‘Pocket Rocketman’ needs everyone’s support right now: Chef de mission

HANGZHOU: National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang must continue to be given full backing despite pulling out from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games following injuries sustained in a training accident on Friday. Malaysian contingent Chef de Mission Datuk Chong Kim Fatt said Mohd Azizulhasni, or ‘The Pocket Rocketman’, the moniker he is popularly […]

Azizulhasni misses podium finish in Track Cycling World C’ship

KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang failed to advance to the finals of the men’s elite keirin competition of the 2023 Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday. The 35-year-old rider’s path was thwarted, after he finished the first heat of the semi-final round in fourth place according to the […]

Azizulhasni gets RM350,000 reward from Terengganu for Olympic silver medal win

KUALA TERENGGANU: Track cyclist Datuk Azizulhasni Awang has received incentives worth RM350,000 from the Terengganu government for his silver medal win in men’s keirin at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The reward comprises a single-storey terrace house in Dungun worth RM300,000 and RM50,000 cash. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said the reward […]

UPSI offers PhD scholarship, lecturer post to Azizulhasni Awang

TANJUNG MALIM: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) is offering a scholarship and a lecturer post at its Faculty of Sport Science and Coaching to national track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, following his achievement in winning silver in men’s keirin at the Tokyo Olympics. UPSI vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Md Amin Md Taff said the […]