Brake for Azizul and Shah Firdaus at Asian meet, as they gear up for World Cup

Malaysia’s Datuk Mohd Azizul Hasni Awang (left) and Mohd Shah Firdaus Sharon celebrate with their Gold and bronze medals respectively after Men’s elite keirin final at Asian Track Cycling Championships in Nilai national velodrome yesterday. —18/06/2023/S.S.Kanesan/ The Star.

PETALING JAYA: Track cyclists Azizulhasni Awang and Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom will sit out the Asian Championships in the Philippines to focus on the UCI Track World Cup next month in Nilai.

Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) president Datuk Amarjit Singh Gill confirmed that the two cyclists will not participate in the Asian Championships in Tagaytay from March 25-31 in order to prepare for the World Cup on home soil from April 24-26.