Josiah Ng

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Josiah Ng Road cycling
Josiah Ng (2012)
Josiah Ng (2012)
To person
Date of birth February 2, 1980
nation MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
discipline Track cycling
Driver type sprinter
End of career 2015
Most important successes
Asian cycling championships
2013 gold - Sprint, Keirin
Commonwealth Games
2010 gold - Keirin
Team (s) as coach
2018– National railway team (short term) of Thailand
Last updated: August 28, 2018

Josiah Ng Onn Lam (born February 2, 1980 in Manila , Philippines ) is a Malaysian cycling trainer and former track cyclist .

Athletic career

Josiah Ng developed his passion for cycling at the age of five, as it meant freedom for him, who grew up in a traditional and conservative Chinese family. When he was 13 years old, he ran away from his parents' home on the west coast of the United States and made his way to see his grandparents on the east coast . There he bought his first bike - a neighbour's used bike - for $ 250, which he had earned by selling homemade cookies. At the age of 15 he competed in his first race. After his return to his parents, he began to play the violin and formed a string quartet with his father and siblings . After all, on his 18th birthday, his father gave him the choice between cycling and music. When he followed his grandmother's advice to indulge in a passion and decided to go cycling, he had to leave his parents' home with no money or a roof over his head. He got through this difficult time with the help of friends. When he was 19 years old he traveled to Malaysia and offered to drive for that country. The following year he started for Malaysia at the Asian Championships.

In 2002 Ng started at the Asian Games in Busan and finished third in the Keirin . Since then, he has made several podiums in World Cup races and placed in the top ten at the UCI Track World Championships . In 2006 he was second in the keirin at the Oceania Championships and at the Asian Games. He also drove successfully in the Japanese Keirin series for several years.

Josiah Ng competed at the Olympic Games twice, in 2004 and 2008 . His best finish was a sixth place in the keirin at the 2004 Athens Games . At the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010 he won the gold medal in the keirin and the bronze medal in the team sprint.

In 2013 Ng was two-time Asian champion in sprint and keirin. At the second round of the Track Cycling World Cup 2013/14 in Aguascalientes , Ng fell in the first round of the Keirin competition and was seriously injured. After a last start in the Keirin at the UCI Track World Championships in 2015 , he ended his sporting career.

In 2004 Ng was voted “Sportsman of the Year” in his home country. He lived with his family and at that time he was training in Melbourne and starting for the Malaysian YSD Track Team .

Professional

In 2018 Josiah Ng became the national coach of Thailand for the short term . Under his supervision, Jai Angsuthasawit won the gold medal in the Keirin at the 2018 Asian Games and relegated Ng's compatriot and former long-term rival Azizulhasni Awang to third place. As a result, he was called a "traitor" on social media. Ng defended himself that he was a newcomer as a coach and that he had to gain experience before he could possibly be appointed to the Malay national coach. In February 2019 he announced that he would be opening a "Cycling academy" in Malaysia.

successes

2002
2006
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kristine Wong: [Asian Games] Josiah Ng's fight for his cycling dream. In: The Korea Herald. October 4, 2014, accessed September 5, 2018 .
  2. ^ Greg Johnson: Excited Ng selected for Japanese keirin. cyclingnews.com, April 22, 2009, accessed September 5, 2018 .
  3. ↑ velodrome.org.uk: Josiah Ng wins chaotic keirin ( memento of October 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on October 6, 2010 (English).
  4. ↑ Shamshul Fitri: Josiah Ng recuperating after crashing in keirin at Track World Cup round in Mexico. In: The Star Online. December 8, 2013, accessed December 8, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Azizulhasni clinches bronze at world meet, Josiah Announces retirement. In: Borneo Post online. February 20, 2015, accessed February 20, 2015 .
  6. ↑ YSD Track Team on uci.ch ( Memento from February 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Cycling: Josiah is now sprint coach of Thailand cycling team. In: The Star Online. February 19, 2018, accessed August 31, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Cycling: Former cyclist Josiah stunned he's branded a traitor on social media. In: The Star Online. September 2, 2018, accessed September 5, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Cycling: Former track cyclist Josiah to open academy next month. In: The Star Online. February 9, 2019, accessed February 14, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Ng, Josiah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ng Onn Lam, Josiah (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malaysian track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Manila , Philippines