Paras, Vikram pedal to gold
Chandigarh, November 7
Paras clocked 1:08:33s to claim gold medal in the elite men’s 40km event on the opening day of the Chandigarh State Road Cycling Championship.
Yogesh Kumar (1:13:35s) clinched the silver medal, while Vikram Malik (1:14:05s) bagged the bronze.
The championship is being organised by Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association.
In the 40km men’s U-23 event, Vikram Seth (1:03:49s), Manan Kundal (1:10:26s) and Ajay Sharma (1:14:20s) claimed top three positions respectively.
Vineeta Kumari (44:08.66s) topped the podium in the elite women’s 28km race. She was followed by Rupali Khurana (49:07.42s) in second place.
In the men’s junior category, Dushyant Beniwal (34:09.22s) bagged the gold medal in the 28km contest. Jaskirat Singh (36:37.97s) pocketed the silver, while Jastej Singh (37:48.35s) returned with a bronze medal.
Reet Kapoor (40:04.12s) and Pravishi Sadyal (47:51.05s) claimed top two positions, respectively, in the 20km contest in the women’s junior category.
In the 20km boys’ sub-junior event, Akshat Sindhu (33:44.87s) won the gold medal, while Akshit (35:20.81s) bagged the silver. Himmat Singh (37:27.31s) claimed the bronze medal.
Arman Dua (21:19.10s) won the top position in the 12km competition in the boys’ youth category. He was followed by Arnav Jain (22:02.50s) and Aditya Rathore (25:28.14s) in second and third places, respectively.
In the girls’ youth competition, Rehat Kapoor (18:15.64s) clinched the gold medal in the 8km race. — TNS
