Pandelela Wins MSSM-Milo Gold Award For Second Time

PETALING JAYA Oct 28 — National diver Pandelela Rinong won the Malaysian Schools Sports Council-Milo (MSSC-MILO) Gold Award for the second time, after winning the first in 2008, based on her outstanding achievements throughout last year. The MSSC-Milo Gold Award represents the highest recognition given by the MSSC to students who showed excellent performance in sports at the national and international level.

Her father, Pamg A/K Joheng received the trophy, medal and RM5,000 cash on behalf of Pandelela, handed by Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong at the MSSC-Milo Sports Award 2010, here today.

The 18-year-old diver, a Bidayuh, could not attend the award presentation as she was with the national diving squad in China as part of the preparation for the SEA Games in Indonesia in November.

Pamg, when approached by reporters after the presentation ceremony, said he was proud of the success of his daughter, who is a pre-university student at the Bukit Jalil Sports School.

"I hope this award will inspire her to put up an outstanding performance at the Olympic Games (2012 in London),” he said.

Among her best achievements throughout the whole of last year which qualified her to compete in the world”s biggest sports meet is winning the gold medal in the 10m Individual Platform event and the silver in the 10m Rhythmic Platform together with another national diver Leong Mun Yee at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.

In addition, she also won the silver medal together with Mun Yee in the 10m Rhythmic Platform and the bronze in the 10m Individual Platform at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China.

Besides Pandelela, former national rhythmic gymnast Elaine Koon also received the Sports Girl award in the form of a medal and RM5,000 in cash for her outstanding achievements.

Among the best achievements by the Form Five student of the Bukit Jalil Sports School were three gold medals in the rope, ball and ribbon events in Sukma 2010 in Melaka besides winning the gold in the hoop event, a silver medal in the ball event and three bronze medals in the overall individual category for the rope and ribbon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Meanwhile, Selangor School Sports Council was the MSSC champion for the 11th time consecutively since winning it in 2001 when it amassed the highest point for the 24 types of sports contested at the MSSC throughout last year.

Following are the full results of the MSSC-MILO Sports Awards 2010: 

Gold Award: Pandelela Rinong A/K Pamg (Diving) 

Promising Male Athlete Award : Mohd Farez Izwan Mohd Mukhtar (Squash) 

Male Special Education Award : Mohamad Saifuddin Ishak (Athletics) 

Male Special Award : Yeap Wai Kin (Wushu) 

Sports Boy Award : Teo Ee Yi/ Nelson Heg Wei Kiat (Badminton) 

Deserving Teacher Award (Male) : Md Noor Nek Elias (Rugby) 

Sports Leader Award (Leadership) : The late Mohamed Latifi Abu Bakar (Sports Unit Head, Selangor State Education Department) (Mohamed Latifi”s wife, Zuraida Abu Bakar received the award) 

Promising Female Athlete Award : Yus Syazlin Nabila Yusri (Tennis) 

Female Special Education Award : Norsuhana Ramlan (Athletics) 

Female Special Award : Phoon Eyin (Wushu) 

Sports Girl Award : Elaine Koon (Rhythmic Gymnastics) 

Deserving Teacher Award (Female) : Yeo May Lin (Rhythmic Gymnastics) 

— BERNAMA

Foo, Pandelela receive Education Ministry Sports Awards

PUTRAJAYA Oct. 30 - National swimmer Foo Jian Beng and national diver Pandelela Rinong were today awarded the ”Putera Sukan” and ”Puteri Sukan” honours at the Ministry of Education-MSSM-Milo Sports Awards 2008 ceremony.

Among Foo”s acheievments was winning the gold medal in the 100m butterfly stroke as well as in the 50m race, 100m and 4X100m free-style in the Asean Schools Swimming Championshiip as well as winning three gold medals in the Terengganu Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) Games in the 50m and 100m free-style events and the 50m butterfly event.

"I am proud for being picked for the award. I will use this award to boost my spirits in the SEA Games in Laos this December. "As this will be my first appearance in the SEA Games, I will strive for the gold medal in my favourite event, the 100m free-style,” said Foo, a former student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Section 19 Shah Alam, when met after the presentation.

He received a trophy, a medal, a certificate and RM5,000 from Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

Foo, who is now busy training under former national swimmer, Marilyn Chua, who had participated in the Barcelona Olympics, said he will take part in the 100m and 50m free-style events in the Laos Sea Games.

Meanwhile, Pandelela was picked for her award following her success in getting sixth place in the 16th FINA World Diving Championship that led to her qualifying for the Beijing Olympics in the 10m platform event.

Pandelela, who is training in Kunming, China for the SEA games, was represented by her father, Pamg Anak Joheng, at the ceremony.

