Shanghai worlds: Izzah, Alyssa exit early in women's keirin
KUALA LUMPUR: National riders Izzah Izzati Asri and Nur Alyssa Farid found the going tough in the women's keirin at the Shanghai World Championships today.
Malaysian national riders Izzah Izzati Asri and Nur Alyssa Farid struggled in the women's keirin at the Shanghai World Championships on Chongming Island. Both riders were eliminated in the first round repechage. Izzah finished third in her initial heat, behind Yuan Liying (Asian Games gold medallist) and eventual winner Alina Lysenko.
Alyssa crashed in her opening round but returned for her repechage heat and finished fifth. Izzah placed sixth in her difficult repechage group, which included Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews from New Zealand and Hetty van de Wouw, the world individual sprint champion. Lysenko went on to win the final, with Sophie Lea Friedrich from Germany and Emma Finucane from Great Britain taking silver and bronze, respectively.
The Malaysian national squad has concluded its participation in the world meet, having participated in various competitions including the UCI World Cup Series, Tagaytay Asian Championships, Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The next major challenge for the squad is the Asian Championships, scheduled to take place at the National Velodrome in Nilai from January 31st to February 6th.
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