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| Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:52 AM PST Road diversion JKR will be implementing a temporary closure on both directions under the MRR2 bridge from Batu Caves to Sungai Buloh today till Sunday from 11pm to 7pm. Motorists are advised to observe the traffic management plan and adhere to signages placed at the site. Temporary closure UPGRADING works for Masid Jamek Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur, is underway and is expected to be completed by March 5, 2013. As such, all mosque activities will be halted and the construction site will be fully closed for safety purposes. Health seminar A seminar on diabetes and heart disease will be held tomorrow from 2pm to 5pm at The Space, 1st Floor, Citta Mall, Ara Damansara. Speaker Holista Colltech Ltd CEO Datuk Dr Rajen M is a highly respected figure in the field of holistic medicine in Malaysia and abroad. Admission is free. To reserve a seat, call 1-300-88-2700. Memorial concert The Vijayaratnam Foundation is organising an evening of Carnatic Fusion music by Malaysian artistes of rare calibre in celebration of the late S.Vijayaratnam's life. It will be held today from 7.30pm to 10pm at Auditorium Tan Sri Dato K.R Soma, Wisma Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur. Limited seats available. Admission is free. For details, call 012-203 1260/012-228 4867/012-643 0098. Alumni gathering The Bangsar Tamil School Alumni is organising its seventh annual get-together with the theme Excellence of Song, Dance and Drama this Sunday at 9am at its school hall located at Jalan Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The programme includes cultural presentations, lucky draw and lunch. For enquiries, call 017-608 5366 (Selvam)/ 019-270 8532 (Rajeswary). Walk for charity Be a part of change and do your bit when you take part in the HSBC Charity Partner Walk 2012. The 3.5km charity walk and mini carnival taking place on Dec 9 at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur, is in aid of the Children's Wish Society of Malaysia. Flag off is at 8am. For online registration and details, visit www.hooha.asia. Registration closes at 5pm on Dec 6. Intellectual talk The first Necessary Noise talk will be held tomorrow at 3pm at Living Food Cafe, G-04, Menara Tan and Tan, Kuala Lumpur. The talk by glass artist Dominic Fonde, entitled A World Without Glass, surveys the many uses of glass in the modern world and includes a live demonstration of glass art skills. Necessary Noise is a new talk society founded by Syahidah Osman Cawley to bring unique, thought-provoking and entertaining speakers to KL. Admission is RM10 per person. For enquiries, contact 017-693 0911/ the.cawleys@gmail.com |
| Association disallows triathlete from competing in HK meet Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:52 AM PST RISING junior triathlete Rikigoro Shinozuka is getting over his disappointment of not lining up at the start line of the Lantau International Triathlon Union (ITU) Triathlon Asian Cup in Hong Kong recently. His coach Steve Lumley said Rikigoro suffered a blow when the national association decided not to submit the national top ranked boys' Junior Elite (16 to 19 years) entry to compete in his age-group covering the sprint distance of 750m swim followed by 20km cycle before the final leg of 5km run. "The selectors have gone too far in showing their authority in this case. They made a deliberate attempt to shoot down his request and deny him a chance to compete. "It was a disheartening setback because he was willing to fund his own way to the race and gain international exposure. They refused to endorse his entry through the simple registration process done on-line. Regardless of whose responsibility in the association to perform the role registering athletes for international races, it was a real let down especially dealing with a promising talent with huge potential. He (Rikigoro) was very upset about it but he will need to move on and put the unpleasant incident behind him," Steve added. It was also a futile effort when Rikigoro tried his luck to convince the organisers in Hong Kong to include another Malaysian triathlete Barry Lee for the Under-23 Olympic distance category as well as to accept his participation. Steve said the selectors felt Rikigoro defied their orders because he failed to turn up for the time trial sessions as part of the selection in early September. "They only gave a three-day notice leading up to the trials. He (Rikigoro) could not make it because of other more important priorities but it does not indicate that he was not interested to secure his place for the meet in Hong Kong. The trials did not serve a purpose because athletes are not fighting for the limited slots available for each country especially with races hosted in Asia. They have also set unrealistic targets for the 1km swim and 5km run for the selection exercise. There is no way that the young athletes are going to meet the lofty targets. Although Rikigoro is not too far away in meeting the time set for the 1km swim, he is two minutes away for the 5km run," he added. Previously, Rikigoro went on to feature in international races even when he failed to meet the qualifying marks. Last year, Rikigoro joined the action in the boys' Junior Elite age-group at the Singapore ITU Continental Cup and Yilan Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC) Triathlon Asian Championships in Taiwan. He completed the race in 1'12 to finish 14th in Singapore and returned with an improved time of 1'05 for 26th spot in Taiwan. And he attained his best achievement thus far by registering 1'26:40 to emerge as the champion of the sprint distance in the boys' 16 to 19 section at the Port Dickson International Triathlon last year. Early this year, Rikigoro competed in the boys' Junior Elite section at Tateyama ASTC Triathlon Asian Champion–ships in Japan and Subic Bay ITU Triathlon Asian Cup. He finished fourth (1'07) at the event in the Philippines and also settled for second (1'04:10) in the sprint event of the men's 14 to 25 at the Port Dickson International Triathlon this year. This year, the 17-year-old former Alice Smith School student took a gap year in between studies after he completed O-Level last year. Rikigoro will return to pursue his A-Level education next year. Currently, he is chalking up between 18 and 22 hours a week in training. Steve suggested that Rikigoro should continue devoting his attention in training and not get distracted from focusing on his aim to improve on his personal best and complete the sprint distance within one-hour. "It is pointless for him to get worked up over things beyond his own control. "He should channel his conscientious energy in giving his best in training and be ready to rise to the occasion. Based on his first class commitment in training, he is on the right track. It is unfortunate that he has not been able to gauge his strength against his peers in more higher level races this year," said Steve. Rikigoro is keeping his fingers crossed to be part of the action at the Sanshui ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup in China on Nov 17 and 18 as well as the Subic Bay ASTC Duathlon Asian Championships in the Philippines on Nov 25. Steve is also hoping that Rikigoro will be given the opportunities that he deserves to rub shoulders with the leading Asian contenders in the boys' Junior-Elite category and make a serious attempt to vie for a berth at the world junior championships held in conjunction with the grand finals of the ITU world triathlon series scheduled in London from Sept 11-16 next year. |
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