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Submitted by arla on Fri, 23/09/2011 - 4:47am

KENYATAAN AKHBAR

 Isnin, 19 September, 2011- Persatuan Lawn Tenis Malaysia (LTAM) ingin menjelaskan keadaan sebenar berikutan beberapa siri artikel yang tersiar dalam akhbar Berita Harian yang boleh dianggap berat sebelah dan diselang-seli dengan penulisan separuh benar.

 Merujuk kepada tulisan saudara Hussain Said di bawah tajuk “Apa agenda tersembunyi LTAM?” dalam Berita Minggu bertarikh 18 September 2011, saya menegaskan bahawa agenda LTAM hanya satu – pembangunan tenis secara ikhlas dan telus.

Dalam artikel itu, saudara Hussain menganggap atlit teraniaya dengan tindakan LTAM membatalkan penyertaan skuad negara untuk temasya Sukan SEA di Palembang, November depan. Adalah menjadi polisi LTAM penyertaan skuad Negara untuk temasya Sukan SEA berteraskan kebolehan memenangi pingat, bukan dari aspek pendedahan sahaja. Apa gunanya pendedahan kalau tiada mata ranking?  
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Why Jump The Gun?

Submitted by arla on Thu, 08/09/2011 - 4:36am

ON Sept 6, I got a few calls from members of the Press asking me to clarify a story that appeared on Utusan Malaysia on the same day under the heading: “Tennis tarik diri sertai Sukan SEA”, which means Tennis pulls out from the SEA Games.

The report quoted the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary, Datuk Sieh Kok Chi, as having said LTAM made the decision to withdraw on the basis that the players were not equipped to pose a challenge for the medals.

I personally felt the story was disturbing not only because it is only a half truth story, did not quote any of the LTAM office-bearers, but it made a mockery out of our selection process.

This is our side of the story! 
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