Asian Track Championship: Ronaldo wins Silver; Chayanika clinches Bronze

New Delhi: World Junior Champion Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam on Wednesday became the first Indian cyclist to win a silver medal in the senior category after finishing second in the sprint event on the final day of the Asian Track Championship here.

This was his third medal in the championship. Earlier, he had won bronze medals in 1Km Time Trial and Team Sprint events.

A big surprise of the day was when 19-year-old Chayanika Gogoi of Assam opened the Indian tally with bronze over Kazakhstan's favourite Rinata Sultanova in 10km Women Scratch Race finals. Youri Kim won gold while Kie Furuyama of Japan clinched silver. Chayanika Gogoi expressed her happiness at winning the medal. She said, "I never missed my training and was very glad that the hard work paid off. My sole aim is to represent and win medals for the country."

In the world class field, the Indian Cycling team finished their campaign by winning 23 medals including 2 gold, 6 silver and 15 bronze in the Championships which is the best-ever performance of any Indian Cycling contingent. 

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