KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — National track cycling queen Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri was involved in a crash and failed to finish the women's keirin event at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Turkiye yesterday.
The incident occurred during the first-round repechage at the Konya Velodrome, where she crashed after colliding with Trinidad and Tobago's Makaira Wallace while attempting to overtake her.
Izzah was classified as Did Not Finish after she was left lying on the track and unable to continue the race while Wallace finished third. Canada's Lauriane Genest won the race.
Earlier, she finished fourth in Heat Six of the first round, forcing her into the repechage to keep her hopes alive for the second round.
On Saturday (March 15), Izzah broke her own national record in women's individual sprint at the same competition, clocking 10.578 seconds in the qualifying round.
The 22-year-old’s time surpassed her previous record of 10.658s, set last month at the 2025 Asian Track Cycling Championships in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
The UCI Track Nations Cup, which began on Friday (March 14), concluded yesterday.
— Bernama
