Cycling: Olympic medalist Azizulhasni has open-heart surgery


Azizulhasni Awang uploaded this photo of himself on a hospital bed on Twitter

PETALING JAYA: Tokyo Olympic silver medallist track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang (pic) is bracing for a full year of recovery after undergoing open-heart surgery in Australia late last month.

The 34-year-old revealed in a press conference on Sunday (May 1) that he had to go for corrective heart surgery for anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery (AAORCA).

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