00:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Sukan Negara
00:04always cooperates with the United Nations and the main sponsors,
00:09namely the Olympic Palace of Malaysia and the Institute of Sukan Negara
00:13in implementing the Podium Programme to provide athletes for the Sukan Utama Championship,
00:18including the Sukan C2025 Championship in Thailand this year.
00:23The location of the PINGAT target will be determined after this together
00:28between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Sukan Negara Assembly,
00:31the United Nations and the Olympic Palace of Malaysia,
00:35given that the final registration for the athletes to complete the competition
00:40is still open until this September.
00:43However, among the sukan-sukan that are expected to contribute a large amount of PINGAT
00:49to the country's contingent are aquatics, bicycle track,
00:54hockey, archery, shooting, swimming, squash and ten-pin bowling.
01:00As with the previous location, the target of PINGAT is the total number of PINGAT
01:06and not according to the colour of the PINGAT.
01:09This location also takes into account the suggestions from the experts
01:13at the Nippon Sports Science University NSSU
01:16who have signed an MOU with the Sukan Negara Assembly.
01:20The location of the PINGAT target gives extra pressure to the athletes
01:25to display their best performance in the international sukan competition later.
01:30Such approach is also a practice that has been practiced for a long time
01:35in several countries such as Japan, Korea, Iran, Singapore and Hong Kong.
01:41So far, there are 350 athletes under the podium program from 19 types of sukan
01:48and 261 national athletes from 15 types of sukan
01:54are participating in the training program under the guidance of experienced coaches.
01:59To ensure that the performance of the athletes is at a good level,
02:03MSN together with the National Sukan Association, ISN and coaches
02:08have made a plan for 2025 through the periodization plan on 13 November last year.
02:15These programs will be carried out according to the plan and requirements
02:20as well as the support provided so that the level of performance of national athletes
02:25in the best condition to compete in the Sukan Sea Thailand 2025
02:29as well as in other major competitions.
02:31The cancellation of the event carried out by the host
02:35will affect the number of PINGATs that will be raised by the state contingent
02:40because it involves national athlete women's events such as Sukan Bersikal,
02:45Gym Rama, E-Sukan and Pencak Silat.
02:48In addition, the addition of the event will give an advantage to Thailand
02:53as the host with the promotion of the event that gives an advantage to their athletes.
03:04Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Minister, for the answer given earlier.
03:08Earlier, the Minister mentioned that the change in the event was made by the host
03:13and it gives an advantage to the host.
03:16I think this is unfair for the countries that set up the Sukan Sea.
03:21What is Malaysia's position?
03:23If it needs to be stated firmly, it cannot.
03:26Actually, the host changed the event as he pleased.
03:29He was informed earlier so that we can make a thorough preparation
03:32and provide sufficient preparation to our athletes and also to other countries.
03:37I think this is unfair, Mr. Speaker.
03:40That's the first point.
03:41Secondly, as mentioned earlier by the Minister,
03:45we no longer regret the number of PINGATs.
03:48But in the end, the Sukan Sea will determine our country's position based on the number of PINGATs.
03:54So it still gives pressure to our athletes, Mr. Minister.
03:59How do we adjust ourselves to this situation?
04:02And finally, Mr. Speaker,
04:05regarding the new events, even though we may not agree...
04:09There are three additional questions.
04:11The Minister is smart, he can answer all of them.
04:14The adjustments that we have to make,
04:16because we have to win the Sukan Sea even though there are new events.
04:19What serious actions can we take for these new events so that our athletes can win?
04:23Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Minister.
04:25Okay.
04:26The first question is about the baseline.
04:30What will Malaysia do to ensure that we are not surprised every time our event is eliminated from the competition?
04:40So this is related to the SEA Games Federation.
04:43And for the three SEA Games that will come, namely Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore,
04:48they have agreed to limit the number of Sukan that is competed,
04:55to limit the number of Sukan that is competed in the Olympic Games.
05:03So the baseline is that the Olympic Games will not be eliminated,
05:07so that there is consistency.
05:09But for the others, that is under the decision of the organizers.
05:19Okay.
05:20And I am sure that the Malaysian Olympic Games have gone there to compete,
05:25and there are events that they have held before this,
05:29and after the competition and the appeal, they have returned.
05:32To answer about the baseline,
05:34when we discussed with the Nippon Sports Science University,
05:37and when we did the post-mortem with the experts,
05:40they said that when we announced the target of the number of gold bars,
05:47and where it will come from,
05:49there will be a high pressure on certain athletes.
05:54And for developing countries,
05:57they have released this to make sure that they only announce the number of gold bars,
06:02and everyone has the responsibility to contribute to the number of gold bars.
06:09And based on the assessment that we have done with the athletes,
06:14especially in Southeast Asia,
06:16they feel happier when there is a target for the entire contingent,
06:21and every gold medalist,
06:23even if they are a bronze medalist,
06:25they feel that they are recognized as a winner,
06:28and not just a gold medalist.
06:32So this is a better goal,
06:36and more suitable for our athletes.
06:39And this is also not done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself.
06:43We have discussed with the experts,
06:45and they agree that this is a new target.
06:47We have to adapt to other developing countries that have changed in that direction.
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