KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- National shooter Hazli Izwan Amir Hasan hopes to use whatever experience gained and lesson learned while competing in the Beijing Olympics, as a launch pad for his bid to win a medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
In Beijing last month, Hasli who qualified on merit, had hoped to finish among the top six shooters but could only manage 16th position in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol after gunning down 279 points.
"To make up for my mistakes in Beijing, I will have to focus on my mental strength because I was overcome by jitters when competing in front of a huge crowd," Hasli told Bernama here Wednesday.
The shooter from Ipoh said that though it was his first Olympics, he was able to learn a great deal from world class shooters, especially on aspects of preparations for competitions, before, during and after.
"To earn a ticket to London would not be easy as I must finish among the top three places in four World Championship circuits within the next four years.
"My coach Mohd Hashim Md Desa has already started preparing a program for me to start preparations well ahead of the first World Championships in April next year," he said.
The 30-year-old, added apart from the Olympics, he was also preparing for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Dehli, India.
At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Hasli won a bronze medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol behind India's Vijay Kumar and Pemba Tamang.
"My target in Delhi will be to do better than the bronze medal feat in Melbourne," he said.
-- BERNAMA
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