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Don’t worry about medals, MPC president Tun Jeanne tells athletes
FARAH AZHARIE farahazharie@nst.com.my other nations competing in the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games.
While Malaysia have three Paralympians in Abdul Latif Romly, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and Ridzuan Puzi, Tun Jeanne believes every national para athletes is special in their own ways.
She pointed out to wheelchair basketball and boccia as “mustsee” sports.
“There are a lot of heroes here. Teenagers should come to see wheelchair basketball as the athletes in this sport used to be ‘mat rempit’.
“To see them now, you would be proud of them.”
Tun Jeanne also urged members of the public to watch boccia as she feels that seeing the athletes in action will bring tears.
Wheelchair basketball will take place at the Malaysian International Trade Exhibition Centre (MITEC) Hall 9 and 10 on Sept 1822 while boccia will be held in Hall 6, on the same dates.
Wheelchair basketball offers three gold medals while there are seven gold medals up for grabs in boccia. coach Cheah Soon Kit had been given the responsibility of finding a solution to the pair’s dip in form and presenting it to the C&T.
“As we had decided during the post mortem, Frost and Soon Kit had been given the task of studying and finding a solution for the pair,” said Norza, when met at the Iskandar Puteri Triathlon Challenge press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
“What Frost said could have been his personal opinion but the final decision on whether to split them will only be made by the C&T.”
Norza, who is also the C&T chairman, assured that the situation will be assessed from all angles before a decision is made.
“I want full commitment from all including the players, coaches and the technical director. “What we decide after the C&T meeting will be based on an indepth assessment.” Helmi Talkah