00:00I would like to apologize on behalf of the Malaysian contingent
00:20because we have not been able to bring home the first gold medal for Malaysia.
00:27But what we see this time is that there is an improvement in our Go-to-Go athletes.
00:35And I just want to inform you of a few improvements.
00:39One is the national record.
00:44Three athletes have managed to break the national record,
00:48namely Dato' Azizul, Nurul Izzah and Anik Khazdan.
00:54YB, a question for me.
00:57At the end of the Olympics, the RTG program,
00:59there were a few athletes who showed improvement, as YB said.
01:04But some said the program was a failure.
01:06Is it fair for YB to label the fact that the athletes did not win,
01:11even though they did not get the gold,
01:12but still showed improvement?
01:14The records were set for the Olympics.
01:16As I have said,
01:18first of all, we apologize because we have not succeeded.
01:23I do not use the word failure
01:26because as it is said, the RTG program is for two Olympics,
01:29namely Paris and Los Angeles.
01:31After the establishment last year,
01:34one and a half years,
01:37we have managed to get the first gold medal in these two Olympics.
01:41So we have not succeeded in getting the first gold medal.
01:46And as I said,
01:48our Go-to-Go athletes are athletes and coaches
01:51because this is a top-up service that they asked for
01:55to increase the opportunity to get the gold medal to go home.
01:59For me personally and also on behalf of the cycling team,
02:04I humbly apologize
02:07because we were not able to deliver the expected gold medal.
02:12As YB Hanayo and Coach Jon Bisley said,
02:17we do not see this as a failure.
02:21But I believe that Shah will continue the effort that we have.
02:30And I believe in his contribution
02:33together with Izzah and also several other women.
02:38Unfortunately for me,
02:40I am not sure why the ending is like this for this time.
02:45Indeed, from the early stage,
02:48I am very happy with everything that we have
02:51because in terms of preparation,
02:55there is nothing else that we can ask for.
02:57Support from MSN, ISN, KBS through the RTG program that we have.
03:03Indeed, everything that we need has been completed.
03:10And I came with an extraordinary spirit to Paris.
03:14If someone said that I was too much pressure or too much risk,
03:19that's not true.
03:20I came with the spirit to win the gold for the country,
03:26not for bronze, not for silver.
03:28And my spirit is indeed strong to compete.
03:33But unfortunately,
03:36such a thing happened during the race.
03:38And I myself was speechless.
03:42I really don't know how to accept it.
03:46In fact, even now, I still haven't fully accepted what happened to me.
03:52It's an ending that I don't want, that I ask for.
03:56But as a Muslim, we need to pray for justice for me.
04:02And I hope that the RTG program that we have now
04:06can be continued for the next athlete.
04:08Because as far as I know,
04:11my career journey has come to an end.
04:13That's it for me.
04:14It's not about myself anymore.
04:15It's about the next generation.
04:17And the athletes, we need a great program
04:22for them to continue the next four years to Los Angeles.
04:27As Coach John said earlier,
04:29the problem we have in Malaysia is not lack of talent.
04:32We have talent, but because of the program that is always on and off, on and off.
04:36Sometimes when we change top management, ministers,
04:41so things change, actually.
04:43So in high performance athletes, we need something consistent
04:47so that it doesn't interfere, it doesn't affect our athletes' health.
04:51I am also very excited and happy to see young athletes.
04:55If you can see, most of the athletes who qualified to Paris this time
04:59are a lot younger than them.
05:02Mostly, some of them are the first choice.
05:04And I believe if they are taken care of properly,
05:09they give full attention to the training and all the aspects
05:13that they need to take care of,
05:15I believe they can realize the gold medal in Los Angeles later.
05:21As I said before,
05:23what the athletes need,
05:26not just bicycles, but what the athletes need from me,
05:30whatever knowledge that I can transfer or share,
05:33God willing, I will try my best.
05:35Because my life is for SUKAN, for Malaysia.
05:41Indeed, all of Malaysia,
05:43all parties have helped me a lot since the beginning of my career until now.
05:50And I don't know how, I want to thank everyone.
