KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- The Youth and Sports Ministry plans to implement three measures to develop cycling in the country.
Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said it wanted to set up cycling communities in all the states, create more cyclists of international stature and develop the bicycle industry.
"A big cycling community will help our search for new talents capable of becoming professional riders," he said after witnessing the eight leg of Jelajah Malaysia 2009 (Tour of Malaysia) at Dataran Merdeka today.
Shabery said the ministry was willing to cooperate with the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) to find the best way to improve cycling.
It was also planning to build an indoor velodrome by 2011 under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP).
"This is important as we have riders with the potential to win medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games."
He said with the indoor velodrome, the riders would not have to be go overseas for training which was rather costly.
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Saya setuju. We are working on more coaches! “ @ManOlimpik : Malaysian junior athletes are just too ‘lembik’ http://t.co/7D7wmHWaNy ” — Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) June 10, 2014 The benchmark. Can our junior athletes train as hard as Malaysia's world No.1 badminton player, Lee Chong Wei? “IT IS okay lah. The training is not too bad lah. I will try lah … Wah, so hard lah today.” These are some of the common statements I hear from our juniors nowadays. It is not only in badminton. It is the easy-going, laid-back attitude and lack of competitiveness at grassroots level that we have problems producing quality players. I have travelled quite a bit. After ending my decade-long career with the national team, I went to play in the league in Europe. It’s different there. The European athletes know what they want. And they do it with real focus. Even the young ones possess admirable self-control and show a high level of commitment. During my time in the ...
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