Deborah wins gold in first day of Track Asia Cup

Andaman and Nicobar Islands girl Deborah won the 500 metre time trial gold in Women's Elite section on the opening day of the Track Asia Cup 2014 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex Velodrome here Friday.

She clocked 37.250 seconds for the distance, finished way ahead of the silver medallist Tatyana Zadenepryanova of Kazakhstan and bronze medal winner Parul Akhtar of Bangladesh.

The Kazakh girl timed 40 seconds while Akhtar clocked 45.600 seconds.

The hosts grabbed one silver and four bronze medals apart from Deborah's gold during the day.

But that was the lone bright spot for the Indians on the day, as in the five other finals, Hong Kong riders grabbed three gold medals in Men Elite 1km time trial, Women Elite Points Race and in Men Junior's 1km time trial.

Kazakhstan's Magomed Mamedov claimed gold in Men's Elite Points Race while Thailand's Sarintip Diow-Archakun topped in junior women's 500m time event.

India's Rutuja Satpute and Parvathy V.G. also finished 2-3 for silver and bronze in the Women's Elite Points Race in which Hong Kong's Wong Wan Yiu Jaime won gold.

Amrit Singh won bronze in Men's Elite 1km Time Trial.

India bagged a bronze in Men's Junior 1km time trial by Krishna Naikodi and 500m time trial bronze by Raj V.P. Sona in the women's junior section.

The Results (Finals):

Men Elite (1km Time Trial: Kwun Wa La (HKG) 1:08.350, Satjakul Sianglam (THA) 1:08.460, Amrit Singh (IND) 1:08.880.

Men Elite (Points Race): Magomed Mamedov (KAZ) 81 points, Boonratana Thanakoran (THA) 69, Ching Yin Mow (HKG) 52.

Men Juniors (1km Time Trial): Maximillan Gil (HKG) 1:08.860, Chakhree Khruthangkha (THA) 1:10.630, Krishna Naikodi (IND) 1:12.870.

Women Elite (500m Time Trial): Debroah (IND) 37.250, Tatyana Zadepryanova (AZ) 40.000, Parul Akhtar (BAN) 45.600.

Women Elite (Points Race): Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKG) 128 points, Rutuja Satpute (IND) 27, Parvathy V.G. (IND) 5.Women Juniors (500km Time Trial): Sarinthip Diow-Archakun (THA) 40.690, Wing Yee Leung (HKG) 40.990, Raj VP Sona (JND) 41.420.