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Pocket Rocketman prepares down under, overcoming setbacks  | Scoop
Datuk Azizulhasni Awang will be setting up camp in Australia to gear up for the Paris Olympics. – Bernama pic, January 1, 2024
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Pocket Rocketman prepares down under, overcoming setbacks 

Datuk Azizulhasni Awang sets up camp in Australia for Paris Olympics prep

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Faizal Salim
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9:00 AM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – In a strategic move to gear up for the road to the 2024 Paris Olympics, national track cycling maestro Datuk Azizulhasni Awang will be setting up camp in Australia.

Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) acting deputy president Datuk Amarjit Singh Gill confirmed this to Scoop when contacted.

The decision comes in the wake of the staged closure of the national track cycling team’s Melbourne base earlier this year. 

Azizulhasni, popularly known as “the Pocket Rocketman,” detailed his frustration with the National Sports Council last June, highlighting the impact of the Australian base closure on the entire track cycling squad, which forced them to return to Malaysia.

However, Amarjit clarified that Azizulhasni’s current training stint in Melbourne was not a permanent relocation until the Paris Olympics. 

Instead, the elite cyclist is gearing up for competitions with a packed schedule.

“… Starting with the Nations Cup in Adelaide and the Asian Championships in India in February, followed by events in Hong Kong in March, and Milton in Canada the following month.

“The (Olympic) qualification decision will come out in mid-April, so after that, I believe he will come back to Nilai to train,” said Amarjit, who is also an International Cycling Union management committee member.

He added that Nilai will serve as a training hub before the team’s European stint for final preparations leading up to the Paris Games.

The MNCF’s Datuk Amarjit Singh Gill has clarified that Azizulhasni’s current training stint in Melbourne is not a permanent relocation until the Paris Olympics. – Azim Rahman/Scoop pic, January 1, 2024

As the only member of the track cycling team currently training in Melbourne, Azizulhasni benefits from a dedicated support team. 

Amarjit also highlighted Azizulhasni’s unique training arrangement, indicating a specialised team overseeing his preparations in Australia.

“He has his team who is looking after him while he is there,” he briefly explained.

In September, Azizulhasni was involved in a high-speed crash during training at the National Velodrome in Nilai, resulting in soft-tissue damage and bone and muscle contusions. 

This setback led to his withdrawal from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. 

However, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist made a triumphant return to action in Melbourne last month, securing a silver medal in the keirin at the Austral Wheel Race. – January 1, 2024

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