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India's Track Cyclists Miss Out on Asian Games Medals
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News18•29-09-2026, 14:15
India's Track Cyclists Miss Out on Asian Games Medals
- •Indian track cycling teams failed to advance to medal races in men's and women's team sprint events and women's team pursuit at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
- •In women's team sprint, the Indian quartet clocked 50.431 seconds, with Chinese Taipei moving to the bronze medal race.
- •The men's team sprint saw India clock 44.374 seconds, while China advanced to the gold medal race against Japan.
- •India's women's team pursuit finished fifth and last in qualifying with a time of 4:45.151s, missing out on medal contention.
- •Consequently, India will not have any representation in the medal races for these three track cycling events.
Key Questions Answered
The Indian track cycling teams bowed out of the medal races in the men’s and women’s team sprint events as well as the women’s team pursuit competition at the Asian Games.
The quartet of Celestina, Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy, and Triyasha Paul represented India in the women's team sprint event, clocking 50.431 seconds in their first-round heat.
Harshita Jakhar, Pooja Danole, Meenakshi, and Swosti Singh finished fifth and last in the qualifying round with a time of 4:45.151s, competing alone against the clock in the first round.
