National Sportsboy Welson Eyes Golden Splash In SEA Games

National swimmer Welsom Sim is all smiles after receiving the National Sportsboy trophy during the Ministry of Education (MOE)-Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM)-Milo Sports Awards ceremony on Tuesday.

PUTRAJAYA: A buoyant Welson Sim has set his sights on bagging two gold medals at the upcoming SEA Games after being crowned the National Sportsboy at the Ministry of Education (MOE)-Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM)-Milo Sports Awards 2014.

The 17-year-old swimmer, who has been in sensational form since joining the national team in 2013, was rewarded for his outstanding performances in local and overseas competitions.

Welson bagged three gold medals during last year’s Perlis Sukma (Malaysia Games) and at the Asean Schools Games in Palembang.

He now aims to improve his tally of two silvers (4x100m and 4x200m freestyle) and one bronze (1,500m freestyle) during his SEA Games debut in Myanmar in 2013.

Welson, who specialises in the freestyle, is targeting a personal glory in the 400m freestyle and hopes to make it a grand double by teaming up with his team-mates to snatch the 4x200m freestyle relay title from hosts and arch-rivals Singapore.

“I couldn’t have wished for a better start this year ... a great outing in my first competition of the year at the New South Wales State Open Championships (ended on Sunday) and today, I received this prestigious award, arguably the biggest recognition you could earn at junior level,” said the jubilant Welson after receiving the award from the Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday.

“This award will certainly boost my confidence as I prepare for the Games in June.

“It will be my second Games appearance and I believe two golds are within reach.

“I’m feeling really good and confident with my pace at the moment, particularly, in the 200m and 400m distance where I qualified for two ‘B finals’ in Australia last week.

And it will be a matter of time before Welson dips below 1:51 for the 200m which will set him closer to Daniel Bego’s 1:49.22 national mark.

At the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre last week, Welson posted a personal best of 1:51.10, beating his previous record of 1:51.90.

Diving prodigy Nur Dhabitah Sabri made it a memorable day for aquatics by scooping the National Sportsgirl award, thus making it yet another clean sweep for aquatics in the second successive year.

Diver Mohd Nazreen Abdullah and swimmer Yap Siew Hui won the Sportsboy and Sportsgirl awards respectively in 2013.

Dhabitah, however, was not present at the ceremony as she is currently undergoing centralised training with the diving team in China. Her mother Fazidah Jaafar, who is an officer with the MOE received the award on her behalf.

Dhabitah’s fine season in 2014 was highlighted by a third placed finish in the 10m platform synchro with Pandelela Rinong at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and claiming the 3m springboard synchro title with Wendy Ng in the Kuala Lumpur leg of the FINA World Grand Prix.

ROLL OF HONOUR

NATIONAL AWARD

Sportsboy: Welson Sim Wee Sheng (swimming)

Sportsgirl: Nur Dhabitah Sabri (diving)

MOST PROMISING AWARD

Boy: Kiven Shanmugam (squash)

Girl: Noor Ainaa Amani Ampandi (squash)

SPECIAL AWARD

Boy: Muhd Syamil Hafiy Md Adnan (taekwondo)

Girl: Loh Ying Ting (wushu)

SPECIAL EDUCATION AWARD

Boy: Abdul Latif Romly (Paragames track and field)

Girl: Felicia Mikat (Paragames track and field)

SPORTS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Datuk Mazlan Ahmad

DEDICATED TEACHER AWARD

Ting Siew Nguong (track and field)

Chang Siang Cheng (track and field)

EXCELLENT COACH AWARD

Mustafa Kamal Ali (track and field)

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Anugerah MSSM-Milo Pembakar Semangat Atlet Muda Negara

Penerima Anugerah MSSM-Milo bersama Muhyiddin pada majlis yang berlangsung di Putrajaya, Selasa.

PUTRAJAYA: Atlet remaja taekwondo, Muhammad Syamil Hafiy Md Adnan yang menerima Anugerah Khas (Putera) kini semakin bersemangat untuk memenuhi cita-citanya beraksi mewakili negara pada Sukan Olimpik 2020 di Tokyo.

Penerima Anugerah Majlis Sukan Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM)-Milo 2014 itu menganggap penghargaan yang diterima sebagai pembakar semangat dan dorongan untuk dirinya lebih gigih berusaha bagi memperbaiki prestasinya dalam acara yang diminati itu.

Pelajar Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah berusia 13 tahun itu merekodkan pencapaian terbaik di peringkat global apabila memenangi pingat emas dalam Kejohanan Kelab Taekwondo Antarabangsa ke-13 di Australia.

“Pencabar terhebat saya ketika kejohanan berlangsung adalah peserta dari Pakistan kerana pemarkahan yang diberikan pengadil sangat sengit dengan hanya perbezaan satu mata sahaja,” katanya ketika ditemui sebaik menerima anugerah berkenaan di sini, Selasa.

Anak kedua daripada tiga beradik ini berkata, beliau mengagumi Servet Tazegul, ahli taekwondo kelahiran Turki yang berjaya mendapat tempat pertama di Sukan Olimpik London 2012.

Anugerah MSSM-Milo diadakan setiap tahu bagi menghargai golongan atlet dan guru yang menjulang nama negara dalam sukan di peringkat antarabangsa.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri merangkap Menteri Pendidikan, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata, kejohanan MSSM adalah landasan untuk menilai serta mengasah bakat atlet muda supaya dapat diketengahkan ke peringkat lebih tinggi.

Anugerah disampaikan Ketua Serantau, Nestle Malaysia, Singapura dan Brunei, Alois Hofbauer.

Sementara itu, pemenang pingat emas acara wushu Kejohanan Olimpik Remaja di Nanjing, China, Loh Ying Ting, 18 dipilih untuk menerima Anugerah Khas (Puteri) pada majlis sama.

Pelajar Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil itu adalah satu-satunya atlet muda yang berjaya merangkul hampir kesemua pingat emas di beberapa kejohanan seperti Sukan SEA, Sukan Malaysia dan Kejohanan Remaja Kebangsaan yang berlangsung pada 2014.

"Saya berasa gembira dengan anugerah ini yang akan meningkatkan semangat bersaing. Saya akan berlatih dengan bersungguh-sungguh untuk mencatat pencapaian yang lebih baik pada kejohanan akan datang," katanya yang menjadi johan dalam acara Chang Quan dan Gun Shu pada Kejohanan Wushu Remaja Dunia Ke-5 tahun lepas.

Selain itu, Anugerah Tunas Harapan diberikan kepada atlet skuasy berusia 13 tahun, Kiven Shanmugam yang memegang pingat perak di Kejohanan Skuasy Remaja Terbuka British dua tahun berturut-turut.

Minat mendalam terhadap acara skuash mendorong anak jati Alor Setar, Kedah itu berusaha memperbaiki mutu permainannya, selain memberi tumpuan dalam bidang akademik bagi memenuhi cita-cita untuk menjadi seorang doktor.

“Semestinya Datuk Nicol Ann David adalah idola saya dan saya ingin menjadi handal sepertinya.

“Ibu bapa dan jurulatih merupakan tunggak utama yang sentiasa memberi dorongan dan bimbingan sehingga saya berjaya ke hari ini,” kata anak pasangan juruteknik dan guru yang kini belajar di Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid.

http://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/sukan-ekstra/2015/03/03/mssm-milo/