Aliana reflects on mental challenge of recovery after scary crash


Testing journey: Penang’s Nurul Aliana Syafika Azizan competing with Kedah’s Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri (top) at the 2022 Sukma. Inset: Aliana in happier times.

PETALING JAYA: Five months since her scary crash, national cyclist Nurul Aliana Syafika Azizan is still finding her rhythm but it hasn’t been a simple road to recovery.

The 21-year-old Aliana, who suffered a concussion and a fractured rib after a crash during the Yayasan Sime Darby Track Series at the National Velodrome in Nilai last October, said the recovery process has been more than what’s visible on the surface.

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