Olympic debutante Izzah ends Paris pursuit after 1/32 sprint repechage

10 Aug 2024 • 11:29 AM MYT
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PARIS – The journey of national women's track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who made her debut in the Paris Olympics, came to an end at the 1/32 individual sprint repechage round at the National Velodrome, last night.

The 20-year-old, who looked “besieged” at the start of the race, was only able to chase for second place behind Canadian rider Lauriane Genest with a time difference of +0.059sec, enabling Lauriane to win the race. 

Meanwhile, Japan's Riyu Ohta was in third position after trailing +0.326sec.  

Only the winner of each heat qualifies for the 1/16 finals. 

On Wednesday, Izzah missed out on the quarter-finals of the keirin event at the Paris Olympics when she finished third in the repechage round. – August 10, 2024