Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom came within a whisker of finishing on the Olympic podium in the men's keirin final at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on Sunday (Aug 11).
The Johor-born cyclist was in sight of a podium heading into the final bend – in third spot – when he was taken out by Shinji Nakano of Japan.
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The Johor-born cyclist was in sight of a podium heading into the final bend – in third spot – when he was taken out by Shinji Nakano of Japan.
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00:00The 28-year-old came within a whisker of finishing on the podium before being taken out by Shinji
00:16Nakano of Japan at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on Sunday.
00:23Shah Firdaus was heading into the final bend in third spot before the collision involving
00:28Nakano and Jack Carlin of Britain as well. Harry Laveryssen of Holland achieved his dream to become
00:36a triple Olympic winner in Paris by romping to gold ahead of Australia's Matthew Richardson
00:42and Matthew Glatzer. Shah Firdaus was least expected to contend for the podium with all
00:48eyes on two-time Olympic medallist Datuk Azizulhasni Awang, expected to make a strong
00:54bid for gold. But Azizulhasni was disqualified for overtaking the derny before it left the track
01:01during his first-round heat of the Cairn competition on Saturday. Shah Firdaus was the
01:07last Malaysian representative left on the last day of the Olympics to win the elusive gold medal for the country.
01:24you