NAGOYA  — Malaysia continued to build momentum at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games when national track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri’s feat of winning the bronze medal in the women’s keirin was among the contingent’s highlights on the 12th day of the Games, yesterday.

The Sungai Petani, Kedah-born rider became only the second Malaysian female rider after Fatehah Mustapa had won a medal in the women’s keirin event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, thereby increasing the country’s medal tally to six gold, five silver, and 12 bronze so far.

At the Izu Velodrome, Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang also drew attention to the men’s sprint event as the former world champion advanced to the quarterfinals which takes place today, while Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom was eliminated in the repechage round.

Malaysia also added two bronze medals through e-sports after the Identity V and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) teams were both eliminated in the semifinals.

However, attention was also directed towards the men’s and women’s squash squads, who continued their progress after recording 2-0 victories in their quarterfinal matches.

The men’s squad defeated Japan to book a meeting with India in the semifinals, while the women’s team overcame Macau and will face hosts Japan in the battle for a ticket to the final.

In other developments, the national diving campaign concluded without an individual medal for the first time since Malaysia’s participation in the 2002 Busan Asian Games.