KUALA LUMPUR: Former national cyclist Ng Joo Pong, who represented Malaysia at two Olympic Games and won Asian Games bronze, has died at the age of 80.
His death was confirmed by his younger brother, former national cyclist Datuk Ng Joo Ngan, on Wednesday.
Known as 'The King of the Road', Joo Pong made history by becoming Malaysia's first cycling representative at the Olympics when he competed at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
He returned to the Olympic stage four years later at the 1968 Mexico City Games, cementing his place among the pioneers of Malaysian cycling.
