PTI
New Delhi, Sept 14: Deborah Herold overcame back pain as India put up a commendable show on the opening day of the Track Asia Cup cycling tournament, bagging six medals, which included three gold, two silver and one bronze here Wednesday.
Deborah did not disappoint her team and took home two gold medals on day one. In the women elite 500m, Deborah won the yellow metal, clocking 35.964 seconds. Adnan Farina Shawati of Malaysia and Yin Yin from Hong Kong bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively.
In the Team Sprint Women Elite event, the Indian team comprising of Deborah and Kezia Vargheese beat the team from Kazakhstan to bag the gold medal with a timing of 35.962 seconds.
A bronze medal was awarded to Rajkumari Devi, due to walkover at the women elite pursuit 3kms event at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex Velodrome.
Talking about her achievement Deborah said: “I was suffering from back pain for last 10 days but this has been an excellent start for me. I am hoping to keep the medal tally rising. My personal aim at the moment would be to improve my timing with every event.”
The other gold medal on the day was bagged by the Indian junior women’s team bagged in the Team Sprint event with Nayana Rajesh and Anu Chutia overcoming Uzbekistan with a timing of 37.452 seconds.
At the end of the first day, India and Malaysia share the top spot in the medal tally with six medals each. Hong Kong with three gold and two bronze medals stand second in the tally followed by Iran with a gold medal.
