KUCHING, Sabah athlete Azuan Amir Hassan’s decision to switch from athletics to tenpin bowling about 11 years ago, has been a blessing in disguise as he continues to achieve success in his newfound sport.

His choice once again proved to be right when he recorded a golden hat trick for the TPB1 individual event (visual impairment) at the Para Sukan Malaysia (Para SUKMA) 2024 here, today.

Recounting his start in the sport, Azuan who works as a massage therapist said he switched sports from athletics to bowling after suffering a leg injury.

‘After injuring my leg I switched to bowling in 2013. From there I started participating in several tournaments and competitions. So far the choice (changing athletics to tenpin) has been right.

‘In athletics I have won gold medals several times but for bowling I have won gold many many times,’ he told Bernama.

Azuan who started suffering from visial impairment at the age of 13, says bowling has changed his life a lot.

‘Bowling has changed my life a lot… in terms of
my financial ability as well as in terms of discipline in life. Discipline is very important in the sport of bowling, including emotional control,’ he said.

Azuan recorded 768 pinfalls to win gold in the event while Penang’s Mohd Suhairi Abd Kadir took the silver (672 pinfalls) and Fazlina Mhd Pauzi from Selangor won the bronze medal with (619 pinfalls).

Today’s victory saw Azuan continue his dominance in the event after winning gold in the 2018 and 2022 editions.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency