Ahmad Sarji: Bowlers are a determined lot

18/07/2002

MALAYSIAN Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) president Tan Sri Ahmad Sarji feels
that his bowlers are capable of surpassing the target set by the National
Sports Council (NSC) - but only after including the special athletes.
Ahmad Sarji was full of praise for the special athletes who will be
competing alongside the able-bodied bowlers.
The Malaysian Paralympics lawn bowls squad, comprising Harajinder Singh,
Azmi Lamin and Lim Hong Hing have set their sights on gold in the men's
triples.
Another special bowler, Moira Mukri, will compete in the women's singles
where the going is expected to be tougher.
"I salute the special lawn bowlers because they have shown great
determination and are very disciplined towards their cause," said Ahmad
Sarji after visiting the lawn bowlers at the Bukit Kiara Complex
yesterday.
"They also did exceptionally well in the World Championships in Adelaide
in April, and I'm confident they will give their best in Manchester and
make the nation proud of them."
In Adelaide, Harajinder won a silver while Azmi and Lim bagged the pairs
bronze.
And for their feat, the MLBF handed out incentives to the special
athletes and have included them in the Commonwealth Games training
programme at Bukit Kiara.
"The target set for the able bodied bowlers is two silver and four
bronze but I feel that more medals will be won by this team," said Ahmad
Sarji.
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