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.
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.
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