Relentless pursuit: Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri (left) competing against South Korea’s Hwang Hyeon-seo during the women’s sprint quarter-final event of the Asean Track Series at the National Velodrome in Nilai. — Bernama
NILAI: Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri gained a timely confidence booster ahead of the Asian Track Cycling Championships next month after she overcame Korean hurdles to win the women’s elite keirin sprint gold medal in the Asean Track Series I at the National Velodrome in Nilai yesterday.
The 21-year-old, however, had to go the distance to claim the only gold for Malaysia in the elite ranks of the UCI Class 1 competition.
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