01/08/2026
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The Malaysian Contingent enjoyed another day of golden success at the XXIII Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 on Friday, 31st July 2026, headlined by a sensational victory from "The Pocket Rocketman" Mr. Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG OLY, who clinched his first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in the Track Cycling Men's Keirin event. It marked the seventh gold medal for the Malaysian Contingent at the Games.
In Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling, the highlight of the day and the biggest cheer for the Malaysian Contingent came at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. In the Men's Keirin, Mr. Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG OLY and Mr. Muhammad Shah Firdaus SAHROM OLY both finished 2nd in their respective First Round heats to advance directly to the Second Round.
In the Second Round, Mr. Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG OLY once again finished 2nd in Heat 1 to qualify for the Final 1-6. Mr. Muhammad Shah Firdaus SAHROM OLY narrowly missed the top three cut after placing 4th in Heat 2, advancing to the Final 7-12.
The Men's Keirin Finals were graced with royal presence as HRH Tengku Muhammad Ismail Al-Wathiqu Billah SULTAN MIZAN ZAINAL ABIDIN, the Regent of Terengganu, was present to cheer on Mr. Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG OLY during his farewell Commonwealth Games campaign and Mr. Muhammad Shah Firdaus SAHROM OLY. The Regent was accompanied by Dr. Nur Azmi AHMAD, Deputy President of Commonwealth Sport Malaysia and President of both the Malaysia Karate Federation (MAKAF) and the South East Asia Karate Federation (SEAKF), alongside Mr. Awalan ABDUL AZIZ, Chef de Mission of the Malaysian Contingent and President of the Malaysia Lawn Bowls Federation.
In the Men's Keirin Final 1-6, Mr. Mohd Azizulhasni Awang OLY capped his Commonwealth Games career with a golden performance of pure class, storming to victory to secure a historic gold medal ahead of Australia's Mr. Leigh HOFFMAN OLY (silver) and England's Mr. Harry LEDINGHAM-HORN (bronze). Mr. Muhammad Shah Firdaus SAHROM OLY finished 1st in the Final 7-12 to secure 7th place overall. Mr. Awalan Abdul AZIZ was given the honour of presenting the medals to the medallists of the Men's Keirin event.
In the Women's Sprint, Ms. Nurul Izzah Izzati MOHD ASRI and Ms. Nur Alyssa MOHD FARID got off to a flying start by qualifying 11th (10.706) and 15th (10.882), respectively, among 22 competitors. In the 1/8 Final, Ms. Nur Alyssa MOHD FARID bowed out to England's Ms. Sophie CAPEWELL OLY. However, Ms. Nurul Izzah Izzati MOHD ASRI produced a stunning performance to defeat Scotland's Ms. Iona Margaret MOIR and reach the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Ms. Nurul Izzah Izzati MOHD ASRI mounted an impressive comeback from one race down to defeat England's Ms. Rhianna PARRIS-SMITH 2-1 and advance to the semi-finals. She won the opening race of her semi-final against Ms. Sophie CAPEWELL OLY before dropping the next 2 races. In the bronze medal race, Ms. Nurul Izzah Izzati MOHD ASRI was defeated by Wales' Ms. Rhian EDMUNDS to finish 4th overall. Wales' Ms. Emma FINUCANE OLY claimed the gold medal, while Ms. Sophie CAPEWELL OLY secured the silver medal.
In the Men's Elimination Race Final, Mr. New Joe LAU placed 14th out of 23 competitors.
In Para Track Cycling, Mr. Mohamad Yusof Hafizi SHAHARUDDIN narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the Men's C1-C3 1000m Time Trial Final, finishing 4th overall while setting a new C1 Commonwealth Games Record with a time of 1:08.658.
In Bowls and Para Bowls, the day started on a high note in the Men's Pairs Sectional Play, Section A, Round 4, as Mr. Amirul Danial ABDUL RAHIM and Mr. Mohammad Soufi RUSLI defeated Wales' Mr. Daniel SALMON and Mr. Ross OWEN 3-2, 5-2.
In the Women's Singles Sectional Play, Section C, Round 4, Ms. Emma Firyana SAROJI delivered another strong performance, defeating South Africa's Ms. Bridget HERSELMAN 6-5, 6-3.
In the Para Bowls Women's Pairs B6-B8, Section A, R4, the pair of Ms. Norazian DAUD and Ms. Jariah ZAKARIA fought hard but fell to Australia's Ms. Louise HOSKINS and Ms. Serena BONNELL 9-3, 3-3.
The Malaysian Contingent will look to carry this incredible momentum into the next 2 days as action continues in Glasgow.