"POCKET ROCKETMAN" won the title

Hong Kong: Malaysian's "Pocket Rocketman" Azizulhasni Awang won his first world title with a superb men's keirin victory at the Track Cycling World Championship in Hong Kong. The 29-years-old timed his last sprint to perfection to win the kierin final. by a comfortable margin to create history for Malaysia. Azizulhasni beat the likes of Colombian Fabian Hernando Puerto Zapata and Thomas Babek of Czech Republic with time of 10.253 second. Puerto Zupata was just 0.382s behind Azizul Hasni Awang, while Babek at 0.471s behind

Another Malaysian rider, Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom failed to win the repecharge, Shah Firdaus, who had won his first Track World Cup medal in the final leg in Los Angeles, United State was beaten by reiginning world champion Joachim Eilers of Germany to a place in second round, Shah Firdaus need to ride the repecharge after he finished third in his first round heat earlier.

Last year, Azizul managed to win the bronze medal in the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championship. He was third in the kierin in 2016 and 2015 before triumphing this year. Azizul has come close on numerous on occasions and is perhaps best known in Britain as the cycylist who in February 2011 has  his calf muscle skewered by a splinter off the Manchester Veledrome track. In 2010, Azizul won silver in kierin in Copenhagen, Denmark before he got serious injury at Manchester in 2011. In 2009, Azizul won silver in kierin and sprint in Pruszkow, Poland. Azizul previously had four World Championship medal in his collection since his debut in 2008.

Before this Azizul was disappointed many year, but he never give up and keep trying until he won the title World Championship. After this, Azizul need to focus on SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2017 and Olympic Tokyo 2020. 

BAM: Frost's Resignation

KUALA LUMPUR 18 SEPT: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) accepted the resignation of its technical director, Morten Frost HANsen after consensus was reached during the Coaching and Training(CT) committee meeting. BAM president Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria had received six month resignation notice from Frost.

After resignation from Frost known as "Mr.Badminton" his duties will be take over by head coaches, Datuk Misbun Sidek (Men Single), Cheah Soon Kit (Men's Double), Tey Seu Bock (Women's single), Wong Pei Ty (Women's Double), Chin Eei Hui (Mixed's Double). Before this,Frost, who joined Malaysia in Feb 2015 and had tied the contract until Dec 2020 had been under pressured due to the unimpressive results this year.

Following a successful 2016, Frost suffered a series of disappointing result this year namely at the world championship in Glasgow, the KUALA LUMPUR Sea Games (KL2017) last month and the Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia in May.

Asked whether BAM would continue to use Frost's  long-term sport development blueprint as a guide, Norza said the association would examine and discuss it further, adding that any plan set would be realistic in terms of achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) BAM could possibly issue a huge payout to Frost, who was said to have been earning as estimated US$20 000 (approximately RM84 000) per month

Norza said among other things discussed at the meeting was to review incentive packages given to coaches and players based on merit

In another development, Norza also announced that national men's doubles pair Goh V Shem - Tan Wee Kiong would be split and form two new pairing, whereby V Shem would partner Teo Ee Yi and Wee Kiong would pair with Ong Yew Sin. On whether Frost's target to win at the Thomas Cup as stated in BAM's blueprint for the year 2017-2020 would still materialize.