Azizul withdraws from Asian Games

Malaysia's Mohd Azizulhasni Awang is assisted after falling before competing in a heat of the men's track cycling sprint 1/8 finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan, on August 5, 2021. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP).

PETALING JAYA: There will be no Asian Games swansong campaign for track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang as he has made the painful decision to withdraw on medical advice.

The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist cyclist, who was involved in a high speed training incident at the National Velodrome in Nilai last Friday after a tyre puncture, announced his withdrawal from the Hangzhou Asian Games contingent on Wednesday.