Manipur collect 4 medals at Cycling Nationals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 31 2019:
Manipur cyclists have so far amassed 4 medals including 3 gold and 1 silver at the 71 st Senior, 48th Junior and 34th Sub-Junior National Track Cycling Championship 2019 which began on January 30 in Jaipur, Rajasthan under the aegis of Cycling Federation of India.
I Matouleibi Devi earned Manipur a gold medal in the elite women's 10 km scratch race taking 16 minutes 47.689 seconds to complete the course.
In the youth boys' 500 m individual time trial event, Manipur's Y Birjit finished second with a time of 36.899 seconds to win the silver medal.
Meanwhile in the youth girls' 500 m individual time trial event, Kh Pere Devi of Manipur was ahead of all to claim the gold medal.
She took 41.377 seconds to cover the distance.
E Lanchenba added yet another gold medal for the State finishing first in the junior men's 10 km scratch race with a time of 14 minutes 39.296 seconds.