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National cycling champion Azizulhasni Awang, who earlier this morning stormed into the men’s keirin final, has won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today, 8 August
The 33-year-old former keirin world champion, who finished first in the semifinal ahead of German Maximilian Levy and Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen, has given Malaysia its second medal at the Games.
Azizulhasni gave the performance of a lifetime in the men’s keirin final at the Izu Velodrome.
Image via Reuters
The race was won by Jason Kenny of Britain
Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen rounded up the top three to take bronze.
Nicknamed “The Pocket Rocketman”, he had previously won a bronze medal in the individual keirin at the 2016 Summer Olympics
In fact, he is the first Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics.
Azizulhasni during the semifinal race earlier today, 8 August.
Image via @bernamadotcom (Twitter)