Close watch: Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom (right) and Japan’s Shinji Nakano (left) competing in the men’s sprint quarter-final race 2. — AFP
IT started as a stormy day for Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom. However, it ended in cheers with a well-deserved bronze medal in the men’s individual sprint competition at the Chun’an Jieshou Sports Velodrome yesterday.
The 27-year-old was handed a relegation penalty in the first semi-final ride against China’s Zhou Yu. He then lost the subsequent ride to Zhou Yu and could not qualify for the final.
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