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00:00Paralympic Paralympics in Paris
00:06The Paris Paralympic Paralympics was a disappointing moment for the country's contingent
00:11when for the first time in history,
00:13they were only able to bring home two gold medals
00:16through Charlotte Hau and Bonnie Boniagustin.
00:18The most worrying thing is that the country's contingent still relies on experienced athletes
00:22to bring home medals,
00:24not to mention the pressure on the new athletes,
00:26who are likely to be at a disadvantage.
00:30This is the review of the Paris Paralympics,
00:32brought to you by reporter Karl Nunez.
00:35The country's contingent has put an end to the Paris Paralympics
00:38with two gold, two silver and one bronze medals.
00:42The sad reality is that only one new face has contributed
00:47and the rest are the same faces from the Rio-General Rio and Tokyo editions.
00:53With me is Datuk Soebrahmaniam, the CDM of this competition.
00:58How do you see this?
01:00I'm sorry to ask, but it looks like a failure to get four gold medals.
01:05How do you feel, Datuk?
01:07Yes, I accept the defeat.
01:12I take responsibility for it.
01:14But from the aspect of defeat,
01:18I don't want to look at it as a defeat.
01:22We gave them a good fight.
01:24We did not drop out of the medal.
01:27We still got our medal, but it was a close call.
01:30It was a long jump.
01:33It was a close call.
01:35It was the last jump.
01:37But to me, in my personal opinion,
01:41I think we are going to bring this out of court.
01:45We need to change our strategy of discovering talent
01:50and developing them.
01:52We must compare ourselves with our opponents.
01:59You have a background in the army,
02:02in how to face the enemy.
02:05So, how do you look at the failure of this competition
02:10to have a new programme in the future?
02:14If we want to go to war,
02:19we must know our enemy.
02:22We must understand our enemy.
02:24Once we know who our enemy is,
02:30then we can make suitable strategies
02:33to determine our victory.
02:37We don't want to die for our country.
02:39Let the enemy die for their country.
02:42You make the other man die for his country.
02:44Then only you will win.
02:45So, in that context, for sport, it's the same thing.
02:48We are also going to competition.
02:51If you don't understand your opponent,
02:53you are already on a losing ground from the beginning.
02:58I think there are more than 30 men and women in 100m.
03:03And in the future,
03:06not only Eddy Benat,
03:08but there will be more talented people to be brought to LA.
03:13Indeed.
03:15We have to start at Parasukma.
03:19Now, we are at Parasukma.
03:21Sometimes, if there are not enough athletes for an event,
03:26the event will be cancelled.
03:29So, this is something we are going to oppose.
03:32If there are only two people in the country for an event,
03:37we have to do it.
03:39Because from there, maybe we can build an athlete
03:42to host the event.
03:44As explained earlier,
03:47for 100m, there are 30 gold medals.
03:54If there are able, there are only two.
03:56One male and one female.
03:58There are 16 gold medals for men and 13 gold medals for women.
04:03So, we have to find talent.
04:06To find talent, we need a large fund.
04:11Fund raising has two aspects.
04:17First, the government has to re-study
04:24the funding for Parasukma.
04:31So, when this kind of movement is there,
04:34you will get more talent.
04:36More talent, yes, you need more money.
04:38That is one from the government, definitely.
04:41Alright, thank you, Dato.
04:43I hope the agreement between MPM, MSN, and KBS
04:49will be a success for Parasukma.
04:52Until next time, I am Karl Nunez
04:54from Paris, France.
04:56Have a nice weekend.