KUALA LUMPUR: National track rider Fadhil Zonis broke the long-standing men's 1 kilometre time trial national record at the Berlin World Championships on Friday.
The 22-year-old clocked one minute and 0.305 seconds in qualifying to surpass the former mark of 1:01.658s set by Rizal Tisin at the 2009 Pruszkow world meet.
Fadhil qualified for the eight-man final but his time of 1:00.895s in the decider saw him bringing up the rear.
Netherlands' Sam Ligtlee emerged victorious on 59.495s while French duo Quentin Lafargue (59.749s) and Michael D'Almeida (1:00.103s) completed the podium.
Rizal's 1:01.658s had earned him bronze in the 2009 final. It was also Malaysia's first-ever medal at the world championships.