{
  "id": 11338664,
  "title": "Azizulhasni, Shah advance to keirin semis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/azizulhasni-shah-advance-to-keirin-semis",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:37:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cycling/2026/10/1545974/azizulhasni-shah-advance-keirin-semis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Azizulhasni Awang and Shah Firdaus Sahrom have advanced to the men's keirin semi-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Azizulhasni finished second in his first round heat behind China's Xie Han, while Shah placed second behind Hong Kong's To Cheuk Hei. Japan's Minato Nakaishi and Kazakhstan's Kirill Kurdidi also secured spots in the semi-finals. The semi-finals and final will take place this afternoon. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Nur Alyssa Farid advanced to the semi-finals of the women's individual sprint after defeating Japan's Aki Sakai 2-0 in the quarter-finals. She will face Yuan Liying, the keirin gold medalist, in the semi-finals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}