PARIS, Aug 11 — National track cyclist Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom has been relegated from the men’s keirin final of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, after he finished fourth today.
The 28-year-old was sprinting towards the finish line when he was hit by Japanese rider Shinji Nakano, causing Jack Carlin of the United Kingdom to lose control and fall in the final round at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome just a while ago.
Although match results initially showed Firdaus finishing the race in fourth place, it was changed to relegated on the Games’ official website, resulting in a sixth-place finish.
Harry Lavraysen of the Netherlands won the gold, while Australians Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer took the silver and bronze respectively.
Malaysia officially wrapped up its Paris Olympics campaign with two bronze medals from national professional men’s badminton singles player Lee Zii Jia and national men’s badminton doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik.
— Bernama
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National track cycling athlete Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom lies injured on the race track after he was struck by Japanese rider Shinji Nakano, which caused British racer Jack Carlin to lose control and fall as well, during the men's keirin event's final for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, on August 11, 2024. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
