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Oleh Meor Hisham Zulkifli
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Azizulhasni Awang

JAGUH berbasikal negara, Azizulhasni Awang, bertekad membuktikan kejayaan di trek mampu seiring dengan kecemerlangan dalam pendidikan apabila mula mendaftar sebagai siswazah di Universiti Deakin, Australia pada Jun ini.

Dia yang akan mengikuti pengajian jurusan perdagangan dengan pengkhususan sains sukan di universiti itu selama empat tahun, merasakan pengajiannya tidak akan menggugat prestasinya selaku atlit.

"Saya merasakan di samping berkayuh, nak isi diri juga dengan ilmu. Jadi selepas ini saya perlu pandai membahagi masa dan akan cuba menjadi teladan kepada adik-adik generasi muda mengenai kepentingan membahagi masa.

"Saya harap walaupun berjaya dalam sukan, saya juga berjaya dalam pelajaran," katanya yang turut disandarkan harapan untuk meraih pingat emas pertama negara di Olimpik dalam acara trek lumba basikal.

Dia yang diletakkan sebagai pelumba ranking nombor satu dunia menjelang saingan dunia di Poland baru-baru ini berkata, kemasukannya ke universiti itu turut mendapat dorongan daripada jurulatih, John Beasley.

"Dia menggalakkan saya memohon belajar di universiti itu dan selepas dua minggu mengemukakan permohonan, saya diterima masuk. Malah, lokasi universiti ini terletak kira-kira 20 minit dari tempat saya berlatih di Veledrom Joe Chiabola di Melbourne.

"Malah, MSN (Majlis Sukan Negara) banyak membantu saya dalam aspek ini, termasuk memberikan biasiswa untuk menampung yuran pengajian di sana," katanya selepas bertemu dengan Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek, di Putrajaya semalam.

Sementara itu, Ahmad Shabery berkata kementerian akan memberikan sokongan penuh dan mengucapkan selamat berjaya pada Azizul yang bakal menyambung pengajiannya di sana.

"Kita akan memberikan segala bantuan yang diperlukannya. Kita akan lihat apa lagi bantuan yang boleh disalurkan kepadanya andai ia tidak diliputi oleh MSN dan kerajaan Terengganu.

"Pada masa sama, kementerian akan turut membantu daripada segi mencari penajaan kerana kementerian merasakan tidak ada masalah, bagi atlit negara ditaja oleh mana-mana pihak untuk menyertai pertandingan.

"Pada Jelajah Malaysia yang berakhir semalam, Annuar Manan beraksi untuk Universiti Azad, Iran. Untuk atlit lain, kita tiada sebarang masalah untuk membenarkan mereka mendapat tajaaan, malah akan turut membantu mencari penaja," katanya. BERITA HARIAN

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