HANGZHOU, Oct 24 — National track cyclists Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri-Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan (pilot) blazed their way to the gold medal in the women’s B 1,000m time trial (visual impairment) at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, here today.
Nur Suraiya-Farina Shawati were simply in a class of their own throughout the race with an energetic ride enroute to clocking 1 minute 13.434 seconds to register a clear victory at the Chun’an Jieshou Sports Centre Velodrome.
It was indeed a glorious day for the Malaysian cycling camp when teammates Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais and pilot Nurul Suhada Zainal clinched the silver with a time of 1:14.083s, while China’s Wang Linhua and Liu Zixin (pilot) clocked 1:14.787s to complete the podium.
Meanwhile, the men’s B 1,000m time trial pair contributed a silver medal when Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab-Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) clocked 1:05.740s to finish behind the gold medal winning Chinese riders Luo Fei-Ma Wenhao who clocked 1:04.321s.
Iran riders Heidarabadi Mohammad Dalir- Reza Rashno came in third for the bronze with a time of 1:06.343s.
The gold won today was the second for the Malaysian contingent since swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli had contributed the first gold medal yesterday from the men’s SB4 100m Breaststroke. — Bernama