A must-win situation for Azizul and Co in South Korea


  • Cycling
  • Monday, 22 Apr 2019

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (on CIMB Octo Mascot’s left), Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Aziz, Group CEO of CIMB Group (on CIMB Octo Mascot’s right) and Azizulhasni Awang with CIMB cyclists and staff before the flag off of CIMB Cycle 2019.

PETALING JAYA: There are no buts about it – Azizulhasni Awang and Co have to bag gold at the Asian Track Cycling Championships to keep their hopes of Olympic Games qualification alive.

Azizul, the 2017 world keirin champion, believes that Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom and Mohd Fadhil Zonis have what it takes to book tickets to the next year’s the Tokyo Games but stresses the importance of taking maximum points from the Asian meet.

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