New Delhi, November 22, 2014: India’s men and women elite teams brought cheers to the hosts’ camp as well as a sizeable crowd that comprised school children when the cyclists added two more gold medals to their tally on the second day of the Track Asia Cup 2014 at the IG Stadium Complex Velodrome here today.
The Indian riders also claimed their second silver medal besides winning three bronze medals today for an overall tally of three gold, two silver and six bronze medals in both Elite and Junior sections.
It was a very good morning for the Indians in the real sense as Deborah combined well with Kezia Varghese in team sprint final to get gold in the two-lap event in 34.290 seconds. Both Debora and Kezia did their first lap in a time of 18.36 but clipped off more than two seconds in the second to finish ahead of the Bangladeshi duo of Farhana Sultana and Parul Akhtar who took 42.390 for silver. With no competitor for the bronze the medal was scratched.
However, it was the turn of men’s elite team, consisting of Amarjeet Singh, Amrit Singh and Alan Baby, to prove its point in the three-lap team sprit event. They had a very tough competition with Hong Kong and Kazakhstan cyclists breathing down their neck but the Indians overcame the challenge in style to win gold in 48.570 seconds with an average speed of 55.59 kilometres per hour.
In contrast, the Hong Kong team took a little more than a second for silver at 49.490 while the Services team, which is here for participation sake, bagged the bronze at 51.870, thus pushing the Kazakh team members out of the medal bracket. The Services Sports Control Board’s team comprised RL Manoj, Faris Sala and S. Renjit.
In women’s elite 3-km Individual Pursuit, there was no match to Hong Kong’s Wan Yiu Jamie Wong who grabbed her second gold after beating India’s Rutuja Satpute in a great finish after 1000 metres, having overtaken the Indian in the 2000-metre event. The race was stopped after the Hong Kong rider overtook her rival with several laps to go. With no fourth competitor for the bronze medal contest, Bangladesh Farhana Sultana got the benefit to help her add another bronze to team’s tally.
However, men’s elite 4-km Individual Pursuit saw a good fight between eventual gold winner Siu Wai Ko from Hong Kong and Kazakh Roman Vassilenkov with the former took 4:44.040 minutes while Roman took just a fraction of a second more for silver in the 4000m event. In the bronze medal duel, India’s Manjeet Singh (3.36.460) overtook Thailand’s Boonratanathanakorn (3:43.540) just after the 3000m mark when the race was suspended.
In women junior section, gold went to Hong Kong’s Wing Yee Leung while Thai Suthima claimed silver. But the Indian Raj VP Sona proved too good for Bangladesh’s Sampti Biswas to win bronze, by overlapping her rival in the 2-km event. Though Hong Kong’s Maximillian Gil claimed gold in men’s junior Individual Pursuit, pushing Thai Yuttana Mano behind, India’s Manohar Lal was awarded the bronze without a contest.
In the qualification events held this evening, India assured themselves of a few more medals, including a couple of gold, on the concluding day tomorrow.
The Results (All Finals):
Men Elite (Team Sprint 3 laps): India (Amarjeet Singh/Amrit Singh/Alan Baby) 55.59, Hong Kong (Kwun Wa Law/Ching Yin Mow, Ka Yu Leung) 54.556, SSCB (RL Manoj/Faris Salam/S. Renjit 52.053.
Men Elite (Individual Pursuit 4km): Siu Wai Ko (HKG) 4:44.040, Roman Vassilenkov (KAZ) 4:45.390, Manjeet Singh (IND) 3:36.460, Boonratana Thanakoran (THA) 3:43.540.
Men Juniors (Individual Pursuit 3km): Maximillian Gil (HKG) 3:38.960, Yuttana Mano (THAI) 3:44.870, Manohar Lal (IND).
Women Elite (Team Sprint 2 laps): India (Debroah/Kezia Verghese)34.290, Bangladesh (Farhana Sultana/Parul Akhtar) 42.390.
Women Elite (Individual Pursuit 3km): Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKG) 1:19,800, Rutuja Satpute (IND) 1:27.580, Farhana Sultana (BAN).
