Terengganu Reclaims Cycling Crown at SUKMA After Decade-Long Wait

After a ten-year wait, Terengganu has reclaimed the top spot in the women's team time trial cycling at the SUKMA Selangor 2026. The quintet of Dahlia Hazwani Hasyim, Ameera Alya Md Zahirrudin, Arzi Masturnina Batrisya Arziwami, and the sisters Nur Aieris Madhihah and Nur Aierin Wadhiah Mohd Adni dominated the 29.5-kilometer course from Bagan Lalang, finishing in 40 minutes and 18.909 seconds.

Johor secured the silver medal, trailing by 1 minute and 33.77 seconds, while Kedah took bronze, 2 minutes and 54.92 seconds behind. This triumph is particularly meaningful for Dahlia, who also won the individual time trial. The team's victory is significant as the event had been absent from SUKMA for several editions, with Terengganu's last win dating back to the Sarawak 2016 games.

"We are very proud to win this gold because Terengganu has not won this event since 2016 in Sarawak, and we truly gave our all today," said Dahlia. "We cycled with all our might and honestly, we were a bit surprised because we knew Johor was a very strong team."

The win continues the legacy of Nur Aisyah Mohamad Zubir, who previously won gold for Terengganu in the same event in 2016 and went on to become one of the nation's top endurance riders, making history as the first Malaysian woman to compete in the road cycling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Terengganu also competed in the men's team time trial, but Selangor emerged victorious by 17 seconds. Terengganu is now aiming to add to its current tally of two gold and one silver medals in the upcoming mass start road race and women's criterium events.

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We are very proud to win this gold because Terengganu has not won this event since 2016 in Sarawak, and we truly gave our all today. We cycled with all our might and honestly, we were a bit surprised because we knew Johor was a very strong team.