05:53But I am grateful
05:56that we can see clearly that SUKAN,
05:59the recent Olympics,
06:01has united all of Malaysia.
06:03And I am very touched by the messages that I received,
06:06the comments that I received,
06:08all of them are very inspiring and also at least
06:12reduce my feelings that I don't know how to tell right now.
06:16So at least, even though I didn't win the gold medal that I hoped for
06:20from the beginning of my career in SUKAN,
06:23but at least I know that all of Malaysia always support me and pray for me.
06:29So,
06:31I would like to say once again,
06:33thank you to everyone, and I would like to apologize to myself
06:37because the Go Azizo Go has not been achieved.
06:41But the important thing is that we hope that we can all,
06:44not only here, support our athletes,
06:46but can continue for the next four years.
06:48All of Malaysia,
06:50not only verbally support,
06:52but if possible,
06:54all of us can come down and help SUKAN our country.
06:58I believe that all of us together,
07:00giving full support,
07:02we can achieve the gold medal in the Olympics, God willing.
07:06Dato, regarding your decision to speak,
07:10we all respect that,
07:12but it's not a strange thing if it happens,
07:14because we know you are still in good condition,
07:18because I myself spoke to the president,
07:21who said that you take care of your diet and everything.
07:25So, if Azizo changes his mind during this cooling period,
07:30we all might accept it as a good news,
07:34since we can still label you as a leader for this event.
07:40So, on that, maybe there is a consideration or something like that, Azizo?
07:43As I said earlier,
07:45now I still can't fully absorb what is happening,
07:48because usually, if I compete,
07:52if I lose,
07:55when I can express my passion and energy,
08:01I can accept it, you know.
08:03But, because of...
08:06I can't do anything.
08:09I really...
08:11I don't know how to say it.
08:13If we, as elite athletes,
08:17we eat, sleep,
08:19we live for the sake of the country.
08:23Even for me,
08:27I put my family as my second priority.
08:31So, it's really hard.
08:33Even when I'm on leave, I'm still training,
08:35because I'm thinking about the Olympics, you know.
08:41I don't know in the future what to say, but...
08:47I want to answer for Azizo.
08:51I have discussed with Dato' Azizo,
08:54and I have asked him to take the time to discuss with his family first.
08:59And the responsibility of Road to Go,
09:01indeed, we will support his decision.
09:04As long as he wants to compete,
09:07and as long as his body can,
09:09we will give support.
09:11So, give him time to discuss with his family first.
09:15They know that even when I'm on leave,
09:17I will still be active with the sport.
09:19I will still ride my bike.
09:23But I think the most important thing is that they need my help.
09:27Maybe if Shah needs a sparring partner to push him,
09:31or other young riders need a sparring partner too,
09:35or anything, if the team needs me,
09:37God willing, I can consider.
09:39But for now, I think I need time.
09:43Because to prepare for this,
09:47it's very tough and challenging.
09:49Not physically.
09:53Physically, training hard is normal for me.
09:55I can accept that.
09:57But mentally, I have a young family.
09:59The kids are growing up,
10:01always keep asking me.
10:03If you remember what happened to me two years ago,
10:07when I found out about the heart attack,
10:09my family told me to stop.
10:11That's it.
10:13Nothing more to achieve.
10:15But I said,
10:17I promise, give me one more Olympics.
10:19Last Olympics.
10:21I promised to my mom,
10:23one of my kids.
10:25I just want to do it for my country.
10:27But...
10:29I'm also disappointed with what happened.
10:31But I need time now.
10:33Azizul, maybe thinking about LA 2028,
10:35a bit too far.
10:37There's the World Champs in two months.
10:39A proper goodbye for you.
10:41At least a short-term plan.
10:43Because you're still in a good condition.
10:45You still have a lot to guide the guys.
10:47You still have a lot of people to inspire.
10:49Yes, John told me
10:51if I want to consider going to the World Championships.
10:53Since the beginning,
10:55I didn't think about the World Championships.
10:57Because my whole focus and target
10:59is for the Olympics.
11:01Just for the goal.
11:05But I'm not sure.
11:09Now I just need time and space
11:11to rest my mind.
11:13And try to absorb
11:15what's happening.
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