Women track cyclists stay close to national record at Asian Games

In Nagoya, Malaysia's women's track cycling team, Izzah Izzati Asri, Aliana Azizan, and Nur Alyssa Farid, came impressively close to setting a new national record in the women's team sprint event at the Asian Games. They managed a time of 48.187 seconds, placing them just behind China's time of 46.672 seconds. The trio were third fastest overall, with Japan in second place and Malaysia third.

Malaysia's current national record of 48.086 seconds was previously set by the same trio at the Asian Championships in Tagaytay last year. The women will compete in the first round of the qualifying event later today. The top four from the first round will advance to the medal rounds, also taking place later the same day.

In contrast, the Malaysian men's team sprint team, consisting of Fadhil Zonis, Ridwan Sahrom, and Akmal Jusena, settled for sixth place in the qualifying round. They recorded a time of 44.827 seconds. Japan took the top spot with a time of 43.301 seconds, followed by China and Kazakhstan. Malaysia will face Kazakhstan in their next round, scheduled for later today. As expected, the top four teams from the first round will proceed to the medal rounds, also taking place later today.