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FE sponsored Septuagenarian Ng Chow Seng has done the country proud by winning the gold medal at the 2011 International Weightlifting Federation World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. Ng, who turns 76 on Boxing Day, is believed to be the first Malaysian to have won a gold in the competition. “This is the greatest achievement in my weightlifting career. When the Negaraku was played, I just couldn't hold back my tears on the podium! Now I'll have to work even harder to defend my title at the championships in Ukraine next year,” he said yesterday.
The victory was his first at an international weightlifting championship. Masters weightlifting, which comprises two events snatch and clean-and-jerk is an Olympic sport for those aged 35 and above. Ng, a former national weightlifting coach, lifted a total of 124kg to emerge champion in the 75-79 age group category. The competition was held from 29 October to 5 November 2011. The grandfather of six, who had gone through a heart bypass, triumphed over record holder Belarus' Eduard Zhyhalka, who took the silver medal. The bronze went to Abram Kilimik of Germany.
Ng, who returned home on Sunday, had been training since early this year to smash Zhyhalka's 60kg record in the snatch event but decided to “just focus on winning” in the end.
Ng, who held the national featherweight (60kg) record from 1963 to 1973, is up by 5.30am and in bed by 9.30pm daily. He does not adhere to a particular diet but spends RM 1,000 monthly on supplements. The father of four started weightlifting when he was a skinny 14-year-old, training under former national weightlifting champion, the late Saw Chee Seng.
Ng, an ex-army officer who once served in Congo, Africa, under the United Nations, credits weightlifting for “keeping me out of trouble”.
Thank You Letter From Ng Chow Seng
Dear Mr Paul Ting,
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and special thank you to you and FusionExcel for the continued moral and financial support which contributed to the success in this year's competition.
Your kindness, goodwill, patience and confidence in me have finally brought honour not only to you but also to our country. I believe that with continued hard work, patience and confidence in ourself, and of course with a little bit of luck, we will eventually enjoy the fruits of our labour.
I am very happy and delighted with your continuing support that make it possible for me to win the gold medal for the first time after getting the silver medal for two years in a row.
Enclosed herewith some photos and result of the championships and once again, I conclude with a million thanks and hoping for future support from you.
Best Regards,
Ng Chow Seng |
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