00:00Malaysia's track cycling legend Datuk Azizul Hasni Awang has reflected on his team-mate
00:10Mohamed Shah Firdaus Sahram's second Olympics appearance in Paris.
00:14The 36-year-old Azizul Hasni congratulated the 28-year-old for his achievement in reaching
00:20the men's Kirin final on Sunday.
00:22Hinting that the Paris Games was his last Olympics and Shah Firdaus will continue his
00:27legacy, Azizul Hasni said the baton has been passed to his successor to fight on in the
00:32next Olympic Games in 2028.
00:35He said it was not easy for Shah Firdaus to enter the Kirin final at the Olympics.
00:40He said Shah Firdaus was eliminated in the quarter-finals in the Tokyo Olympics, but
00:45this time his appearance in the final was an outstanding performance.
00:49He said Shah Firdaus was on his way to bring home at least a bronze medal in the remaining
00:54100 metres of the race before being taken out by Japan's Shinji Nakano, taking down
00:59Britain's Jack Carlin in the process.
01:02He said Shah Firdaus' performance was one that Malaysians should be proud of and he
01:06hoped his team-mate will use the four years from now to prepare for the Los Angeles Games.
01:11Azizul Hasni's shoes will be hard to fill as he won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics
01:16in 2016 and a silver medal in Tokyo in 2021.
01:21He broke his national sprint record in Paris, but his fifth Olympic outing turned to misery
01:25when he was disqualified for overtaking the derny in the first round of the Kirin event.
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