
The national track cycling team achieved Malaysia’s 200-medal target at the SEA Games by winning gold in the men’s team pursuit event here today.
The squad, comprising Abdul Azim Aliyas, Adam Hakimi Nazuan, Hafiq Jafri, Yusri Shaari and New Joe Lau, defeated hosts Thailand, who settled for silver, while Indonesia took the bronze at the Hua Mark Velodrome.
“Actually, we did not know about the 200th medal, and it never crossed our minds. We were only focused on racing to the best of our ability,” said Azim when met after the race.
“We also did not expect that our main challengers, Indonesia, would fail to finish the race.
“We trained for months in preparation to meet the Indonesian team because they are strong in this event. Whatever it…