{
  "id": 11326861,
  "title": "Asian Games 2026: All eyes on track cycling champ, squash teams in hunt for gold today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/asian-games-2026-all-eyes-on-track-cycling-champ-squash-teams-in-hunt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:15:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/10/02/asian-games-2026-all-eyes-on-track-cycling-champ-squash-teams-as-in-hunt-for-gold-today/237318"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 - The Malaysian squad did not manage to add to its gold medal count on the 13th day of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, but all attention is focused on three crucial events today where track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang and the men's and women's squash teams will be vying for gold. The men's and women's squash teams managed to secure their places in the finals after overcoming defending champions India 2-1 and hosts Japan 2-0, respectively, thus laying the groundwork for Malaysia to potentially clinch two gold medals from the court. Malaysia's last appearance in the finals for both squash events was during the 2014 edition in Incheon. In hockey, the national men's team also advanced to the final following a narrow 2-1 victory over South Korea and will face India in the title bout scheduled for Saturday. Judo athlete Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed narrowly missed an upset in his debut round of 16 match in the under-81-kilogramme category, falling just one second short of toppling former world champion Sotaro Fujiwara of Japan. Despite losing, Amir Daniel managed to secure a bronze in the men's individual sprint, helping the national team amass a total of six gold, five silver and 13 bronze medals so far. The Pocket Rocketman, however, has another opportunity to bolster his medal tally when he returns to competition in the keirin event tomorrow, which is expected to be one of the main highlights of the day.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Malaysian contingent failed to add to its gold medal tally on the 13th day of the 2026 A...",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian squad fails to add to gold medal count on day 13.",
    "Track cycling champion Datuk Azizulhasni Awang in focus.",
    "Malaysia's squash teams secure finals spots, aiming for two golds."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}