Ahmad Shapawi anggap jumlah atlit layak perlu diberi perhatian

Nadi Arena (8/7/24)

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00:00The former head of the state parliament, Dato' Ahmad Syapawi,

00:03expressed his concern about the number of Malaysian athletes

00:06qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics

00:08because the number is quite small compared to neighboring countries.

00:11Malaysia is now ranked third with 26 athletes below Thailand

00:14and Indonesia has 18 days to go to Paris.

00:20In my opinion, the qualification this time to the Olympics is a bit difficult for Malaysia.

00:26Our condition is too small.

00:29There are many big names who are not qualified.

00:33This is a serious issue that we need to pay attention to.

00:39This is a sign that we should be proud of.

00:47If we look at the previous Olympics,

00:50Malaysia was ranked 30th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

00:53and 32th at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

00:56This decline means that the development of the sport in the country

00:59is not moving in the direction it should,

01:01and requires drastic changes.

01:04Lately, we are facing difficulties in the continuation of development

01:11to the elite level.

01:13Our competition at the local level is a bit less.

01:17So when there is no strong competition,

01:19it will not move the sport up.

01:22If we look at the previous Paralympics,

01:26we did not win the gold medal.

01:29But when we strengthen the development programs of the elite,

01:34we can open up the space.

01:37By winning the gold medal and the sport,

01:39we can continue to inspire other sports.