Former cycling great backs Azizul, Rizal for Asian Games gold

PETALING JAYA: One can count the number of Malaysian cyclists who have bagged medals at the Asian level with one hand and it is why former cycling great Shaharudin Jaffar (pic) is gushing with pride at what cyclists like Azizul Hasni Awang and Rizal Tisin have achieved for the country recently.

Shaharudin, who made his way into the history books as the first Malaysian SEAP Games gold medallist in cycling when he won the 800m sprint race in Kuala Lumpur in 1965, now hopes Azizul and Rizal will end a miserably long drought when they compete in the Guangzhou Asian Games next year.