This morning I had been watching a dreadful final keirin match at the New Delhi Commenwealth Games 2010. Our National pride, Azizulhasni AWANG (the rocketpocketMan) and Josiah Ng were in action trying to earn our first ever gold medal in track cycling event at the games.
The way the race end was joyful to watch. With his small shape, Awang managed to sneak through a paper-thin gap (between NZ and England cycler), squeezing his bike through the melee before a trademark wheelie at the finish line. Josiah Ng also did not disappoint our hope as he finished 2nd. A perfect 1-2 finished for Malaysia!!!! MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!
THEN when the result officially announced, the rocketPocketman has been relegated because of a nudge in the final sprint. The race commissaire decided Awang was guilty of reckless behaviour and didn't give his opponent enough room to race. OUH NO!!!!! What a ridicolous decision!!! It was obviously a neat finish and the controversy is surrounding the track....
Quoting from few fans here in the UK,
"The rules are spoiling the Keirin - the nature of the beast is six men fighting and bumping on the track - keirin means fight in Japanese. The best man won, but now he's not going to get his gold medal and that is a travesty." (Hugh Porter, BBC commentar)
"Awang's relegation is ludicrous. That was THE best finish to a race I have ever seen and the judges should be disqualified. Really disappointing."
It is yet a disappointing decision for our national camp. However, on the upbeat note, Josiah Ng medal colour being lifted to gold.. At least the gold medal is not flying away from our camp...
No matter what, Azizulhasni is a truly warrior.. Hopefully he can recover from this shell-shocked fiasco and storm into a well deserved results in the next event!! COME ON A-WANGGGGG!!!!
The way the race end was joyful to watch. With his small shape, Awang managed to sneak through a paper-thin gap (between NZ and England cycler), squeezing his bike through the melee before a trademark wheelie at the finish line. Josiah Ng also did not disappoint our hope as he finished 2nd. A perfect 1-2 finished for Malaysia!!!! MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!
THEN when the result officially announced, the rocketPocketman has been relegated because of a nudge in the final sprint. The race commissaire decided Awang was guilty of reckless behaviour and didn't give his opponent enough room to race. OUH NO!!!!! What a ridicolous decision!!! It was obviously a neat finish and the controversy is surrounding the track....
Quoting from few fans here in the UK,
"The rules are spoiling the Keirin - the nature of the beast is six men fighting and bumping on the track - keirin means fight in Japanese. The best man won, but now he's not going to get his gold medal and that is a travesty." (Hugh Porter, BBC commentar)
"Awang's relegation is ludicrous. That was THE best finish to a race I have ever seen and the judges should be disqualified. Really disappointing."
It is yet a disappointing decision for our national camp. However, on the upbeat note, Josiah Ng medal colour being lifted to gold.. At least the gold medal is not flying away from our camp...
No matter what, Azizulhasni is a truly warrior.. Hopefully he can recover from this shell-shocked fiasco and storm into a well deserved results in the next event!! COME ON A-WANGGGGG!!!!
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