Women Juniors (Individual Pursuit 2km): Wing Yee Leung (HKG) 1:21.790, Suthima Phonchaisaeng (THA) 1:25.620, Raj VP Sona (IND) 1:26.800, Sampti Biswas (BAN) 1:26.340.
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The Indian riders also claimed their second silver medal besides winning three bronze medals today for an overall tally of three gold, two silver and six bronze medals in both Elite and Junior sections.
It was a very good morning for the Indians in the real sense as Deborah combined well with Kezia Varghese in team sprint final to get gold in the two-lap event in 34.290 seconds. Both Debora and Kezia did their first lap in a time of 18.36 but clipped off more than two seconds in the second to finish ahead of the Bangladeshi duo of Farhana Sultana and Parul Akhtar who took 42.390 for silver. With no competitor for the bronze the medal was scratched.
However, it was the turn of men’s elite team, consisting of Amarjeet Singh, Amrit Singh and Alan Baby, to prove its point in the three-lap team sprit event. They had a very tough competition with Hong Kong and Kazakhstan cyclists breathing down their neck but the Indians overcame the challenge in style to win gold in 48.570 seconds with an average speed of 55.59 kilometres per hour.
In contrast, the Hong Kong team took a little more than a second for silver at 49.490 while the Services team, which is here for participation sake, bagged the bronze at 51.870, thus pushing the Kazakh team members out of the medal bracket. The Services Sports Control Board’s team comprised RL Manoj, Faris Sala and S. Renjit.
In women’s elite 3-km Individual Pursuit, there was no match to Hong Kong’s Wan Yiu Jamie Wong who grabbed her second gold after beating India’s Rutuja Satpute in a great finish after 1000 metres, having overtaken the Indian in the 2000-metre event. The race was stopped after the Hong Kong rider overtook her rival with several laps to go. With no fourth competitor for the bronze medal contest, Bangladesh Farhana Sultana got the benefit to help her add another bronze to team’s tally.
However, men’s elite 4-km Individual Pursuit saw a good fight between eventual gold winner Siu Wai Ko from Hong Kong and Kazakh Roman Vassilenkov with the former took 4:44.040 minutes while Roman took just a fraction of a second more for silver in the 4000m event. In the bronze medal duel, India’s Manjeet Singh (3.36.460) overtook Thailand’s Boonratanathanakorn (3:43.540) just after the 3000m mark when the race was suspended.
In women junior section, gold went to Hong Kong’s Wing Yee Leung while Thai Suthima claimed silver. But the Indian Raj VP Sona proved too good for Bangladesh’s Sampti Biswas to win bronze, by overlapping her rival in the 2-km event. Though Hong Kong’s Maximillian Gil claimed gold in men’s junior Individual Pursuit, pushing Thai Yuttana Mano behind, India’s Manohar Lal was awarded the bronze without a contest.
In the qualification events held this evening, India assured themselves of a few more medals, including a couple of gold, on the concluding day tomorrow.
The Results (All Finals):
Men Elite (Team Sprint 3 laps): India (Amarjeet Singh/Amrit Singh/Alan Baby) 55.59, Hong Kong (Kwun Wa Law/Ching Yin Mow, Ka Yu Leung) 54.556, SSCB (RL Manoj/Faris Salam/S. Renjit 52.053.
Men Elite (Individual Pursuit 4km): Siu Wai Ko (HKG) 4:44.040, Roman Vassilenkov (KAZ) 4:45.390, Manjeet Singh (IND) 3:36.460, Boonratana Thanakoran (THA) 3:43.540.
Men Juniors (Individual Pursuit 3km): Maximillian Gil (HKG) 3:38.960, Yuttana Mano (THAI) 3:44.870, Manohar Lal (IND).
Women Elite (Team Sprint 2 laps): India (Debroah/Kezia Verghese)34.290, Bangladesh (Farhana Sultana/Parul Akhtar) 42.390.
Women Elite (Individual Pursuit 3km): Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKG) 1:19,800, Rutuja Satpute (IND) 1:27.580, Farhana Sultana (BAN).
Women Juniors (Individual Pursuit 2km): Wing Yee Leung (HKG) 1:21.790, Suthima Phonchaisaeng (THA) 1:25.620, Raj VP Sona (IND) 1:26.800, Sampti Biswas (BAN) 1:26.340.
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