National track cyclist Sawda Hasbullah in action during the Women Junior Category Qualifying 200M at Asian Track Championship 2025 at the National Velodrome in Nilai, Negri Sembilan.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star
NILAI: Track cycling rookie Sawda Hasbullah wrapped up her amazing campaign perfectly by winning the girls' junior sprint gold medal at the Asian Championships in Nilai on Tuesday (Feb 25).
The 17-year-old from Melaka romped to her second gold medal after beating South Korea's Park Hye-rin in two final heats at the National Velodrome, here.
Sawda qualified for the final after beating another South Korean Park Ye-been 2-1 in the semi-finals earlier. Ye-been won the keirin event last week.
Sawda won the girls' junior 1km time trial event on Sunday (Feb 23). She thus finished with a three-medal haul, having taken silver in the team sprint last Friday (Feb 21).
