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Josiah Pilih Jalan Sendiri - Ahmad Shapawi

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Feb (Bernama) -- Hasrat untuk mendapatkan khidmat bekas pelumba trek negara, Josiah Ng sebagai pengurus pasukan berbasikal trek tidak kesampaian apabila jaguh trek itu memutuskan untuk memilih kerjaya lain.

Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail berkata pihaknya dan Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM) akur dengan keputusan pemenang pingat gangsa Sukan Asia 2014 di Incheon itu.

"Kita telah bincang mengenai cadangan melantik Josiah (selaku pengurus pasukan). Tetapi malangnya, Josiah melahirkan pandangan yang berbeza di mana beliau mempunyai fokus sendiri untuk memajukan kariernya sendiri," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat pertama Jawatankuasa Kerja MSN, di sini hari ini.

Menurut Ahmad Shapawi, Josiah memilih untuk mengembangkan kerjayanya dalam bidang penyiaran sukan di samping memberi fokus kepada perniagaan.

Josiah, 35, mengumumkan untuk bersara daripada dunia berbasikal selepas 15 tahun melibatkan diri selepas penyertaan terakhir di Kejohanan Asia (ACC) di Korat, Thailand baru-baru ini.

Pelumba kebangsaan kelahiran Filipina itu, pernah menerima anugerah Olimpian pada 2004 selepas muncul pelumba Malaysia pertama beraksi pada pusingan akhir acara berbasikal di temasya Sukan Olimpik di Athens.

Kemunculan Josiah yang pertama kali meraih pingat perak pada Sukan Asia di Busan, Korea Selatan pada 2002 membuka lembaran baharu sukan berbasikal trek negara.

Selain di Busan, Josiah merupakan pemegang pingat perak acara keirin Sukan Asia di Doha, Qatar (2006) dan pingat emas Sukan Komanwel di Delhi (2010).

Josiah juga muncul pelumba pertama bukan dari Australia untuk memenangi kejohanan berbasikal 'Melbourne Cup on Wheels' di HiSense Arena, Melbourne pada 2008.

-- BERNAMA

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