Azizulhasni, Pandelela crowned sportsman and sportswoman for year 2021


– Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Track cyclist Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang wrote a new chapter in the annals of Malaysian sports history by winning the 2021 National Sportsman award for the fifth time, here on Tuesday (Jan 31).

In the National Sports Awards ceremony held at the National Sports Council (NSC) in Bukit Jalil, 'The Pocket Rocketman' added the crown to his tally of awards that he had won in 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2019/2020 to surpass the achievements of National badminton icons Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Datuk Rashid Sidek as well as bodybuilder Sazali Samad, who have all won the award four times respectively.

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