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