World-class velodrome to be built in Nilai, not KL


Nestle Malaysia and Singapore region head Alois Hofbauer (second from left) and Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin officiating the launch of Milo Fuel for Champions as OCM vice president Datuk Danyal Balagopal Abdullah (right) looks on.

KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has announced that the only Class 1 velodrome in the country will be built in Nilai and not Kuala Lumpur.

Khairy said the ministry has decided to continue with the proposal of building the RM80mil indoor velodrome in Nilai, as mooted by the Prime Minister last year in the 2013 Budget.

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