KUALA LUMPUR: Izzah Izzati Asri proved her bronze medal feat in the women's individual sprint earlier this week was no fluke after she powered to the gold medal in the keirin at the Asian Track Cycling Championships (ACC) in New Delhi today.
Izzah and teammate Anis Amira Rosidi secured a 1-3 finish for Malaysia in the event at the Indira Gandhi Velodrome. China's Tong Mengqi claimed the silver.
Anis was drawn as the first rider behind the derny while Izzah was second last as the riders rolled off the start line in the final.
Izzah, however, showed great tactical awareness to move up the pack midway through the race. She followed the wheel of Mengqi and overtook the latter for the lead at the final bend.
Izzah and Anis had both won their opening round heats. They were in the same heat in the second round which Anis won with Izzah coming in second.
Izzah, who stands at a diminutive 1.52 metres tall, has been nicknamed the 'Pocket Rocketwoman' as her performances have been compared to that of Azizulhasni Awang.
Meanwhile, Shah Firdaus Sahrom suffered a bad day at the office as he failed to qualify for the men's keirin final.
Shah was drawn second last in his second round heat and found himself caught out when lead rider China's Li Zhiwei made his move early on.
Shah's younger brother Ridwan, who was drawn second behind the derny, was able to follow Zhiwei's wheel to the finish line and make the cut for the final as Shah crossed the line a disappointing fourth.
Ridwan, who was forced to go through the repechage route after placing last in his opening round heat, was already a spent force by the final and settled for fifth in the medal decider.
Japan's Kento Yamasaki took the gold while Zhiwei and Hong Kong's Yung Tsun Ho claimed silver and bronze.
Shah placed second in the 7th-12th place race to end the competition in eighth place overall.
The para category witnessed Ahmad Ahlami Mohamad-Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) defeating teammates Khairul Hazwan Wahab-Arfy Qhairant Amran (pilot) in the men's tandem sprint (B) final.
Nur Azlia Syafinaz Zais-Farina Shawati Adnan (pilot) defeated Nur Suraiya Zamri-Nurul Suhada Zainal (pilot) in the women's tandem sprint (B) final which was also an all-Malaysian affair.
