Kuala lumpur: National para track cycling pair Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri and pilot Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan are taking the positives from their Commonwealth Games debut after finishing fifth in the women's Tandem B Sprint qualifying round at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The pair clocked 11.834 seconds at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome here today, while compatriots Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais and pilot Nurul Suhada Zainal finished sixth in 12.799 seconds.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, England's Elizabeth Jordan and pilot Sylvia Misztal topped qualifying in 10.870 seconds, followed by teammates Sophie Unwin and pilot Anna Whitworth in 10.890 seconds, while Australia's Jessica Gallagher and pilot Jacqueline Mengler-Mohr were third in 11.042 seconds. Farina Shawati stated they had given their best, although their time was slower than expected. She expressed satisfaction with her partner despite the time being quite far from their targeted personal best of 11.5 seconds. She noted the impact of arriving only two days before the race, which affected their rhythm.

Nur Suraiya expressed pride in competing at the Commonwealth Games for the first time. Meanwhile, Farina mentioned that they would now focus on the women's Tandem B 1,000m time trial scheduled for Saturday, August 1. She highlighted their intention to build on the current performance and strive for the best possible result in the upcoming event.

Nur Suraiya and Farina previously won the women's B 1,000m time trial gold medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games and achieved a silver medal in the Tandem Team Sprint at the 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in Paris.