On a wing and a prayer: Malaysia’s Azizulhasni Awang has won the keirin gold medal in a world meet and Malaysians are praying he can produce another superb display to deliver the country’s first Olympic gold medal in Tokyo next year.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has produced world champions in diving and cycling but a question mark hangs over whether the agonising wait for a first Olympic gold medal can end in Tokyo a year from now.
Our contingent can no longer depend on recently retired shuttler Lee Chong Wei, the only Malaysian athlete to boast of winning three consecutive silver medals.
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