Nurul Izzah ready to mentor rising track cyclist Nur Alyssa

MALAYSIA’s top female track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri is willing to mentor rising athlete Nur Alyssa Farid towards greater achievements.

While her journey to becoming a top national track cyclist is ongoing, she hopes others will challenge her competitively so that Malaysia can produce more outstanding cyclists on the international stage.

“When talking about Alyssa’s performance, I hope more athletes challenge me. When there is competition, I won’t remain in my comfort zone, and Alyssa can fight alongside me and (we) improve together.

“I am prepared to support Alyssa in every way possible. I can provide motivation, and give her 100 per cent support. When it comes to competition, we fight together,“ she told reporters recently.

Nur Alyssa has been gaining attention as a rising star in the sport since joining the national elite squad at 19. She garnered several medals at the President’s Cup, including a silver medal in the sprint event and two bronze medals, in keirin and individual sprint.

The Muar-born cyclist was previously part of the national backup squad. However, after setting a new personal record in the 200-metres (m) “flying” sprint with a time of under 11 seconds—10.953 seconds (s)—she earned the opportunity to join the elite podium camp.

The record time also made her the second-fastest female cyclist in the country, trailing national track cycling star Nurul Izzah by just 2.10s.

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