KUALA LUMPUR: National athletes – archer Haziq Kamaruddin and diver Pandelela Rinong – have been crowned Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) sportsman and sportswoman for 2012 respectively.
Both athletes, who represented the country in the 2012 London Olympics, were picked based on their performances at the 2011 SEA Games in Indonesia. Haziq, 19, from Johor Baru, said although he was knocked out in the early stages of the archery competition in London, “being crowned Sportsman of the Year will certainly boost my confidence to qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil”.