Josiah relishes challenge to promote e-cycling


Testing it out: Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (second from left) giving the e-cycling bike a try with former national cyclist Josiah Ng (left) yesterday. Looking on is National Sports Council director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail (right). — SAM THAM/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Former national cyclist Josiah Ng is never one to shy away from a challenge.

He was kicked out of home when he was just 18 for choosing cycling over studies. And he went on to write a letter to the National Sports Council (NSC) to offer to ride for the country while he was still an unknown.

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