IPOH: There will be a revision of Malaysia’s gold medal target for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games following the unavailability of two prospects – Lee Zii Jia and S. Sivasangari.
Also up for discussion at the next Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) meeting will be the progress of the athletes’ preparations for the Games which will be held from July 28-Aug 8, said chef de mission Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya
He said the national contingent was still waiting for the meeting date to determine the new gold target.
Malaysia’s initial target for gold was seven but the revision is needed as the nation’s number one men’s singles shuttler Zii Jia has withdrawn while squash ace Sivasangari will also be out after suffering severe injuries in a road accident on June 24 and she is expected to take at least three months to fully recover.
Shahrul, who is also Perak Industry, Investment and Corridor Development Committee chairman, said he understood that the meeting would probably be held by July 15.
“So in that meeting, we will review the (medal) projections. In fact, we also need to discuss with the National Sports Council to monitor the preparation of the athletes, so the meeting will be on that date or maybe earlier,” he said. — Bernama
