Track cyclist Nurul Izzah’s Olympics debut ends early at Paris national velodrome

10 Aug 2024 • 10:33 AM MYT
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PARIS, Aug 10 — The journey of national women’s track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who made her debut on the stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, came to an end at the 1/32 individual sprint repechage round at the National Velodrome, here yesterday.

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 +0.059 seconds (s), thus enabling Lauriane to win the race.

Meanwhile, Japan’s Riyu Ohta was in third place after trailing +0.326 seconds.

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

On Wednesday (August 7), Nurul Izzah Izzati missed out on the quarter-finals of the keirin event at the 2024 Paris Olympics when she finished third in the repechage round.

— Bernama