Malaysia hopes of adding the third gold through the Men's cycling event were dashed when Azizulhasni Awang was demoted to sixth place due to a technical penalty in the final of his favourite event, the keirin.
The Pocket Rocketman would have won the silver behind Iranian rider, Mohammad Daneshvarkhouram who stole it from the outside leaving Azizul and Japanese Kazunari Watanabe behind.
However it was good news for another Malaysian cyclist, Josiah Ng who suddenly found himself on the podium with a bronze medal.
Other cyclists who took to the track did not fare any better with Fatehah Mustapha finished fourth in the Women's Sprint event while Ju Pha Somnet finished in sixth place of the Women's Omnium.
Earlier in the morning Malaysia added to their silver collection when shooter, Muhammad Ezuan Nasir Khan finished second in the Men's 50m Rifle Prone behind Zhao Shengbo of China.
In badminton, Lee Chong Wei as expected progressed to the next round of the Men 's individual event after winning his match against Pakistan Zeeshan Umar.
At Seonhak Hockey Stadium, Malaysia lost narrowly to host South Korea 2-1 but still remain in contention for a place in the
The Koreans scored all their goals from penalty corners, converted by Nam Hyunwoo while Malaysia replied through a field goal by Muhammad Marhan.
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