Mountain Bike: Kedah Steal Show With Two Golds On Final Day


KUCHING, Kedah riders dominated the final day of mountain bike (MTB) at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) when they clinched two gold medals in the Olympic Cross-Country events at Bukit Siol here.

Kedah enjoyed a 1-2-3 finish in the Olympic Cross-Country women’s event with Phi Kun Pan finishing in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 12 seconds (s) for gold, followed by Nurul Nabilah Mohd Asri in 1:25:38s for silver and Nur Fitrah Shaari (1:25:54s).

The young Kedah squad continued to excel when Phi Kun and Nur Fitrah combined with Ammar Yasir and Muhammad Aiman Supri to deliver gold number two in the Olympic Cross-Country mixed relay.

Credit: UKAS

They clocked 1:07:57s for the gold, leaving Johor (1:14:20s) to take silver and Sabah (1:24:00s) the bronze.

Meanwhile, Perak’s Muhammad Syawal Mzalin outlasted two Terengganu riders to clinch gold in the men’s category of the Olympic Cross-Country event in 1:18:28s.

Saniy Syu’aib Mohd Safiee clocked 1:22:35s for silver while Muhammad Effan Wafiy Nor Effandy took bronze in
1:27:35s.

Credit: UKAS

The cycling competition, which began on Aug 14, offers a total of 15 gold medals, with Terengganu and Kedah each bagging five golds, Perak two and Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang one each.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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