Seantero dunia sudah tahu yang Terengganu telah mengalahkan Kelantan dalam perlawanan akhir Piala FA. Tapi aktiviti sakat menyakat tidak terhenti di situ.
Terhibur sungguh tengok telatah Fendi dan Amirul menyakat Jocko.
Both Amirul and Jocko are diehard fans. Tapi reaksi kedua-duanya tentang kekalahan memang bertentangan. Seorang itu terima sebagai adat bertanding, manakala satu lagi tak putus-putus dengan teori rasuah bolasepak.
Apa-apa pun, episod ini adalah satu tanda pertambahan minat terhadap sukan bolasepak tanahair.
Penat, penat, penat! Dan kakiku sakit-sakit. Jalan pun semacam saja.
Aku kagum dengan Lara. Dia pantas dan tangkas. Faizal, Salizan, Ija & Rosha pun turut kagum.
Kali ini, pertandingan Genting Trailblazer lebih mencabar dan sukar. Jaraknya 14 kilometer. Aku dan Salizan tergamam seketika bila terdengar pengumuman tersebut pada hari pertandingan. Masing-masing memberikan riak muka seperti mempersoalkan kudrat sendiri, memandang kami tidak pernah memasuki apa-apa pertandingan yang melebihi 10 kilometer.
Walau bagaimanapun, kami semua berjaya menyudahkannya dalam masa yang ditetapkan. Bertambahlah lagi medal dalam simpanan aku.
Faizal... Lara... Ija... Rosha... Salizan... terima kasih daun keladi. Lain kali, ajaklah lagi!
p/s: Genting Highlands makin kurang nyaman. Sedihlah...
Introducing... Roqaya al Ghasara, a 25 year old sprinter from Bahrain, who outperformed world class athletes, former World Championship silver medalist, Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka and Europeran champion, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi of France in heat two of the second-round of 200 meter event today.
"Wearing the hijab shows that there are no obstacles. I’ve set my best times wearing the hijab,” said this gold medalist of 200 meter in 2006 Asian Games.
She clocked 22.76 seconds to win her heat and will be running again tomorrow in the semi final with big names from Jamaica and the US.
While competing in full-length running suits may not a new thing in Olympic since other sprinters such as Flo-Jo and Cathy Freeman had done it in previous games. Nevertheless, Roqaya's was aimed more at conforming with religious requirement than to be aerodynamic.
I found this clip on Youtube. However, what I want to share with all of you not so much about her running. Please pay attention at the comments given by the sport commentator. He really gives Hasbullah Awang a run for his money!
Yeap, read between the lines.
p/s: I was wondering what happened to former Malaysian athletes like G. Shanti, Josephine Mary and Nordin Jadi. Where are they now? And al-fatihah to the late Rabiah Abdul Salam.
China has once again, impressed the World with a splendid opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008. Whilst I'm more impressed with the architectural designs of the stadiums, I must admit the opening ceremony last night was one of the bests in the history of Olympic Games. My all time favourite remains the opening ceremony of the Barcelona Olympic Games 1992.
NOTE: Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images
Malaysia Boleh! This time around, the Malaysian contigent is led by the flag bearer, Mohd Azizul Hasni Awang, who will be competing in cycling event.
I personally think Malaysian delegates have one of the best attires in the Games. The US delegates is one of my favourites too.
The first Malaysian team to be competing in this Olympics is our archery team. I hope the team, which according to the latest ranking, is ranked 4th after Taiwan, Italy and South Korea, would give their very best and gives the other teams run for their money.
Anyhow, good luck to other Malaysians especially Amirul and Lee Chong Wei. Please do us proud and live up to the Malaysia Boleh spirit.
Also, Beijing has came out with a couple of songs for the Olympics. Please help yourself with the following clips. It's so good to see China and Taiwan, Iran and the USA, on the same stage to celebrate the best and the fittest of the World. Hopefully, all athletes will uphold tight to the spirit of sportmanship and show to the rest of the World, especially the politicians, the beauty of friendship and brotherhood.