"Since Year One, Pandelela has been interested in swimming and diving. I always advice her not be easily disappointed and to always have strong spirit. I want her to be successful in the sport she loves,” said Pamg.

Also receiving an award was a new diving star, Nur Dhabitah Sabri, 10, from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Putrajaya 8 (2) Presint 8 Putrajaya, who got the Tunas Harapan (Puteri) award.

Her success in winning the bronze in the 3m synchronised diving board event made her the youngest winner in the Terengganu Sukan Malaysia Games last year.

The ”Tunas Harapan (Putera)” winner was Yeoh Li Tian, 10, for chess.

The student of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Yuk Chai, Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, got third place in the Second Asean Primary Schools Olympiad and the Kuala Lumpur International Open and was champion in the Melaka MSSM Championship.

Zainab Mohamad Ashari was winner of the ”Pendidikan Khas Puteri” as she was winner of the ”Tokoh Kanak-kanak Kebangsaan (Learning Disability Category) and gold medal winner silver medal winner in the Asean 2008 Para Sports in Korat, Thailand.

Muhammad Syafiq Zulfayri Harni was winner of the ”Anugerah Pendidikan Khas Putera” award.

Also winning awards were national wusyu athlete Tai Cheau Xuen (Anugerah Khas Puteri), national equine athlete Muhammad Anas Danial Noradzman (Anugerah Khas Putera), Rozitah Hassan and Matthew Chin Hiong Choi (Anugerah Guru Berjasa) as well as Chua Hong Tham (Anugerah Tokoh Sukan - Kepimpinan).

— BERNAMA

Ahmad Amsyar, Sau Wah Julang SSBJ

PUTRAJAYA – Dua pelajar Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil (SSBJ), Ahmad Amsyar Azman dan Chan Sau Wah diumumkan Putera dan Puteri Sukan pada Anugerah Sukan Kementerian Pelajaran MSSM-Milo 2007 sekali gus meneruskan penguasaan atlet dari sekolah berkenaan sejak beberapa tahun lalu.

Ahmad Amsyar memenanginya atas pencapaian satu emas dan satu perak akuatik terjun papan anjal Kejohanan Peringkat Umur Asia di Jakarta, tiga gangsa Festival Olimpik Belia Australia di Sydney dan dua perak Kejohanan MSSM selain pernah bergelar Olahragawan Harapan SSBJ.

Sau Wah pula diiktiraf atas pencapaiannya ah memungut sebutir emas, sebutir perak dan sebutir gangsa gimnastik artistik Sukan SEA Korat; dua perak, dua gangsa Terbuka Vietnam; tempat kesembilan dan ke-10 Piala Dunia di Shanghai dan dua emas, satu gangsa Kejohanan Kebangsaan.

Kejayaan Ahmad Amsyar bergelar Putera Sukan turut mengulangi pencapaian penerjun negara yang berpengalaman dua Sukan Olimpik 2004 dan 2008, Bryan Nickson Lomas yang melakukannya pada 2004 selain Farah Begum Abdullah sebagai Puteri Sukan 1999.

‘‘Saya tujukan kejayaan ini dan berterima kasih khususnya kepada bapa dan ibu, Azman Hassan dan Rozita Ibrahim selain jurulatih dari China, Can Wein. Inilah yang terbesar dan amat membanggakan saya sejak menceburi sukan terjun ketika tahun enam.

“Anak jati Kangar, Perlis yang lebih menggemari acara 1m papan anjal dan meminati penerjun China, He Chong ini menambah, anugerah itu memberikan perangsang yang lebih kuat dalam mencapai cita-citanya, menyertai Sukan Olimpik 2012 seperti yang dilakukan oleh Bryan,’’ kata Ahmad Amsyar.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian Kementerian Pelajaran, Zulkifli Mohd. Wazir berkata, kementerian bersedia memberikan ganjaran lain kepada atlet pelajar sekolah yang berjaya membawa pulang sebarang pingat Sukan Olimpik Beijing sebagaimana yang dilakukan bagi Sukan SEA Korat tahun lalu.

“Ia bagaimanapun bergantung kepada kelulusan permohonan kami kepada Perbendaharaan tetapi bagi Sukan SEA lalu, kami berikan RM1,000 kepada pemenang emas, RM700 perak dan RM500 gangsa malah kami mempunyai skim biasiswa MSSM tertentu untuk atlet pelajar yang cemerlang melanjutkan pelajaran,” ujarnya.

Lima atlet pelajar sekolah yang bertanding di Beijing ialah Bryan Nickson Lomas, Elizabeth Jimie, Pandelela Rinong ( terjun), Khoo Cai Lin (renang) dan Azizulhasni Awang (berbasikal).

