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Azizulhasni sedia takluk trek Olimpik

Oleh Lukman Salleh
lukmsal@bharian.com.my


AZIZULHASNI (depan) memberi saingan sengit kepada pelumba Perancis, Bague dalam final acara pecut di Kejohanan Dunia di Pruszkow, kelmarin.

Ikon baru sukan negara kini galas harapan raih emas

AZIZULHASNI Awang dan Rizal Tisin meninggalkan velodrom Arena BGZ Pruszkow dengan membawa reputasi pelumba yang perlu diberi perhatian dalam menuju saingan Sukan Olimpik 2012 London.

Kejayaan memenangi pingat perak (Azizulhasni) dan gangsa (Rizal) acara pecut dan ujian masa pada Kejohanan Trek Dunia, menyuntik keyakinan kepada peminat lumba basikal tanah air bahawa ikon baru sukan negara ini mampu membawa pulang kilauan emas dari London.

Itulah keyakinan dan kepercayaan yang dikongsi bersama Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) Datuk Zolkples Embong dan Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (MNCF) Datuk Naim Mohamad.

"Kedua-dua pelumba ini terutama sekali Azizulhasni yang begitu cemerlang sekalipun hanya pulang dengan pingat perak dalam acara pecut, meyakinkan kita bahawa dia boleh meraih emas di Sukan Olimpik 2012.

"Kita harus ingat bahawa jaguh basikal dunia Chris Hoy (Britain) memenangi emas Olimpik pada usia 30 tahun sedangkan Azizulhasni baru berusia 21 tahun.

"Kini laluan ke London 2012 terbentang luas dan dalam jangkauan Azizulhasni tetapi ia tetap berliku dan pelbagai perkara di luar jangkaan boleh berlaku. Namun sekurang-kurangnya dengan kejayaan Azizulhasni dan Rizal, kita boleh mula memasang impian untuk pingat emas," kata Naim.

Zolkples pula menyifatkan kejayaan Azizulhasni amat luar biasa dan dilakukan pada ketika dia masih muda dan belum dalam perancangan untuk melakarkan kegemilangan.

"Saya bukannya mahu merendahkan kejayaan Azizulhasni tetapi sebenarnya pencapaiannya agak mendadak dan di luar jangkaan," kata Zolkpkles. "Memang kita gembira dengan kejayaannya dan juga Rizal kerana ia meletakkan sasaran negara untuk memenangi pingat emas di London pada 2012 berada pada landasan tepat.

"Cuma saya ingin menasihatkan Azizulhasni supaya tidak mudah lupa diri dengan kejayaan ini. Memang dia kini sudah menjadi ikon sukan negara tetapi dia juga harus ingat perjalanan ke London masih jauh dan banyak liku-liku yang harus ditempuhi.

"Tetapi saya yakin Azizulhasni mempunyai kematangan untuk menangani kejayaannya ini, yang menjadikan dirinya kini tumpuan dan buah mulut peminat sukan tanah air," kata Zolkples.

Kelmarin, Azizulhasni tewas 2-1 kepada pelumba Perancis, Gregory Bague dalam acara pecut, sehari selepas Rizal, 24, menjadi pelumba pertama Malaysia meraih pingat di Kejohanan Dunia dengan memenangi gangsa dalam acara 1 kilometer ujian masa.


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