SHOT putter Nursuhana Ramlan has found the added drive to push her shots forward in order to give an impressive performance at the upcoming Paralympic Games in London from Aug 29 to Sept 9.
The 20-year-old knows that a fruitful outing (podium finish) in the women?s F20 (intellectual disabilities) shot putt event in London will put her in a better position to fulfil her mother?s wish in performing the Haj at Mecca in Saudi Arabia next year.
Despite her disadvantage as a slow learner going up against the competitors with intellectual impairment, Nursuhana knows her responsibility in carrying her duty as a filial daughter.
Nursuhana, who has been training full-time for her debut appearance at the Paralympics since last year, said it would be perfect to present her mother with a meaningful gift.
?It is a dream come true to be competing at the Paralympics in London. I am very excited about stepping up to the challenge. I am ready for it. My aim is to give my best to be among the medal contenders. I want to reward my mother with a trip to Mecca for the Haj but I will need to deliver a medal at the Games first,? she added.
The plucky lass from Yong Peng, Johor is heading to the Paralympics with full of confidence after she surpassed the 11m mark for the first time at the Malaysia Games in Kuantan recently.
She chalked up her personal best of 11.09m to improve on her last season?s best of 10.88m.
?Although I did not secure a medal at the recent Malaysian Games, it was a sweet accomplishment to register a breakthrough reaching another level. I have only thrown between the 10.50m and 10.80m in training consistently. So, it (the achievement performing beyond expectation) came as a pleasant surprise. The frustration of seeing the top throwers chucking it over 11m motivated me to match them. I want to prove that the recent feat was not a flash in the pan. I want to ride on the momentum and continue my progress to get closer to the 12m mark,? she said.
At the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games in 2009, the plucky Nursuhana captured three gold medals from all the three throw disciplines including shot putt, javelin and discus.
For the upcoming campaign at the Paralympics, she will be focusing on shot putt as the event is the only contest in the her category.
Nursuhana said she has been visualising to get her act right in pulling off good throws with sound techniques.
?I only go through paces in throwing sessions three times a week. I have been working out to beef up my strength and speed on other days. It is important to maintain correct throwing methods in executing the throws,? he added.
Meanwhile, the two other fairer sex competitors in the Malaysia athletics team under the care of coach R. Jaganathan are Hemala Devi Eni Kutty and Nor Syazwani Abdullah.
Syazwani featuring in the women?s T38 100m and 200m is the sole Malaysian entry joining the action in the track races.
Hemala will also be part of the women?s F12 discus and shot putt.
Among the five other men?s qualifiers in the field events for the Games are Mohd Ziyad Zolkefli (men?s F20 shot put), Mohamad Saifuddin Ishak (men?s F13 long jump), Eryanto Bahtiar (men?s F46 long jump and triple jump), Aderin Majurin (men?s F33 discus and javelin) and Faridul Masri (men?s F56 javelin).
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