Umar Osman terlepas peluang menuntut di Universiti Auburn

Nadi Arena (9/10/24)

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00:00Umar Osman, a 400-metre runner,

00:04followed the steps of Azim Fahmi

00:06at the University of Uburn.

00:08He did not make it,

00:09but the impact has not yet subsided.

00:11Umar missed his chance at Uburn

00:13after the decision to test English

00:15as a foreign language did not support him.

00:17However, through the latest development,

00:19the head of the Malaysian Association of Athletes,

00:22Robert Balad,

00:23has not yet given up hope

00:24to see Umar travel abroad.

00:26It is understood that Balad will go to Java

00:28in the near future

00:29to discuss with Umar

00:31before deciding on a plan B

00:33to be developed by KOM.

00:35What is certain is that Balad wants to give

00:37the best choice for Umar

00:38in terms of academics and achievements.

00:40He feels that holding the 400-metre world record

00:43as a new benchmark for national sports.

00:50Oh, look, absolutely.

00:51We're trying to do the best that we can put in together.

00:54Umar, you know,

00:56you have to have a certain English level

00:59for getting into a university such as Uburn.

01:02So we're looking at some other options.

01:04I believe there are other people

01:06looking at other options for him.

01:07But at this stage,

01:08he's now basing himself back in Johor,

01:11studying there at Polytechnic,

01:12and we're looking at and covering his program.

01:15And soon I'll visit down there as well personally

01:18to see the whole environment

01:19and make sure that he gets the best measures in place

01:23because he's a great hope for us in 2025.