Azizulhasni Awang

Azizulhasni Awang
Azizul Hasni Awang
Personal information
Full name Mohd Azizulhasni B. Awang
Nickname Pocketrocketman
Born 5 January 1988 (1988-01-05) (age 23)
Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Team information
Current team Malaysia
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Amateur team(s)
Dungun Cycling Team
Professional team(s)
2009 Bike Technologies Australia
Infobox last updated on
25 March 2010

Mohd Azizulhasni B. Awang (born 5 January 1988)[2] is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Azizulhasni, was the winner of gold medals in the keirin and 200m sprint events at the Asian Track Championships in April 2008. He was a flag bearer for Malaysian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was the highest placed Asian cyclist at the Olympics, finishing eighth in the keirin. He is among 2012 London Olympics gold medal prospects. In 2009, Azizul became the overall winner of the Keirin event in the 2008–2009 World Cup after obtaining two gold medals. Azizul became the first Malaysian to win a medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, when he won silver in the men's sprint event at the 2009 World Championships in Pruszków, Poland. He is referred to as Azizul the pocket rocket due to his small stature.

Background

Azizul Hasni Awang was born in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, the eighth of nine children. He received his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 48 in Dungun, and continued his secondary studies at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Omar in Dungun, before transferring to National Sport School in Bukit Jalil.Currently,Azizul pursuing his studies at Deakin University, Australia in Bachelor Commerce majoring in Sport Management.For him, sport and education are the vital elements to be a good sportsman.Discipline and time management are the key to success. Azizul is now married to his wife, Athiah Ilyana bt Abd Samat on 30 January 2010.Azizul proved to the nation that marriage will not affect his performance.He determined to strike a balance between married life and his commitments with the national track cycling squad.

Azizul began his career after watching his brother racing. He was coached by the Dungun Cycling Team before entering the Sport School. He was thankful to his late father for giving him a second hand bicycle as a reward after he obtained 7a 1b in his Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR). Azizul received three offers from MRSM, Science School and Sport School after his PMR. Due to his interest in cycling, he decided to pursue his studies at Sport School. His first ambition was to be a doctor, however, after entering the sport field, Azizul proved to be successful.

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