KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling star Azizulhasni Awang failed to reach the keirin semi-finals of the World Championships after finishing last in quarter-final Heat 3 at the Shanghai Velodrome on Thursday.
The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games champion finished sixth among six riders in his heat, ending his bid to progress to the last four.
The setback means Azizulhasni, one of Malaysia's most decorated cyclists, will miss out on a place in the semi-finals and shift his eyes to the individual sprint on Saturday at the in world meet.
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