Cyclist shows heart of a fighter to reach last eight

That’s nasty: Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom crashes during the keirin Heat 2 at the Izu Velodrome. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Dazed, unfazed and simply amazing.

Hats off to Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom. The Olympic debutant showed the heart of a fighter when, despite suffering from nasty skin abrasions from a crash, he picked himself up, got back on his bike and stormed into the keirin quarter-finals.