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Indian cyclists
bag 6 medals on opening day of Track Asia Cup 2016
Indian cyclists put up a commendable show on the opening day of the
Track Asia Cup 2016, bagging 6 medals, including three gold and two silver and
one bronze, in New Delhi today.
Deborah Herold did not disappoint
her team and took home two gold medals on day one at the Indira Gandhi Sports
Complex Velodrome.
In the women elite, 500m Deborah
won the gold, clocking 35.964 seconds. Mohd. Adnan Farina Shawati of Malaysia
and Yin Yin from Hong Kong bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively.
In the team sprint women elite
event, the Indian team comprising Deborah Herold and Kezia Vargheese beat the
team from Kazakhstan to bag the gold medal.
A bronze medal was awarded to
Rajkumari Devi, due to walkover at the women elite pursuit 3kms event. In the
men elite team sprint event, the team from Iran bagged the gold medal while
Malaysia and Kazakhstan bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively.
India's junior team bagged a
silver medal in the team sprint event beating Kazakhstan. The junior women team
also bagged a gold in the team sprint event.
Another star for India was Alena
Reji, who was taking part in her first international event as she won a silver.
At the end of the first day of
the championship, India and Malaysia share the top spot with three gold, two
silver, one bronze medals each.
