Track Cycling Nationals : Narengbam Maxson scripts new National Record as Sub-Junior team emerge champions
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 04 2026: Manipur's cycling contingent finished their spectacular campaign on a high as the 78th Senior, 56th Junior, and 41st Sub-Junior National Track Cycling Championships concluded today in Ranchi, with a haul of 19 medals including 6 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze.

The stellar performance also saw the Sub-Junior team crowned as the team champions.

The day saw State riders securing 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals and the biggest highlight belonged to Narengbam Maxson, who scripted history by shattering the previous national mark in the sub-junior boys' 500m time trial.

Maxson clocked a blistering 33.515 seconds to claim the gold medal and set a new National Record.

Track Cycling Nationals : Narengbam Maxson scripts new National Record

His teammate, Chungkham Mangalmission, added to Manipur's joy by securing the bronze medal in 35.661 seconds, while Messi Kartson of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands took the silver in 35.112 seconds.

Saikhom Florence Devi also turned in a stellar performance in the sub-junior girls' category, securing two podium finishes.

Florence captured a magnificent gold medal in the 2km individual pursuit with a timing of 2:41.949, comfortably beating Haryana's Diksha (2:46.959) and Rajasthan's Diksha (2:47.145), who finished second and third respectively.

Later in the day, Florence added a bronze medal to her tally in the 500m time trial, clocking 39.901 seconds.

In that same race, IS Bridney of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands set a new National Record (37.479 seconds) to take gold, while Maharashtra's Gayatri Tambavekar took silver in 37.819 seconds.

With 8 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze), the State sub-junior team emerged as the team champions.

Manipur's golden run extended to the junior men's division, where the powerhouse quarterly unit of Huidrom Suraj, Palin Oinam, Lairenmayum Rishi, and Yumnam Sushil stormed to victory in the 3-lap team sprint.

The Manipuri speedsters clocked 1:07.138 to seal the gold medal ahead of Rajasthan (1:07.521) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1:08.002) .

The State also picked up crucial medals in the scratch race events.

In the junior men's 7.5 km scratch race, Jeish Thokchom pedalled his way to a silver medal, finishing just behind Rajasthan's Rohit Punya, while Bihar's Shashi Yadav took the bronze.

In the junior women's 7.5 km scratch race, Tarunkumari Thokchom fought hard to secure a bronze medal for Manipur, sharing the podium with gold-medallist Anjali Jakhar of Rajasthan and silver-medallist Hashini K of Tamil Nadu.

Yumnam Devjit also picked up a bronze medal in the sub-junior men's 2 km individual pursuit with a time of 2:27.418 as Alok Bishnoi of Rajasthan (2:25.334) and Arslan Ahmad Dar of Jammu and Kashmir (2:25.638) sealed the gold and the silver medals.

Prior to today's events, the State's golden campaign was spearheaded by double gold-medallist Huirem Victoriya (Youth Girls' 500m Time Trial and 2km Individual Pursuit) alongside Yumnam Sushil, who won gold in the Junior Men's 200m Sprint.

The earlier hauls also included notable silver-medal performances by Mayengbam Henthoi Singh, Huidrom Suraj, Yumnam Devjit, the Sub-Junior Boys' Team Sprint unit, and the Junior Men's Team Pursuit squad.

Furthermore, bronze medals had previously been contributed by Thangjam Langamba, Chanambam Poireinganba, and the Elite Men's Team Sprint trio, cementing Manipur's status as a dominant force in national track cycling.