No festive joy, it’s pedal till you puke for Tokyo-bound cyclists


Business as usual: Azizul (left) and Shah Firdaus were sweating it out at the velodrome during Hari Raya Haji.

PETALING JAYA: There’s no living it up for Malaysia’s top cyclists Azizulhasni Awang and Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom.

Fellow Malaysians may have been stuffing down goodies on Friday during the Hari Raya Aidil Adha festivity but the duo were sweating it out and even throwing up in training at the track in their Melbourne base.

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