SPM student stuns seniors to win Sukma scratch race gold
NILAI: Selangor’s Hareez Naufal Syanizam delivered what was arguably the biggest upset in track cycling at the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) after winning the men’s scratch race final here on Sunday.
NILAI: A 17-year-old Malaysian cyclist, Hareez Naufal Syanizam, stunned the senior competitors and claimed gold in the men's scratch race at the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma). The young athlete broke away from the main pack and held on to victory, edging out Negri Sembilan's Haikal Fareez Rosli and Sarawak's Afif Darwysh Nazir in the final stretch.
Hareez expressed his surprise at winning the gold medal, stating that he had been training for it for a long time but never imagined he would achieve such success. He attributed his win to a combination of his own performance and seizing opportunities when they arose. Hareez has secured three gold medals at the Games so far, including two from earlier this week where he helped the Selangor road squad win the men's team time trial and mass start road race.
Despite his focus on SPM exams during this year, Hareez remains open to competing in the national championships later this year. In other finals, Sarawak's Adib Andhar Andan and Johor's Nur Alyssa Farid dominated the men's and women's individual sprint events, while Selangor's Yu Jing Liang took the bronze in the women's scratch race.
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