KEMAMAN, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said today that he is very proud of the national squad's achievement at the just-concluded Guongzhou Asian Games, which is Malaysia best ever outing at the Asiad.
He said the gold medals (at the Guongzhou Games) came from diverse sports which augured well for sports development in the country.
"There were new sports where we made major inroads like diving where our athletes showed they were as good as the best in the world," he told reporters when met at a community function here Saturday.
Ahmad Shabery is also the Member of Parliament for Kemaman.
However, he said the archery team might be dropped from the ministry's "Road to the London Olympics" programme following its poor showing at three major meets - the Lao SEA Games, the Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Guongzhou Asian Games.
Instead, he said, the shooting and men's hockey teams showed vast improvement in performance.
"We will be doing a post-mortem on the national squad's performance in Guongzhou and decide from there which sports should be given more attention and the ones that need less (attention).
"Take for example athletics, the national athletics squad hardly made an impact in Guongzhou. Previously, we used to hear the name of Rabuan Pit, but now our track and field athletes are not living up to expectations and this is very disappointing," he said.
Malaysia won nine gold, 18 silver and 14 bronze at the Guongzhou Games. Wushu contributed one, bowling two, squash three, karate two and cycling one.
At the last Asiad in Doha four years ago, Malaysia won eight gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze.
-- BERNAMA
He said the gold medals (at the Guongzhou Games) came from diverse sports which augured well for sports development in the country.
"There were new sports where we made major inroads like diving where our athletes showed they were as good as the best in the world," he told reporters when met at a community function here Saturday.
Ahmad Shabery is also the Member of Parliament for Kemaman.
However, he said the archery team might be dropped from the ministry's "Road to the London Olympics" programme following its poor showing at three major meets - the Lao SEA Games, the Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Guongzhou Asian Games.
Instead, he said, the shooting and men's hockey teams showed vast improvement in performance.
"We will be doing a post-mortem on the national squad's performance in Guongzhou and decide from there which sports should be given more attention and the ones that need less (attention).
"Take for example athletics, the national athletics squad hardly made an impact in Guongzhou. Previously, we used to hear the name of Rabuan Pit, but now our track and field athletes are not living up to expectations and this is very disappointing," he said.
Malaysia won nine gold, 18 silver and 14 bronze at the Guongzhou Games. Wushu contributed one, bowling two, squash three, karate two and cycling one.
At the last Asiad in Doha four years ago, Malaysia won eight gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze.
-- BERNAMA
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