Malaysian track cycling ace Azizulhasni Awang received a massive boost ahead of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games next month after winning his second gold medal at the 2018 UCI China Track Cup in Taiyuan, China.
The 2016 Rio Olympics Games bronze medalist, who clinched his first gold in the men’s sprint event a day earlier, continued his winning streak by securing another gold medal in the men's keirin event on Thursday.
Azizulhasni clocked 13.569 seconds to beat Chinese riders Xu Chao and Wang Yibo, who had to settle for silver and bronze medal after finishing 0.568 seconds and 0.811 seconds behind him.
"I’m so glad that my performance is exactly what I wanted it to be a month from the Asian Games in Jakarta.
"Now all the hardwork is done and it’s time to enjoy racing for another two more days," he was quoted as saying on Instagram.
Meanwhile, two other Malaysian riders, Shah Firdaus Sahrom and Fadhil Zonis, failed to finished the race after being involved in an accident with a few other competitors.
The 2016 Rio Olympics Games bronze medalist, who clinched his first gold in the men’s sprint event a day earlier, continued his winning streak by securing another gold medal in the men's keirin event on Thursday.
Azizulhasni clocked 13.569 seconds to beat Chinese riders Xu Chao and Wang Yibo, who had to settle for silver and bronze medal after finishing 0.568 seconds and 0.811 seconds behind him.
"I’m so glad that my performance is exactly what I wanted it to be a month from the Asian Games in Jakarta.
"Now all the hardwork is done and it’s time to enjoy racing for another two more days," he was quoted as saying on Instagram.
Meanwhile, two other Malaysian riders, Shah Firdaus Sahrom and Fadhil Zonis, failed to finished the race after being involved in an accident with a few other competitors.
