Aimi gets it right in her third Sukma by winning first medal


Terengganu's gold medalist Nur Aisyah Mohamad Zubir (right) poses with teammate silver medalist Aimi Iwasaki Muhammad Moritoshi after winning the the women's 30km individual time trial at the Sukma Games in Kuching, Sarawak, July 22, 2106. GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUCHING: It has been an unusual journey for Terengganu cyclist Aimi Iwasaki Mohd Moritoshi.

The 20-year-old of mixed Japanese-Malaysian parentage started out as a swimmer in Penang before moving to Malacca and picked up cycling.

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