TOKYO: National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (pix) stormed into the men’s keirin semi-finals and moved one step closer to win Malaysia’s first Olympic gold medal on a bright and glorious morning at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka today.

The 33-year-old former keirin world champion came in second in Heat Three to finish the race behind Japan’s Yuta Wakimoto, who won a silver in keirin at the 2020 World Championships.