Azizul, Shah Firdaus lose in sprint, switch focus to keirin

Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang is assisted after falling before competing in a last 16 heat of the men's track cycling sprint at Izu Velodrome in Izu. - Greg Baker/AFP

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian track cyclists Azizulhasni Awang and Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom will focus on keirin after bowing out from the individual sprint event in the last 16.

Azizul and Shah Firdaus lost to their rivals from Holland - Jeffrey Hoogland and Harrie Lavreysen - at the Izu Velodrome on thursday, and that saw them moving into their respective repechage heats to keep alive their hopes to the quarter-finals.