Paul dan Surina Abd. Akub.

Bagi jurulatih skuad lelaki Terengganu, Zubir Salleh, keinginan dan keghairahan pemainnya untuk muncul juara sulung kejohanan peringkat kebangsaan itu menjadi kunci kejayaan mereka.

"Kami memang meletakkan sasaran untuk menjadi juara tetapi tidak sangka pula boleh menang besar pada perlawanan akhir ini kerana Kedah juga pasukan yang kuat.

"Kami telah berlatih selepas hari raya lalu di Primula Beach Resort, Pantai Batu Burok.

"Insya-Allah kami akan cuba untuk mempertahankan kejuaraan ini pada tahun depan," katanya ketika ditemui selepas perlawanan itu.

Empat pemain Terengganu merupakan pemain skuad bola sepak pantai kebangsaan iaitu ketua pasu- kan, Hamidi Alias, Khairul Azizi Norwawi, Abdullah Md. Noor dan Mohd. Khairulnizam.

Terdahulu, Terengganu muncul juara Kumpulan C sebelum mereka berjaya menewaskan Pahang 9-1 (suku akhir) dan Kuala Lumpur 5-4 pada separuh akhir.

SKUAD wanita Sabah bergambar kenangan dengan Sultan Ahmad Shah selepas muncul juara kategori wanita Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai FAM 2009.

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Sementara itu, jurulatih skuad wanita Sabah, Laini Ahing tidak me- nyangka pasukan bimbingannya itu akan muncul juara kerana mereka hanya sempat berlatih seminggu sebelum kejohanan bermula.

"Pemain kami hanya terdiri dari- pada gabungan pemain bola sepak padang dan futsal. Mereka ini orang- orang lama yang semuanya sudah bermain lebih lima tahun.

"Kami turun selaku underdog pada perlawanan akhir ini kerana Perlis telah menewaskan kami 5-2 pada aksi peringkat kumpulan. Mungkin mereka terlalu yakin dan kami akhirnya dapat membalas dendam," katanya.

Sabah merupakan naib juara Kumpulan B sebelum berjaya menewaskan Kuala Lumpur 2-1 (suku akhir) dan Kedah 2-1 pada separuh akhir.

Dalam pada itu, Pemain Terbaik Perlawanan Akhir menjadi milik pemain Terengganu, Hamidi Alias (kategori lelaki) dan pemain Sabah, Surina Abd. Akub (kategori wanita).

Manakala Penjaring Terbanyak dimenangi pemain Terengganu, Zaharim Yusof (kategori lelaki) dengan sembilan gol dan pemain Perlis, Nurul Ashikin Mohd. Juzi (kategori wanita), 12 gol.

Hadiah-hadiah kepada para pemenang telah disampaikan oleh Sultan Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah yang juga Presiden FAM.

"Jika kejohanan ini mahu diadakan di Kuantan sekali lagi tahun depan, kami di sini akan memberi sokongan sepenuhnya.

"Harap ProMedia terus memberi sumbangan dalam penganjuran kejohanan bola sepak pantai ini," titah baginda selepas upacara penyampaian hadiah tersebut.

Memburu jaguh bola sepak pantai

IMBAS KEMBALI... Skuad negara meraikan kejayaan muncul juara Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai Jemputan Piala Raja Muda Johor di Desaru tahun lalu.

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KOSMO! AHAD: Pertama sekali, boleh ceritakan serba sedikit bagaimana saudara boleh terlibat dalam skuad bola sepak pantai kebangsaan?

ISMAIL: Sebenarnya saya dilantik sebagai jurulatih bola sepak pantai kebangsaan pada Jun tahun lepas. Tugas saya ialah mewujudkan satu pasukan kebangsaan untuk Kejohanan Jemputan Piala Raja Muda Johor di Desaru. Sejak itulah saya terus diberi kepercayaan hingga ke hari ini. Dalam masa yang sama, saya masih menggalas jawatan tetap sebagai Pengarah Kejurulatihan Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor (FAS) sejak tahun 2002.

JADI apakah yang saudara lihat dengan adanya penganjuran Tower Beach Soccer Langkawi 2009 ini?

SEBANYAK 64 pasukan akan turun beraksi. Jadi, mustahil tiada pemain hebat yang akan kita jumpa nanti. Saya akan ke Langkawi bersama dua panel kejurulatihan, Rus- di Suparman dan Maizal Hairi Marzuki untuk menilai aksi semua pemain sepanjang tiga hari kejoha- nan. Dari situ, seramai 30 pemain terbaik akan dipilih untuk menyertai latihan pusat skuad kebangsaan.

