Despite missing out on gold in the keirin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has praised track cyclist Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang as the true champion for the people of Malaysia.

According to the prime minister, Malaysians are all pleased of Mohd Azizulhasni’s success, as he shown tremendous battling spirit in the final at the Izu Velodrome, defeating world champion Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands.

Muhyiddin has expressed his confidence in a video conference with Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Mohd Azizulhasni, and another national cyclist Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom, who are all in Tokyo that Malaysia’s dream of winning its first Olympic gold at the Paris 2024 Games can be grasped.

He said that Azizul’s win over the world champion from the Netherlands, who was the favorite to win gold demonstrates that he can also beat the Great Britain ace, Jason Kenny and said that he is the true champion for them in Malaysia.

“As a result, I’d want to congratulate and thank Azizul and the rest of the team for their efforts. We should be proud of this accomplishment. Of course, (for) the next Olympics, I hope for Malaysia to win its first gold medal, and it must come from keirin, Insya Allah,” he added during the eight-minute video chat.

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