PETALING JAYA: Teenager Danial Hakim Zulkaisi showed strong grit to claim Malaysia's first gold medal at the Asian Cycling Championships in Tagaytay, Philippines on Friday (March 27).
The 18-year-old from Sarawak stayed on steady pace at the front from the start until he emerged as the last rider to win the men's junior elimination race at Tagaytay City Velodrome.
Danial is the first Malaysian cyclist to win in the men's junior ranks of the Asian meet since Mohd Firdaus Zonis romped to a triple gold (sprint, keirin and 1km time trial) at Astana, Kazakhstan back in 2014.
Coming in second behind Danial was Kim Se-won of South Korea and Yau Chung Ming of Hong Kong.
Nur Umairah Qhaisara Zulfikha Razak had given Malaysia a silver in the women's junior sprint event on Thursday (March 26).
The competition comes to an end next Tuesday.
