Azizul hopes new velodrome will not become a white elephant


It’ll be special: Azizulhasni Awang (centre) signing a piece of wood that will be etched on the finishing line at the National Velodrome in Nilai yesterday. — Bernama

NILAI: Azizulhasni Awang’s hope is that the National Velodrome in Nilai will not end up as a white elephant.

The newly-crowned world keirin champion yesterday became the first cyclist to test out the newly-laid wooden surface made from Siberian spruce.

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