PETALING JAYA, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- National shooter Nur Suryani Taibi was crowned 2011 SAM-100Plus Sports Personality of the Year beating heavyweights Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Datuk Nicol David.
Nur Suryani who had also won the 2011 Olympian of the Year award swept aside squash queen Nicol, Chong Wei (badminton), Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (cycling), and Pandelela Rinong (diving).
The award which came with a trophy and RM10,000 cash was presented by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
"I am surprised with the announcement because those shortlisted were all heavyweights. I did not expect to win this award and the reason I came today was to celebrate the event with other athletes," she told reporters here today.
She added that the win would inspire her to do well in the 2012 London Olympics come July.
Nur Suryani, winner of two gold medals in the SEA Games last year, became the first shooter from Malaysia to book a ticket to the Olympics in the 10m Air Rifle.
The 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal winner was also the first woman shooter from Malaysia to win a silver medal in the World Shooting Championships in Australia (2011).
Meanwhile, shuttler Zulfadli Zulkifli, winner of the World Junior singles title last year was awarded the Best Junior Athlete title while the national football team that won the gold medal in the SEA Games received the 'Out Do Yourself 100Plus' award.
The Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) also made contributions to the family of BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor who was killed in Somalia during a humanitarian mission and the family of national paralympic athlete Muhamad Salam Sidik who passed away in November last year.
Mohd Salam, from archery had represented the country in the 2004 Athens Paralympics and Beijing (2008).
Nur Suryani who had also won the 2011 Olympian of the Year award swept aside squash queen Nicol, Chong Wei (badminton), Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (cycling), and Pandelela Rinong (diving).
The award which came with a trophy and RM10,000 cash was presented by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
"I am surprised with the announcement because those shortlisted were all heavyweights. I did not expect to win this award and the reason I came today was to celebrate the event with other athletes," she told reporters here today.
She added that the win would inspire her to do well in the 2012 London Olympics come July.
Nur Suryani, winner of two gold medals in the SEA Games last year, became the first shooter from Malaysia to book a ticket to the Olympics in the 10m Air Rifle.
The 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal winner was also the first woman shooter from Malaysia to win a silver medal in the World Shooting Championships in Australia (2011).
Meanwhile, shuttler Zulfadli Zulkifli, winner of the World Junior singles title last year was awarded the Best Junior Athlete title while the national football team that won the gold medal in the SEA Games received the 'Out Do Yourself 100Plus' award.
The Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) also made contributions to the family of BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor who was killed in Somalia during a humanitarian mission and the family of national paralympic athlete Muhamad Salam Sidik who passed away in November last year.
Mohd Salam, from archery had represented the country in the 2004 Athens Paralympics and Beijing (2008).
-- BERNAMA
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