Stellar show: Amar Danial Masri in action during the men’s junior 1km time trial event of the Asian Track Championships at the National Velodrome in Nilai yesterday. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
NILAI: Unheralded junior cyclist Amar Danial Masri pulled a surprise for the hosts by delivering a silver medal on the third day of the Asian Track Championships in Nilai.
The 18-year-old clocked a superb 1:03.735 in the men’s junior 1km time trial event to erase the previous national junior record of 1:03.962 held by Muhd Firdaus Zonis since 2014.
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