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| Full name | Nurul Izzah Izzati binti Mohd Asri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 2003 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nurul Izzah Izzati binti Mohd Asri (born 11 September 2003) is a Malaysian professional Track cyclist. [1]
At the age of 19, Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, secured the title of Asian 500m Champion and won the bronze medal in the keirin event at the 2022 Asian Track Cycling Championships, in New Delhi. In the same year, she competed at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, where she secured a bronze medal in the team sprint event alongside Nurul Aliana Syafika Azizan and Anis Amira Rosidi. In 2023, She won two silver medals in the category 500m and team Sprint event at the 2023 Asian Track Cycling Championships. [2] [3]
She won four medals at the 2024 Asian Track Cycling Championships, including gold in the 500-meter event and keirin. At the 2024 Track Cycling National Cup round in Milton, Canada, she finished eighth in the keirin and advanced to the second round of the speed championships. This allows her to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Local journalists later gave her the nickname "Pocket Rocketwoman" in reference to her compatriot Azizulhasni Awang. [4] [5]
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