Rayzam, Nabihah terbaik MSSM

KUALA LUMPUR – Atlet olahraga Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian dan gimnas Nabihah Ali masing-masing dipilih sebagai Putera dan Puteri Sukan Majlis Sukan Sekolahsekolah Malaysia (MSSM)-Milo 2006 di sini, semalam.

Rayzam Shah dipilih atas kejayaannya memenangi pingat emas dan perak olahraga Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah ASEAN di Chiangmai, Thailand dan emas Kejohanan Olahraga MSSM manakala Nabihah memenangi enam emas di Kejohanan Gimnastik Artistik MSSM 2006.

Muhammad Rafiq Ismail daripada acara tenpin boling dan pemain skuasy, Yong Sue Ann memenangi Anugerah Tunas Harapan manakala Anugerah Khas diraih Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang daripada sukan lumba basikal dan Chai Fong Wei, yang mewakili wusyu.

Menang
Anugerah Pendidikan Khas pula dimenangi oleh Md. Parhan Dahlan dan Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin, hasil kejayaan memenangi emas di Kejohanan Olahraga Pendidikan Khas Peringkat Kebangsaan 2006.
Anugerah Guru Berjasa pula menjadi milik Low Siak San dari Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) St. Paul, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan dan Foo Wai Choodari dari Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tengku Bariah, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.


Pemenang membawa pulang trofi, pingat dan sijil yang disampaikan oleh Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Datuk Noh Omar pada majlis penyampaian anugerah di sini, semalam.

Anugerah Puteri Sukan MSSM -- Sia Ketuai Senarai Calon

RATU renang negara, Sia Wai Yen mengetuai senarai pencalonan bagi merebut gelaran Anugerah Puteri Sukan (MSSM)/Milo yang akan diadakan di Petaling Jaya pada 29 Mac ini.

Sia begitu cemerlang pada Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) di Pulau Pinang pada tahun lalu apabila berjaya membolot 10 pingat emas pada temasya itu.

Selain Sia turut dicalonkan untuk anugerah ini ialah pemegang rekod kebangsaan, yang juga pemenang pingat emas Sukma bagi acara 200 meter kuak dada, Seow Yi Ting.

Majlis anugerah ini turut mempertandingkan 10 lagi anugerah berkaitan termasuk anugerah khas putera/puteri, anugerah tunas harapan putera/puteri, anugerah guru berjasa lelaki/wanita, anugerah pendidikan khas putera/puteri, anugerah emas dan pemenang putera/puteri negeri untuk dimenangi oleh atlet dan pegawai yang cemerlang.
Kesemua nama calon bagi anugerah sukan ini diumumkan oleh Penolong Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Sukan Kementerian Pendidikan, Abdullah Yunus pada sidang media di Wisma MOM, Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Menurut Pengurus Pemasaran Sukan Nestle, Dina Rizal, anugerah ini merupakan usaha murni syarikat Milo dengan kerjasama MSSM, Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) dan Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) dalam memajukan sukan di negara ini.

``Dengan adanya anugerah ini, ia adalah pemangkin untuk mengalakkan lagi pelajar sekolah yang berbakat memajukan diri sendiri dalam sukan serta mampu bersaing di peringkat tertinggi iaitu Sukan Olimpik,'' katanya.

Antara calon yang disenaraikan untuk menerima anugerah Putera Sukan ialah juara kejohanan Golf Remaja Sirkit Kebangsaan, Ben Leong; Mohd Romzi Muhamad (perahu layar); Yeoh Kin Nee (terjun air); Lancelot Chua Kher Wi (ping pong); Mohd Azheem Bahari (terjun air); Tengku Alias Tengku Ibrahim (bola sepak); Mohd Marzuki Abu Samah (olahraga); Md Razman Zabri (kriket); Mohd Redzuan Nadzar (olagraga); Mohd Hairy Afiq Abdul Nasir (kriket); Fairol Mahazi Malek (ragbi); Syahrul Amri Mohd Suhaimi (olahraga); Muhd Faiz Mohamad (olahraga) dan Lu Ten Jian (boling).


Sementara calon yang menerima anugerah Puteri Sukan pada tahun ini ialah bintang boling muda negara Yazlin Yang Razlan dan diikuti Farhana Azmin (gimrama) Norkiah Madel (olahraga) Siti Safura Ismail (olahraga); Sharon Cahai Siew Hoon (boling); Christine Ong Pei Yee (boling); Che Wan Roziawati Che Wan Ghazali (hoki); Beh Lee Wai (ping pong); Vally Michael (olahraga); Siti Fatimah Ustad Latif (bola jaring) dan Fan Xioa Jun (ping pong)


Hadir sama pada sidang media itu ialah Setiausaha Kehormat MOM, Datuk Sieh Kok Chi.