[8][10][11][6][12] In May 2022 Iakovlev set a new unofficial world record in the 200m flying track time trial in 9.099 seconds, at the Moscow Grand Prix.

[7][5][14] Even before he emigrated to Israel, he had shared photos displaying the Israeli and Ukrainian flags on his social media.

[15][7] The coach of the Russian national track cycling team, Sergey Kovpanets, said that "It is a shame that we lose such a talented rider like Mikhail.

"[8] In 2023 Iakovlev won a bronze medal for Israel at the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Nations Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia in February.

[23] In March 2024 he won the Israeli National Championship in both Keirin and Sprint, for the second straight year.

[24] At 23 years of age, he set an Olympic record in the men’s track cycling sprint at the competition, with a time of 9.152 seconds.

[25] He also competed in the Men's keirin, and won his heat in the qualifiers well ahead of 2023 world champion Kevin Quintero of Colombia and four other riders.