He had no trouble defeating Individual Neutral Athlete Nikita Kiriltsev in the bronze medal decider after creating a sensation by clinching gold in the men’s keirin yesterday.

Azizulhasni, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallist, defeated Huang Ruiting of China in the round of 16 before continuing his fine form by eliminating Dominik Topinka of the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals.

However, the 38-year-old athlete lost to Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-final. Azizulhasni won the first race, but Paul bounced back to dominate the second race before securing victory in the decider to advance to the final.

The gold medal in the sprint event went to world champion Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands, who made amends for his disappointment at finishing second in the keirin, while Paul settled for silver.

Another Malaysian, Shah Firdaus Sahrom, was eliminated in the round of 16 after losing to Mattia Predomo of Italy.

In the women’s keirin, track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Asri’s hopes of advancing to the final were dashed after she was eliminated in the semi-finals before finishing 11th in the classification race for positions seven to 12.

Another national representative, Nur Alyssa Farid, was eliminated in the second round.

The three-day championship concludes today.