The Malaysian 'pocket-rocket' sprinter needed surgery after a splinter, 9 inches in length, went through his lower left leg in crash during the men's Keirin final at the track World Cup in Manchester.
The surgery was completed and the splinter successfully removed, the doctor present suggested he could fly back as early as tomorrow and can ride again in just under a fortnight
source : http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-world-cup-2011-awangs-splinter-update
