Signs of Tokyo trauma?


PETALING JAYA: National track cyclist Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom may still be carrying the psychological scar from his crash at the Tokyo Olympics two months ago.

The effect was evident in his weak performances at the World Track Championships which saw him not progressing beyond the first round of the men’s keirin in Roubaix, France, on Thursday.

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