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Azizulhasni Awang
1988Jan, 5

Azizulhasni Awang

Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist
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Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics.Azizulhasni was Team Malaysia's national flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He won his first World Championship medal in 2009, a silver in the individual sprint.

His debut Olympic medal came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a bronze in the individual keirin.

In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal in the same category of individual keirin.In 2017, he won his first World Championship title in the keirin, and became the first Malaysian to ever wear the coveted rainbow jersey.

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