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PKBM yakin kemampuan Azizul, Josiah

KUALA LUMPUR - Persekutuan Kebangsaan Basikal Malaysia (PKBM) yakin kemampuan Azizulhasni Awang dan Josiah Ng untuk membawa balik sebarang pingat pada Kejohanan Berbasikal Trek Dunia di Copenhagen, Denmark.

Naib Presiden PKBM, Datuk Naim Mohamad berkata, kedua-dua pelumba itu mampu menempatkan diri dalam kedudukan tiga terbaik pada kejohanan yang akan berlangsung pada 24 hingga 28 Mac ini.
Katanya, berdasarkan pengesahan yang diterima PKBM daripada Kesatuan Berbasikal Dunia (UCI), skuad negara layak bertanding untuk enam acara, empat acara lelaki dan dua wanita.

Namun, beliau memberitahu, PKBM telah memutuskan untuk menghantar pelumba lelaki sahaja ke kejohanan tersebut dan Fatehah Mustapa diketepikan bagi perancangan lain.

Jelasnya, Fatehah mempunyai misi lain yang lebih penting pada Kejohanan Berbasikal Asia (ACC) iaitu mencari mata bagi melayakkan diri ke Sukan Olimpik 2012.

"PKBM pastinya ingin melihat Azizulhasni dan Josiah memenangi acara yang disertai. Namun begitu, sasaran persatuan hanyalah untuk melihat mereka berada dalam kelompok tiga pelumba terbaik di kejohanan ini.
"Berdasarkan kajian yang dilakukan PKBM, kami melihat Fatehah mempunyai tugas yang lebih penting dan dia tidak akan menyertai kejohanan tersebut.


"PKBM akan hanya menyenaraikan Fatehah bagi kejohanan ACC yang akan berlangsung di Dubai, Emiriah Arab Bersatu (UAE) April depan," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia, di sini, semalam.
Pasukan negara akan beraksi dalam acara pecut, pecut berpasukan, keirin dan ujian masa.
Menurut Naim, penyertaan Azizulhasni dan Josiah adalah berdasarkan kedudukan ranking dunia yang diputuskan pada 15 Februari lalu.

Selain itu, katanya, Malaysia juga memperoleh satu lagi pengesahan menerusi pelumba muda, Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman.

Jelasnya, Adiq dipilih UCI sebagai pelumba simpanan.

"Adiq akan hanya beraksi di kejohanan ini jika ada pelumba yang menarik diri," katanya.

Ditanya mengenai persiapan pasukan Malaysia, Naim berkata, persiapan telah dijalankan dengan baik oleh ketua jurulatih negara, John Beasley bagi menghadapi kejohanan tersebut.

Tambahnya, juara Olimpik dari Britain, Chris Hoy bakal menyertai kejohanan yang sama.

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