Indian cyclists finish with six golds at Track Asia Cup

Indian cyclists produced an impressive performance finishing on top with six gold, five silver and two bronze medals at the Track Asia Cup that concluded here Sunday.

India were followed by Indonesian team with 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze while Hong Kong came third by winning 4 gold and 2 bronze.

In the men' junior 200 Mts sprint, India's Esow Alben won gold pipping Kazakhstan's Dimitry Rezanov. India's Jemsh Singh won bronze medal.

"It was a tough fight with Kazakhstan's rider but I was confident that I can win the gold medal," Esow said after the race.

The second gold for the hosts came in the women's junior 200 Mts sprint where Mayuri Lute from Maharashtra clocked 12.263s to grab the pole position. Thailand's Kanyaral Hnokacw won silver by clocking 12.871s. Alyona Abramchok from the Kazakhstan team got bronze.

In the women's 'Elite Keirin' final, India's Sonali Chanu missed the bronze medal by a whisker. Hoi Yan Jessica from Hong Kong, Crismonita Dwiputri from Indonesia and Fatchah Mnstapa from Malaysia won the first three places respectively. The celebrated Deborah finished sixth in this event.