Natasha hopes to win top award as frequently as her mentor Shalin

On top of the world: National Sportsman Datuk Syarul Azman Mahen Abdullah (left) and National Sportswoman Natasha Roslan posing with their respective trophies. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: National bowler Natasha Roslan certainly has beginner’s luck unlike her male counterpart Mohd Syarul Azman Mahen Abdullah in winning the national sports award.

On Thursday, Natasha was named as the National Sportswoman 2023 in the first year she was nominated in the category while six-time world champion in bodybuilding Syarul lifted the Sportsman’s trophy for the first time after beaten by others in five previous occasions.