Go, go, go: Azizul’s family members in Dungun, Terengganu, cheering him on as they watch the broadcast of the men’s keirin final in Tokyo. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Azizulhasni Awang was so focused on winning a gold that he was overwhelmed with emotion despite becoming the first Malaysian to win a silver in cycling at the Olympic Games.
With the weight of the nation on his shoulders to end the country’s wait for its first gold medal in the Olympics, the determined 33-year-old put on a valiant ride in the men’s keirin final and went on to finish second to Britain’s Jason Kenny.
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