India’s women’s junior cycling team outperformed South Korea to earn gold in the sprint event on the first day of the Asian Track Cycling Championships at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. Aside from the gold medal, India won two silver medals and one bronze medal, giving them a strong start to the championships.
The women’s junior team, which included Sarita Kumari, Niya Sebastian, Zaina Mohammed Ali Pirkhan, and Sabina Kumari, made history by defeating Korea in the team sprint event in an outstanding time of 53.383 seconds. The men’s junior team of Narayan Mahto, Syed Khalid Baghi, and Mayanglambam Wattaba Meitei won silver (47.936s), despite stiff competition from the Korean team.