APAKAH sebenarnya kriteria yang diperlukan untuk menjadi seorang pemain bola sepak pantai?

DARI segi fizikal, seseorang pemain itu perlu memiliki betis yang kecil. Tak boleh ada betis yang besar, nanti berat dan lambat untuk buat pergerakan kerana kita bermain di atas pasir. Selain itu, pemain perlu memiliki kemahiran pengawalan bola yang baik dan mampu membuat sepakan-sepakan libas. Pemain yang kita ada tahun lepas, kurang mempunyai aspek-aspek ini.

ADAKAH ini bermakna pemain-pemain yang mewakili negara tahun lalu tidak bagus?

Mereka masih mampu mempamerkan aksi yang baik pada dua kejohanan yang kita sertai tahun lepas. Cuma dengan adanya lebih pilihan pemain selepas ini, saya jangka kita mampu pergi lebih jauh pada peringkat antarabangsa. Tahun lepas, saya hanya ada 15 pemain. Kesemua mereka itu akan turut beraksi dengan pasukan berlainan di Langkawi nanti. Hanya yang terbaik akan saya pilih semula untuk menyertai senarai 30 pelatih kebangsaan nanti.

TAHUN lepas kita sertai dua kejohanan saja. Bagaimana pula untuk tahun ini?

SAYA akan kumpul 30 pemain terbaik itu nanti untuk latihan pusat selama tiga minggu. Kemudian yang terbaik akan dipilih untuk menyertai Kejohanan Piala Raja Muda Johor kali kedua di Desaru bulan depan. Selepas itu, kita akan sertai pula sirkit bola sepak pantai Asia Tenggara (ASEAN). Bermula Jun di Phuket (Thailand), kemudian di Vietnam, Bali dan penghujung tahun nanti di Malaysia.

JADI apakah sasaran saudara untuk hala tuju sukan bola sepak pantai ini pada masa akan datang?

SAYA berani letak sasaran, dalam tempoh tiga tahun ini, Malaysia mampu untuk berada di kedudukan lima pasukan terbaik Asia. Cuma apa yang perlu, kejohanan peringkat kebangsaan seperti Tower Beach Soccer Langkawi 2009 ini perlu diperbanyakkan. Barulah pemain- pemain bola sepak pantai di negara ini akan sentiasa berlatih dan mempunyai pengalaman beraksi dalam kejohanan rasmi.

Malaysian Tigers @ Bali 2008

Opening ceremony of BALI 2008

The opening ceremony of Asian Beach Games at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Monument, Jimbaran, Bali, on Saturday (18/10), was a spectacular display. Around 2.000 dancers performed the history of Indonesia in series of attractive movements and choreography.

The president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, also attended to open the first and largest beach sports multi event in Asia. Beautiful music and performance were also among the main entertainment in the ceremony. Andre Hehanusa and Reza Artamevia, with Erwin Gutawa orchestra made the show even more extravagant.

Oka Sulaksana flamed the cauldron with the torch after being handed over from Taufik Hidayat followed by breathtaking firework display, lightening Bali sky as the climax of the ceremony. All participants are in five groups based on each of their Asian regions. As for security, 1.900 personnel from Bali Police Department and Military are standing by in all venues.

The entire ceremony took about 4 hours.

The flag bearer of the Malaysian Contingent was Ms. Rina Jordana from Beach Pencak Silat. Leaded by the CDM and 10 athletes and team officials participated in the march past.

Team Welcome Ceremony

The Team Welcome Ceremony (TWC) and flag raising of the Malaysian flag was held on 17 October 2008 at 3.00 p.m. The location was at the Lumintang Field, Denpasar, Bali.
The flag raising ceremony took approximately 20 minutes and the Malaysian national anthem (Negara Ku) was played.There was a welcome speech by a representative of BABGOG and also a speech by the Chef de Mission.

CDM, Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad received a souvenir given by a representative of BABGOG.



Speech by CDM, Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad



Jalur Gemilang raising ceremony at the Lumintang, Denpasar, Bali.


Jalur Gemilang @ 1st Asian Beach Games, Bali 2008

Faizal tak sangka

“SELEPAS menundukkan juara dunia dari Vietnam di separuh akhir, saya mula berasakan bahawa saya mampu untuk memenangi emas. Tahap keyakinan saya semakin bertambah dan hasilnya, emas yang saya idamkan kini berada di genggaman,” kata Faizal Abdullah yang mengungguli emas kelas H putra pada temasya Sukan Pantai Asia pertama di Bali, Indonesia, semalam.

