NEW DELHI: India finished their campaign on a creditable third position with an impressive 11 medals, including three gold, three silver and five bronze in the Track Asia Cup cycling topurnament at the IGI Sports Complex, here today.
Korea finished at the top with six gold, three silver and three bronze while Uzbekistan secured second spot with three gold and four silver medals.
On the final day, India won two gold and three bronze medals.
India’s young cycling sensation Deborah Herold made a fine start on the final day of the competition by winning the gold medal in the women Elite Sprint event clocking 13.614 seconds to beat Korea’s Cho Sun Young (13.704s).
Deborah also missed one medal opportunity as she fell down in her favourite Keiren event. On the final lap, she couldn’t maintain her balance and fell down on the track and after coming in contact of Deborah, Thailand’s Pannaray Rasee also lost her balance and collided. Deborah eventually settled for one gold and two silver medals (including one from team event). (AGENCIES)
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