Supreme rider: National track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri in superb form at the Asian Championships.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star
NILAI: Woman track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri wrapped up her campaign in the Asian Championships on a fantastic note by setting a new Asian record en route to winning the 1km time trial gold on Wednesday (Feb 26).
The Kedah-born blazed the National Velodrome track in Nilai with a time of 1:06.229s to leave China's Luo Shuyan behind at the second spot with 1:07.365s.
Hwang Hyeon-seo took bronze for South Korea with 1:07.690s.
Paris Olympian Izzah wiped off her previous mark of 1:07.137s set in the morning heats to qualify fastest for the final, which became the new Asian mark and also national record.
The time trial distance was previously 500m but has been doubled up to 1km from this year.
Izzah ended her campaign with two gold, one silver and one bronze medals.
Izzah beat a strong field, including reigning world champion Mina Sato of Japan, to retain the keirin title on Tuesday. She won the silver in the team sprint and earned bronze in the sprint.