Asalnya, Faizal bukanlah pesilat pilihan untuk memenangi emas sebaliknya sandaran untuk membawa pulang pingat berkenaan diletakkan di bahu Rina Jordana Adnan yang bertanding dalam acara kelas A Puteri. Begitupun, Rina tetap tidak mengecewakan apabila memenangi perak acara itu.

Faizal yang berusia 28 tahun dan berasal dari Johor itu mengakui bahawa dia sendiri bagaikan tidak percaya apabila mampu memenangi emas tambahan pula dia menundukkan pesilat Thailand dengan kiraan mata 4-1, sekali gus membuktikan kejaguhannya tidak boleh dipertikaikan.

“Memang beraksi di atas pasir pantai yang tebal ini memerlukan stamina serta tenaga yang bukan sedikit. Kami berdepan banyak masalah untuk melancarkan serangan ke atas lawan kerana kerap kali kaki akan terbenam di dalam pasir. Begitupun, saya mengambil sikap yang positif kerana bukan kami saja berdepan masalah itu, tetapi juga lawan.

“Saya amat gembira kerana dapat membawa pulang emas kali ini dan ia akan menjadi pendorong kepada saya untuk terus beraksi dengan lebih baik pada masa akan datang,” kata Faizal.ang mula dikesan bakatnya selepas mewakili Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) itu.

Sementara itu, pengurus pasukan, Ab Rauf Abdullah berkata, walaupun sistem pengadilan acara berkenaan tidak begitu memuaskan, beliau bersyukur kerana anak buahnya mampu menangkis setiap asakan lawan dan kemaraan Faizal dan Rina ke perlawanan akhir membuktikan bahawa cabaran Malaysia di dalam acara itu tidak boleh dipersoal.

“Memang sistem pengadilan nampak berat sebelah tetapi saya gembira kerana pesilat kita dapat melayakkan diri ke peringkat akhir,” katanya.

Woodball, silat sumbang emas

Daripada Lokman Zainal Abidin di Bali, Indonesia
lockman@nstp.com.my
SELEPAS empat hari, akhirnya kontinjen Malaysia sudah mampu untuk mengukir senyuman lebih bermakna apabila berjaya mengumpul dua emas, dua perak dan tiga gangsa pada temasya Sukan Pantai Asia pertama yang sedang berlangsung di Bali, Indonesia.

Emas pertama kontinjen Malaysia disumbangkan skuad woodball lelaki yang dianggotai Syed Bakar Osman, Ariffin Mamat, Jamil Mat Ali, Shahnudin Ngah, Abdullah Ahmad dan Azmi Ahmad cemerlang apabila mengumpul 1,398 mata keseluruhan, sekali gus mengatasi Thailand yang mengumpul 1,416 dan Taiwan, ketiga 1,426.

Kilauan emas turut hadir di gelanggang silat menerusi Faizal Abdullah yang mengungguli kelas H Putera dan menundukkan pesilat Thailand pada perlawanan akhir manakala bagi kategori kelas A Puteri, Rina Jordana Adnan memenangi perak selepas ditewaskan pesilat Vietnam.

Dua gangsa yang dipungut semalam turut dihadirkan pesilat negara iaitu gandingan Mohamad Hafiz Mohamad Aris dan Mohamad Helmi Aziz menerusi kategori ganda Putera manakala Mohamad Hafiz Mahari memastikan satu lagi gangsa dalam kelas A Putera.

Dua emas itu pantas menceriakan kem negara yang sebelum ini sedikit lesu dan Chief de Mission, Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad, berkata kutipan itu cukup membanggakan kerana temasya Sukan Pantai Asia itu adalah yang pertama kali diadakan.

“Untuk aksi pertama, ini sudah boleh dikira sesuatu yang cukup memberangsangkan. Saya gembira kerana akhirnya Malaysia tidak akan pulang dengan tangan kosong. Walaupun Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) tidak meletakkan sebarang sasaran, tetapi atlit kita berjaya membuktikan bahawa kita mampu untuk menghadirkan pingat,” katanya.

Pengurus skuad woodball kebangsaan, Suhaimi Mohd Yunus berkata, pihaknya memang mensasarkan emas untuk kategori lelaki berpasukan kerana semua pemainnya pernah mendapat beberapa pendedahan di peringkat antarabangsa walaupun kali ini, mereka terpaksa beraksi di atas pasir pantai lebih mencabar.