Berbasikal Trek Dunia: Azizulhasni mohon maaf

AZIZULHASNI Awang kesal tidak dapat menunaikan harapan peminat negara untuk menyaksikannya mempertahankan gelaran juara dunia keirin dalam Kejohanan Berbasikal Trek Dunia di Apeldoorn, Belanda.

Kegagalannya dalam acara pecut individu 200 meter pada Sabtu pula menyusul selepas dilanda kekecewaan dalam saingan keirin, Khamis.

Pelumba kelahiran Terengganu itu ketinggalan 0.052 saat kepada pelumba Britain, Jack Carlin, yang mencatat 10.406s dalam pusingan 16.

Di peringkat kelayakan lagi, 'The Pocket Rocketman' sekadar menduduki tempat ke-28 keseluruhan dengan masa 10.072s untuk muncul selaku pelumba terakhir layak ke pusingan seterusnya.

Sehubungan itu, dia tampil memohon maaf di akaun laman sosialnya dengan berkata: "Saya ingin memohon maaf kepada rakyat Malaysia kerana gagal memenangi medal di sini.

br>First of all, I would like to extend my sincere apology to all Malaysians and my fans afterhttps://t.co/vYMa19NRUk
— Azizulhasni Awang (@AzizulAWANG) March 3, 2018

"Dalam acara pecut hari ini, saya hanya mampu mencatat 10.024s dalam pusingan kelayakan. Ia lebih perlahan daripada catatan terbaik peribadi, 9.774s, yang dilakukan dalam Kejohanan Trek Asia, bulan lepas.

"Saya terkesan dengan perhatian yang diberikan dan ia mempengaruhi prestasi saya.

"Saya akan bangkit selepas ini," ujarnya.

・・・ First of all, I would like to extend my sincere apology to all Malaysians and my fans after I end my competition in 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championship without any medal in Keirin and Sprint events. . Initally, it was quite tough for me to accept the fact of my fair results in this competition but I always believe that SUCCESS will be with me if I take this defeat as a motivation for me to excel in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. . In the sprint event today, I clocked 10:072s in the Qualifying Round and it is a lot slower than my recent personal best of 9:774s at the Asian Track Championship 2018 which is also the current Asian record. It was pretty obvious that the viral infection has taken the turbocharge away from me. . I did advanced to the first round but I lost to the GB rider who was one of the fastest in the Qualifying Round. . After losing a tough race in Keirin a day earlier, today I had to face the reality that I won’t be on the podium in this year’s World Championship. . Moving forward, I am hoping that all Malaysians and my fans shall stay with me and allow me to make a come back in the near future for the nation and all of you. . Thank you so much to my beloved family, my coach, the dedicated team, my sponsors, the Malaysian government and every single one of you for all the endless support. . Demi Negaraku, Malaysia. . #apeldoorn2018 #TissotUCITrackWC #teamazizul #azizulawang #team360 #teamthreesixtymgmt #teamcimb #cimbprocycling #forward #airasia #daretodream #vbt2017 #terengganuhanelang #daikin #daikinmy #daikinmalaysia #hutanration #sportsration #tumiglobalcitizens #perfectingthejourney #rapha #raphamy #oakley #oakleymy #ogkkabuto #kabuto

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Mar 3, 2018 at 12:56am PST

Seorang lagi pelumba negara, Shah Firdaus Sahrom, terkandas lebih awal apabila gagal menempatkan diri dalam pusingan 16 pusingan selepas sekadar menamatkan cabaran di kedudukan kedua tercorot daripada 35 pelumba dengan masa 10.293s.