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Former national bodybuilding champion Datuk Mohd Syarul Azman Mahen Abdullah was named the National Sportsman at the 2023 National Sports Awards on Thursday (June 13) night.

National tenpin bowler Natasha Mohamed Roslan, who ended Malaysia's 12-year gold medal drought by winning the individual event at the 2023 World Championships in Kuwait, was named the National Sportswoman.


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00:00 The National Athlete of the Year 2023 is...
00:03 The happy Dato' Muhammad Shahid Al-Baghdadi.
00:08 Congratulations!
00:10 Six times the finalist.
00:15 The sixth time, finally, the National Athlete of the Year...
00:20 Natasha Betty Mohamed Roslan.
00:23 Congratulations!
00:25 I was surprised.
00:44 I've seen six Evil Dads, they call them Devils.
00:50 Six times the world champion, six times the Asian champion, six times the finalist.
00:55 Finally, the National Athlete of the Year.
00:58 I'm really touched.
01:01 Praise be to God.
01:03 I'm grateful.
01:05 I didn't expect this.
01:07 I didn't expect this.
01:08 I'm used to being the finalist.
01:11 I hope this will give me more motivation.
01:16 I was appointed as a national athlete last month.
01:22 This will give me more motivation to bring new athletes...
01:26 ...who are champions like me or better than me.
01:29 I tried for this year.
01:31 Praise be to God, after I grew up, I got the chance to play this sport.
01:38 For me, it's a great honor.
01:42 There are many athletes who need to be challenged.
01:47 We have many athletes.
01:49 Do you have a time frame for the next athletes?
01:55 I can achieve it in two or three years.
02:00 If it's impossible, who knows, maybe next year.
02:03 I have senior athletes who I'm taking care of.
02:07 I hope they can win the world championship in their class.
02:12 I think this is one of my biggest achievements.
02:18 This is the first time I was nominated.
02:21 This is the first time I've been nominated and won.
02:26 I've been aiming for this since I was a kid.
02:31 I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Dato' Shalin Zulkifli.
02:34 He's my mentor.
02:37 He's my sister since I was a swimmer.
02:41 He coached me.
02:42 When she won many medals, I had a goal.
02:46 I wanted to be one of the winners.
02:51 I texted Shalin and asked for her blessings.
02:55 I prayed for her to follow in her footsteps.
02:59 She always gives me the motivation to push myself.
03:03 When I was playing in the Super Bowl, she said I have talent.
03:08 She always pushed me.
03:10 Even when she wasn't in the team, she texted me to give me motivation.
03:16 I'm nervous.
03:18 I'm more nervous than bowling.
03:21 This is my first time.
03:23 I won the best team in 2022.
03:30 I was in the same team.
03:32 It's an extra when I'm alone.
03:36 But it's one of the biggest achievements.
03:40 I have to go through it and be happy at the moment.
03:43 I'm proud of you.
03:45 I'm proud of you.
03:46 Be awesome!
03:47 Go, go, go!
03:48 Go, go, go!
03:50 Go, go, go!
03:52 Go, go, go!
03:53 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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