Pandelela Kian Pulih

TAHAP pemulihan kecederaan penerjun negara, Pandelela Rinong yang mengalami keretakan tulang jari kaki, akan diketahui selepas pemeriksaan x-ray kali kedua pada 7 Julai ini.Pandelela berkata, sekiranya pemeriksaan pada Rabu depan itu menunjukkan kecederaannya sudah pulih, dia akan kembali menyambung latihan.

“Sekarang, saya masih meneruskan latihan ringan di Pusat Akuatik Nasional di Bukit Jalil, tetapi program latihan saya tidak membabitkan penggunaan kaki.” katanya kepada Bernama, semalam.

Pandelela mengalami keretakan pada tulang jari kakinya selepas terlanggar kaki kerusi di kediamannya dua minggu lalu.

Berikutan itu Pandelela tidak dapat beraksi di Kejohanan Terbuka Sepanyol yang berlangsung dari 16 hingga 18 Julai ini, manakala gandingan asalnya, Leong Mun Yee akan beraksi bersama pasangan baru Traisy Vivien Tukiet.

Walaupun kecewa kerana tidak dapat menyertai kejohanan itu, Pandelela berkata, dia kini menumpukan sepenuh perhatian kepada persediaan menghadapi temasya Olimpik Remaja 2010 di Singapura pada bulan depan. “Rasa kecewa juga kerana persediaan untuk Kejohanan Terbuka Sepanyol sudah dilakukan sejak sebulan lalu,” katanya lagi.

Pandelela Cedera, Mun Yee Ganding Dengan Traisy Cabaran Ke Sepanyol

KUALA LUMPUR – Penerjun negara, Leong Mun Yee tidak hilang fokus untuk menghadapi Kejohanan Terbuka Sepanyol bulan depan meskipun terpaksa bertukar gandingan dalam acara platform.

Pasangan asal Mun Yee, Pandelela Rinong (gambar), terpaksa direhatkan dari kejohanan tersebut dari 16 hingga 18 Julai ini selepas mengalami keretakan pada jari kakinya semasa menjalani latihan minggu lepas.

Ekoran itu, Mun Yee akan berpasangan dengan Traisy Vivien Tukiet.
“Memang sukar untuk mencari keserasian untuk kejohanan terdekat ini, tetapi saya anggap perkara ini sebagai cabaran,” katanya di sini, semalam.

Bagaimanapun, katanya, pertukaran pasangan bukan perkara baru bagi dirinya dalam acara platform mahupun acara papan anjal.

Gandingan Mun Yee dan Pandelela sebelum ini meraih pingat gangsa dalam acara terjun berpasangan 10m platform pada Kejohanan Dunia di Rome pada Julai lepas.

Mun Yee berkata, dia tidak meletakkan sebarang sasaran pingat pada kejohanan di Sepanyol kecuali untuk memperbaiki prestasi peribadinya.

Matlamat beliau pada tahun ini ialah untuk mencari pengalaman dalam kejohanan antarabangsa sebagai persediaan untuk menghadapi Sukan Komanwel di New Delhi, India pada Oktober dan Sukan Asia di Guangzhou, China, November ini.

“Sasaran saya untuk merangkul pingat tanpa mengira warna ada Sukan Asia nanti. Bagi Sukan Komanwel saya tidak menaruh harapan tinggi kerana terdapat saingan sengit dari penerjun berkelas dunia seperti dari Australia dan Britain,” katanya.

Mun Yee kini menjalani latihan intensif bersama jurulatih dari China, Yang Zhu Liang di Pusat Akuatik Nasional di Bukit Jalil dan Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan di Cheras. – Bernama

Traisy Stands Tall In Platform

Petite Sarawakian lass dives to 10m gold, eyes New Delhi

WELL EXECUTED: Traisy performs in the women’s 10m platform at Aquatics Centre, Hang Jebat Sports Complex in Melaka during the 13th Sukma. — Bernama photo

MELAKA: National diver Traisy Vivien Tukiet performed to expectations to deliver Sarawak’s second gold on the second day of the diving competition at Aquatics Centre, Hang Jebat Sports Complex yesterday.

Competing her only event in Sukma, the women’s 10m platform, Traisy had no problem in beating two other national divers Kam Kar Ling and Jasmine Lai both of Perak with a total of 268.35 points.

