By: Nurul Fazliana Norman
NAGOYA: Oct 3, 2026 – National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, better known as ‘The Pocket Rocketman’, won the gold medal in the men’s keirin at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games yesterday.
Azizulhasni won the final 1-6 race after finishing first, followed by China’s Li Zhiwei who took silver and Xie Han who claimed bronze.
Fellow Malaysian rider Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom finished fifth.
Host rider Nakaishi Minato of Japan was fourth, while Yung Tsun Ho of Hong Kong completed the competition in sixth place.
Source: National Sports Council of Malaysia
