HANOI: The national MTB cycling squad made history when they bagged Malaysia’s first gold medal in the mixed cross-country relay event in Hoa Binh.
The squad’s previous best achievement was winning silver at the 2011 Games.
In the final today, the squad of Ahmad Syazrin Awang Ilah, Zulfikri Zulkifli, Nur Assyira Zainal Abidin and Natahsya Soon clocked 1:23.14s for Malaysia’s 20th gold medal in Vietnam.
Hosts Vietnam had to settle for silver after clocking 1:23.48s, while the team from Thailand took bronze with 1:24.54s.