THE National Sports Council's (NSC) Bakat Khas Olahraga programme
introduced to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Secondary School in Kajang four
years ago appears to be bearing fruit.
The programme was mooted to expose potential athletes to modern training
techniques and three former students recently did the school proud by
competing for the country in the just-ended Jakarta Sea Games.
"Pole vaulters Tajuddin Abdullah and Teh Wang Chang, as well as long and
triple jumper Chai Song Yip did not fare well at the Games but, at only
18, they have age on their side. They may realise their potential in
future," said SAAS Student Affairs vice-principal Fatimah Yusoff.
Under the programme, the NSC have equipped SAAS with a state-of-the-art
gymnasium, two multi-purpose tennis courts and a 130m synthetatic track
for the use of the students.
"The facilities were initially constructed for the benefit of NSC
athletes, but other SAAS students are making full use of the facilities,"
said Fatimah.
The reason being NSC athletes usually train at the Mayban or the
Petronas Sports Complexes in the evenings, leaving the facilities at SAAS
for the benefit of other students.
SAAS was chosen by NSC for the programme because they have a residential
college which can house up to 200 students. Located in the outskirts of
Kuala Lumpur, the school is surrounded by numerous training facilities
like the sport complexes in Bangi and Bandar Tun Razak.
NSC students numbering about 50 in the SAAS, are allowed to compete on
the school's sports day but if they rewrite any records, it would not
recognised as it would be unfair to the other students, according to
Fatimah.
"The students are also not allowed to compete at District level but when
their respective States need their services for the Malaysia Games or the
Malaysian Schools Sports Council meets, they return to them."
Even before 1994, there was a steady improvement in school athletics at
SAAS: "We have always been good at sports, most of the District records
are held by SAAS students."
1997 NSC Sponsored Students - Boys': Koh Chan Seng (high and long jump),
Hafeez Hazreek (4x100m, 100m, 200m), Mohamed Izuan (100m, 4x100m), R.
Sundralingam (1,500m, 800m), Malik Tobias (triple jump), Mohamed Nazmizan
(4x100m, 200m, 100m), Yeap Lai Hin (pole vault), S. Mathew (400m, 800m),
Mohamed Faizul (shot putt), Mohamed Ridwan (high jump, pole vault),
Zulkifli Remli (decathlon, haptathlon, 110m hurdles), Norizham Nordin
(javelin), Noridham Nordin (110m hurdles), Mohamed Kamal (100m), Pok Chee
Sing (long jump, triple jump), Khairul Amri (high jump), Armee Abu Bakar
(high jump), Chia Yuen Shing (triple jump, 4x100m, 110m hurdles).
Girls': Dian Raffiee (100m hurdles, 100m), Musfuzah Abdullah (4x100m,
400m, 200m), Nik Nor Azura (100m, 200m), Norlida Ismail (1,500m, 3,000m),
Lue Siau Beng (shot putt), Rosmariza Mohamed (high jump), Irene Hasliza
(100m, 200m, 400m), Nik Suhaila Mahmood (pole vault, 4x100m).
Norhaya Akmal (triple jump), Siti Mariam Tobias (javelin, shot putt),
Zurina Hashim (high jump), Eik Nyuk Mui (high jump), Jamrah Othman (100m),
Jasmaniah Osman (pole vault, 400m), Nurbasma Khalid (pole vault, 200m).
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introduced to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Secondary School in Kajang four
years ago appears to be bearing fruit.
The programme was mooted to expose potential athletes to modern training
techniques and three former students recently did the school proud by
competing for the country in the just-ended Jakarta Sea Games.
"Pole vaulters Tajuddin Abdullah and Teh Wang Chang, as well as long and
triple jumper Chai Song Yip did not fare well at the Games but, at only
18, they have age on their side. They may realise their potential in
future," said SAAS Student Affairs vice-principal Fatimah Yusoff.
Under the programme, the NSC have equipped SAAS with a state-of-the-art
gymnasium, two multi-purpose tennis courts and a 130m synthetatic track
for the use of the students.
"The facilities were initially constructed for the benefit of NSC
athletes, but other SAAS students are making full use of the facilities,"
said Fatimah.
The reason being NSC athletes usually train at the Mayban or the
Petronas Sports Complexes in the evenings, leaving the facilities at SAAS
for the benefit of other students.
SAAS was chosen by NSC for the programme because they have a residential
college which can house up to 200 students. Located in the outskirts of
Kuala Lumpur, the school is surrounded by numerous training facilities
like the sport complexes in Bangi and Bandar Tun Razak.
NSC students numbering about 50 in the SAAS, are allowed to compete on
the school's sports day but if they rewrite any records, it would not
recognised as it would be unfair to the other students, according to
Fatimah.
"The students are also not allowed to compete at District level but when
their respective States need their services for the Malaysia Games or the
Malaysian Schools Sports Council meets, they return to them."
Even before 1994, there was a steady improvement in school athletics at
SAAS: "We have always been good at sports, most of the District records
are held by SAAS students."
1997 NSC Sponsored Students - Boys': Koh Chan Seng (high and long jump),
Hafeez Hazreek (4x100m, 100m, 200m), Mohamed Izuan (100m, 4x100m), R.
Sundralingam (1,500m, 800m), Malik Tobias (triple jump), Mohamed Nazmizan
(4x100m, 200m, 100m), Yeap Lai Hin (pole vault), S. Mathew (400m, 800m),
Mohamed Faizul (shot putt), Mohamed Ridwan (high jump, pole vault),
Zulkifli Remli (decathlon, haptathlon, 110m hurdles), Norizham Nordin
(javelin), Noridham Nordin (110m hurdles), Mohamed Kamal (100m), Pok Chee
Sing (long jump, triple jump), Khairul Amri (high jump), Armee Abu Bakar
(high jump), Chia Yuen Shing (triple jump, 4x100m, 110m hurdles).
Girls': Dian Raffiee (100m hurdles, 100m), Musfuzah Abdullah (4x100m,
400m, 200m), Nik Nor Azura (100m, 200m), Norlida Ismail (1,500m, 3,000m),
Lue Siau Beng (shot putt), Rosmariza Mohamed (high jump), Irene Hasliza
(100m, 200m, 400m), Nik Suhaila Mahmood (pole vault, 4x100m).
Norhaya Akmal (triple jump), Siti Mariam Tobias (javelin, shot putt),
Zurina Hashim (high jump), Eik Nyuk Mui (high jump), Jamrah Othman (100m),
Jasmaniah Osman (pole vault, 400m), Nurbasma Khalid (pole vault, 200m).
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