Muhyiddin hails Azizul as 'real champion for M'sians'

Muhyiddin Yassin has described track cyclist Mohd Azizulhasni Awang as the real champion for the people of Malaysia despite missing out on gold in keirin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today.

The prime minister said Malaysians were all proud of Azizulhasni’s achievement as he showed great fighting spirit in the final at the Izu Velodrome this morning to beat world champion Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands.

In a video conference with Youth and Sports Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Azizulhasni and another national...