Azizulhasni Awang capped the year on a positive note by winning the keirin silver medal at the Austral Wheel Race in Melbourne today — his first international competition since withdrawing from the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.
The 35-year-old settled for the silver medal behind Australia's rising star Thomas Cornish, while Malaysia's Shah Firdaus Sahrom won bronze at the Joe Ciavola Velodrome.
Another Malaysian, Fadhil Zonis, finished a respectable fifth.
Azizulhasni withdrew from the Asian Games due to injury sustained during a training session.
Despite the setback, it has been a promising season for the Dungun-born, who in June won the sprint and keirin titles at the Asian Championships in Nilai.
Meanwhile, in the women's keirin final, Nurul Izzah Izzati won a silver, finishing behind gold medallist Kristina Clonan of Australia, while Selina Ho took bronze.