Malaysian Weightlifter Aznil Bidin Nears Full Recovery for Commonwealth Games

The Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (PABM) is expressing relief as national hopeful Mohamad Aznil Bidin makes significant progress in his recovery from injury ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which begin on July 26.

Datuk Ayub Rahmat, President of PABM, stated that Aznil's recovery has reached approximately 85 percent. This positive development instills confidence that the gold medalist from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games will be able to compete at his best. Aznil's previous injury was described as serious, but his recovery is proceeding as planned and is not expected to hinder his participation.

"We are seeing that although still in the healing process, Aznil's recovery has reached 85 percent. We hope that when the competition starts, the injury will not affect his performance," Ayub told Utusan Malaysia.

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We are seeing that although still in the healing process, Aznil's recovery has reached 85 percent. We hope that when the competition starts, the injury will not affect his performance.

Currently, all PABM athletes, coaches, and officials are in the final phase of their preparation in Turkey before heading to Glasgow. The federation has set a target of bringing home three gold medals from the Games. Ayub revealed that the internal targets are even more ambitious than those officially communicated to the National Sports Council (MSN).

"We are indeed targeting three gold medals as informed to MSN, but internally our target is higher. We hope for a miracle to happen and to be able to create new history for Malaysian weightlifting," he added. Aznil previously won gold medals in the 62kg category at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and in the 61kg category at the 2022 Birmingham Games.

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We are indeed targeting three gold medals as informed to MSN, but internally our target is higher. We hope for a miracle to happen and to be able to create new history for Malaysian weightlifting.