Track rider puts on 11kg to mount strong challenge in her first Olympics

Pure hard work: Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who now weighs 53kg, can’t believe the transfomation she has gone through.

MOST women would want to lose weight. Not Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri. She has put on 11kg, and sees it as a badge of honour.

Of course, all 11kg are lean muscle to give the rising star of Malaysian track cycling more strength.