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General : Ahmad Zahid Congratulates Azizulhasni On Delivering Malaysia's Eighth Asian Games Gold

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has congratulated national track cyclist Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang for delivering Malaysia's eighth gold medal through the men's keirin event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games today.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia enters the final day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with the potential to set a new all-time record for the most gold medals won at the Asian Games. The men's hockey team and padel pair Christian Didier Chin-Aidan Yunus are carrying the nation's hopes for a record-breaking 10th gold, surpassing the nine golds won at Guangzhou 2010.

The Speedy Tigers will face India in the men's hockey final at Gifu Stadium, while the top seeds Christian-Aidan will compete against Qatar's Mashari Naif-Rashed Naif in the men's doubles padel final. China's Azizulhasni Awang has already won his third Asian Games gold, this time in the men's keirin event at the Izu Velodrome, making it a historic night for Malaysian track cycling.

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