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India finishes 2nd
in Track Asia Cup
India ended their campaign in the
Track Asia Cup at second position at the Cycling Velodrome in IG Stadium in New
Delhi today. India got eight medals, including two gold, on the final day of
the competition today.
With this, India's medals tally
comprises 16 with five gold, four Silver and seven bronze. Hong Kong topped the
table with 18 medals which comprise 11 Gold, four Silver and three bronze.
India's Deborah Herold, in her
Final Sprint event, clinched the top position with a time of 12.576 minutes and
12.493 minutes in the first and second rounds, respectively. She beat Zhaojuan
of Hong Kong, who clocked 12.820 minutes and 12.734 minutes in both the rounds
to settle for a silver.The third position was taken by Farina Shawati of
Malaysia with a time of 12.552 and 12.342.
Another Indian -- Kezia Vargheese
-- missed the bronze medal by a whisker, finishing fourth in this event.
Deborah, however, lost the gold medal in her favourite event -- Keirin -- and
managed to win a silver ahead of her teammate Kezia Varghesse, who bagged the
bronze.The 21-year-old Deborah turned out to be the star performer for the
country, having clinched three gold and one silver.
In the Men's Elite Keirin event,
Indian cyclist Amarjeet Singh finished 8th, but in the Junior Keirin
competition, Emerson won the bronze medal for India.
