Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri won gold in the women’s B sprint at the Asian Track Cycling Championships, leading a Malaysian medal haul in Tagaytay City
KUALA LUMPUR: National para track cyclist Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri delivered a standout performance to clinch gold in the women’s sprint event at the Asian Track Cycling Championships in Tagaytay City, the Philippines.
Competing in the women’s B category for visual impairment, Nur Suraiya powered her way to victory by defeating Kazakhstan’s Kalaus Anastassiya 2-0 in the final.
Malaysia also secured a bronze medal through Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais in the same event. She beat another Kazakh rider, Zhantore Moldir, 2-0 in the bronze medal tie.
In the men’s B category, Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab had to settle for silver after going down 1-2 to Japan’s Kimura Kazuhei in the final.
The bronze medal in the men’s B sprint went to Indonesia’s Nur Fendi, who defeated Kazakhstan’s Seitzhan Kenzhegul 2-0.
Meanwhile, national rider Nur Aisyah Mohamad Zubir finished seventh in the elite women’s points race after collecting 15 points.
Uzbekistan’s Kozieva Nafosat took gold with 35 points, while Hong Kong’s Leung Wing Yee won silver with 34 points and Singapore’s Elizabeth Le Min Liau claimed bronze with 31.