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RIZAL (tengah) bertekad untuk kembali bangkit bagi menggalas nama Malaysia di peringkat antarabangsa.

SEKALIPUN mengalami patah buku lali kaki kiri akibat kemalangan jalan raya kira-kira dua bulan lepas, jaguh lumba basikal trek negara, Mohd. Rizal Tisin bertekad untuk kembali bangkit bagi mengharumkan nama negara di peringkat antarabangsa.

"Kemalangan itu tidak melemahkan sedikit pun semangat saya untuk terus berjuang malah sejak awal bulan ini saya menjalani latihan ringan di Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN)," katanya semalam.

Rizal telah mengharumkan nama negara di pentas antarabangsa apabila memenangi pingat gangsa dalam acara kegemarannya iaitu 1 kilometer ujian masa pada Kejohanan Dunia di Poland, Mac lepas.

Kejayaan itu turut menyaksikan pelumba kelahiran Klang, Selangor berusia 24 tahun itu mencatat rekod Asia dengan catatan masa 1 minit 01.658 saat.

Rizal dijadualkan untuk kembali berlatih di Melbourne, Australia bersama-sama pelumba basikal trek yang lain pada penghujung Januari depan di bawah bimbingan ketua jurulatih, John Beasley.

"Saya telah berbincang dengan John mengenai perkara ini, dan beliau menasihatkan saya untuk kembali berlatih bersamanya bagi meningkatkan prestasi," katanya.

Mengenai peluangnya untuk layak ke Kejohanan Dunia di Denmark pada Mac tahun depan, Rizal berkata, ia masih samar kerana dia tidak dapat menyertai tiga siri Piala Dunia Klasik (kejohanan untuk mengumpul mata) sebelum ini.

"Selain itu, saya juga bakal terlepas pada siri terakhir (keempat) Piala Dunia Klasik di Beijing, China yang dijadualkan pada 22 hingga 24 Januari tahun depan" katanya.

Selain Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang, Rizal merupakan antara pelumba basikal trek berbakat yang berjaya dilahirkan oleh MSN dan Persatuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM) setelah menjalani latihan di Australia.

Malah nama Rizal merupakan salah seorang daripada 19 atlet yang tersenarai di dalam program Road To London 2012 yang bertujuan bagi mencari pingat emas pertama negara pada Sukan Olimpik. KOSMO

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