- Velodrome Rakyat
Velodrome Rakyat is a
velodrome inIpoh ,Malaysia , and was the first velodrome to be built in that country.fact|date=February 2008Tan Sri Dato' Seri Darshan Singh Gill, President of the
Perak Cycling Association, identified the need for a velodrome in the country. Previously, the National Cycling Federation used to send track cyclists to neighbouring countries at a very high cost. With the approval of H.R.H.Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak , Darshan led a nationwide public donation drive and collected RM 3.25 million for the project.Velodrome Rakyat is a 250 metre timber track, and has hosted many national and international events, including the
World Cycling Championships B in 1997, the Track World Cup in 2000 and 2001, and the cycling events of the1989 Southeast Asian Games .
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