Izzah claims Asian Games keirin bronze
NAGOYA: National rider Izzah Izzati Asri did well to clinch bronze in the women’s keirin at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday.
NAGOYA, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games - Malaysian national rider Izzah Izzati Asri secured a bronze medal in the women's keirin event on Wednesday. Izzah finished in third place in the final, while China's Yuan Liying and Wang Lijuan took the top two spots at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka. Her teammate, Nur Alyssa Farid, placed fifth in the final.
This marked a significant achievement for Malaysian cycling, as Fatehah Mustapa was the only Malaysian to have won a women's keirin medal at the Asian Games before, accomplishing the feat at Incheon 2014.
Earlier in the competition, Alyssa triumphed in her semi-final group, outperforming China's Liying and Taiwan's Chen Ching-Yun. Izzah secured second place in her semi-final group, narrowly missing a medal by a small margin. Izzah had also won her first-round heat, while Alyssa finished second in her group.
In another event, men's individual sprint participant Azizulhasni Awang qualified for the quarter-finals in Thursday's competition. However, teammate Shah Firdaus Sahrom did not advance after finishing third in his repechage group during the second round.
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