MOHD Azizulhasni Awang made it 111th for Malaysia as the country finally achieved its overall Sea Games medal target after the Keirin World Champion won in the men’s sprint category at the National Velodrome in Nilai, tonight. The Olympic bronze medallist did what he came to the Sea Games to do, and that was to win the gold medal in front of the home crowd when he beat compatriot Shah Firdaus Sahrom in his last Sea Games ever. I was in shock but ignored the splinter and tear once I started racing.”“My elbow felt a slight tinge but my focus was on winning the gold medal. In the men’s individual pursuit, it was Eiman Firdaus Mohd Zamri who clinched the gold medal when he defeated compatriot Mohd Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff with a time of 4:33.863s. This is the first gold medal won by Malaysia in the individual pursuit since M Kumaresan in 1989 at the then, newly-built Kuala Lumpur Velodrome.

Source: New Strait Times August 28, 2017 16:07 UTC