Well done Azizul, say fans as tributes pour in for silver medallist

Proud medallists: (From right) Harrie Lavreysen of Holland (bronze), Britain's Jason Kenny (gold) and Malaysia's Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (silver) pose with their medals after the men's keirin final at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan. AFP/Peter Parks.

PETALING JAYA: Track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang has sent the social media into frenzy after pedalling his way to a historic Olympics silver medal in the men's keirin on Sunday.

It may not be the long-awaited gold, but it was enough to put a smile on the faces of many Malaysians who had been following both Azizulhasni and teammate Mohd Shah Firdaus Sharom's progress in suspense since the quarter-finals on Sunday morning.