Kar Ling collected 236.95 points to settle for the silver while Jasmine garnered 225.05 points to collect the bronze.

“Traisy easily won the contest because she is specialist in the platform while the other two national divers are not,” Sarawak team manager Amy Choo said.

At the last Sukma in Terengganu, Traisy won two golds and a silver. The golds were won with her partner Pandelela Rinong in the women’s synchronised platform and women’s 3m springboard while the silver was won in the women’s platform.

Traisy also won a silver at the Laos SEA Games last year, behind gold medallist and fellow Sarawakian Pandelela.

The 16-year-old at Bukit Jalil Sports School, who said she was happy to win the gold and did not target to win the gold, just kept cool and gave her best in the competition.

Asked whether she dreamt of becoming an Olympic diver one day, Traisy replied: “I haven’t thought of that yet.”

Prior to Sukma, Traisy has competed in the World Cup in China early last month and made it to the semi-finals.

Her next assignment is to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India this October.

A Break For Bryan

By LIM TEIK HUAT

PETALING JAYA: Seasoned diver Ross­harisham Roslan is out of the Commonwealth and Asian Games later this year.

And Sarawakian Bryan Nickson Lomas is set to benefit from Ross­harisham’s absence as the replacement diver for his event.

Rossharisham partnered Ken Nee to deliver an Asiad silver medal in the men’s 3m springboard synchronised final in Doha four years ago and he also made the World Championships final in Rome last year.

However, Rossharisham was forced to skip the Laos SEA Games last December as he had to undergo surgery on his left knee.

Despite having returned to training recently, coach Yang Zhuliang is not convinced with his form and does not want to risk including him in the squad for the two Games.

The Commonwealth Games will be held in New Delhi in October and the Asiad in Guangzhou, China, in November.

This will be the second time that Rossharisham will be missing the Commonwealth Games.
He was in the squad as Ken Nee’s partner for the Melbourne Games in 2006 but had to watch from the stands after his team-mate came down with fever the day after bagging silver in the 1m springboard competition.

Ken Nee subsequently pulled out from the 3m springboard and synchronised competitions.
Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (Asum) secretary Edwin Chong confirmed yesterday that Rossharisham was not in the list of entries to be submitted to the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for both the Games.

“We paired Bryan with Ken Nee at the Asian championships in China just before the Laos SEA Games and they did well to win the silver medal. They went on to clinch the SEA Games gold medal and they have been doing well in training since,” said Edwin.

“Rossharisham is back now but he needs to recover most of his dives if he is to partner Ken Nee again. The coach feels that it will better for Ken Nee to stick with Bryan as there is not much time left.

“Bryan has also reached the same standards as Ken Nee in the springboard and we feel they have a good shot at grabbing a medal at both the Games.”

It will be taxing for Bryan and Ken Nee at both the Games as they will have to prepare for four separate events.

Bryan will have to concentrate on the 10m platform while Ken Nee is focusing on the 1m and 3m springboard individual.

The duo are currently undergoing training with other senior divers in China for the FINA World Cup to be held in Changzhou from June 2-6.

The other male divers in the squad for the biennial meet are Mohd Fakhrul and Ooi Tzer Liang while the women divers are Leong Mun Yee, Pandelela Rinong, Traisy Vivien and Wendy Ng Yan Yee.

Divers Contribute Two More Gold Medals

Ken Nee Cruises To Fifth Gold Medal On Day Of Double Joy

Below: Pandelela showing off her gold medal with Yeoh Ken Nee, who won the men’s 3m springboard event.

Youngsters Rake In The Medals at Asian Diving Meet

Kam Ling kar & Traisy Vivien

Divers Fancied To Make Waves in World Championships

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13TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Date : 17 July - 2 August 2009
Venue : Foro Italico, Rome

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Athletes In Preparation :
Divers : Pandelela Rinong ak Pamg, Traisy Vivien ak Tukiet & Fakhrul Izzat b. Md Zain (soon coming into Pre U)
Synchro Swimmers: Zyanne Lee Zhien Huey & Katrina Ann bt. Abdul Hadi
Swimmer : Leung Chii Lin (soon coming into Pre U)