{"id":11724,"date":"2021-09-25T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T09:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11724"},"modified":"2021-09-25T17:55:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T09:55:52","slug":"cycling-amarjit-wins-big-at-uci-2021-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11724","title":{"rendered":"Cycling: Amarjit wins big at UCI 2021 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25\u00a0— Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) vice president Datuk Amarjit Singh chalked another milestone in his career when he retained his seat at the 2021 Congressional elections of the International Cycling Union (UCI) in Leuven, Belgium, last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amarjit was successfully re-elected to the UCI Management Committee for the 2021-2025 term after winning 38 votes out of 43 delegates, including nine from the Asian continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenger Syeikh Khalid al-Khalifa of Bahrain, who is also a member of the executive board of directors in the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC), only mustered five votes while two other Asian contenders, Sun Weimin (China) and Mohsen Solgi (Iran), withdrew at the last minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though he was confident of keeping his post, Amarjit admitted that he was surprised at his winning margin,\u00a0a magnanimous reflection of faith from his backers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHonestly, I was taken aback at my big winning margin. I thank all my supporters, especially UCI president David Lappertient and vice president Dr. Azzam Wagih (Dr. Mohamed Wagih Azzam) as well as MNCF president Datuk Abu Samah Wahab who helped a great deal in my election campaign,”\u00a0he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The triumph meant that\u00a0Amarjit, who is also a member of the ACC executive board, will serve another four years in the world\u2019s highest cycling body after first winning the post in Bergen, Norway in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amarjit stressed that he will continue to champion Asia\u2019s cause in cycling and also in backing Malaysia\u2019s bid to host the World Track Cycling Championship — if finances permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will continue to uphold Asia\u2019s voice globally, aside from ensuring a smooth Malaysian agenda at the world level, including the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) if any situation arises,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abu Samah called Amarjit\u2019s achievement a huge endorsement for Malaysian cycling and hopes he will keep Malaysia as well as other Asian nations flying high and stay well-connected with UCI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Amarjit\u2019s father, Tan\u00a0Sri Darshan Singh who is arguably the first sport’s official in Malaysia to sit on the prestigious UCI Management Committee\u00a0from 1996-2005, was ecstatic over his son\u2019s triumph yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am confident he can continue to assist Malaysia and other developing countries to uplift and promote cycling to a higher level,\u201d Darshan said when contacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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