Azizul apologises to contingent and people of Malaysia for painful decision

Need to rest: Azizulhasni Awang (left) and coach John Beasley announcing his withdrawal from the Asian Games yesterday. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: “Ultimately, I am the one who is most sad and disappointed because this was meant to be my last appearance at the Asian Games. But it’s not meant to be.”

That summed up the despondent look on track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang, who made the painful decision to withdraw from the Hangzhou Asian Games starting this weekend due to the injuries he sustained during a high speed training crash last Friday.