Pune: Karnataka cyclists had a field day picking up three gold medals on a day that lined up junior events in the 16th National Road Cycling Championship at the 9-kilometer layout at Talawade MIDC, on Sunday.
In the seven-event final day schedule, Karnataka picked up golds in the both boys and girls Under-15 Mass Start (9-kilometer) events. Malappa Martannvar won the boys event clocking 14 minutes 21.91 seconds, while Renuka Dandin stood first in the girls event with a 16 minute 32.30 seconds.
Both races run over one-lap of the lay-out saw a bunch of riders finish the race together leaving the track officials to sort the top three places.
The third gold came in the through Megha Gugad who won the Girls 5-km Individual Time Trial clocking 7 minutes 14.05.
Kerala gave Karnataka a close fight for day’s honours by winning two golds. Vivek AJ (29 minute 34.28 seconds) bagged the first place in the Boys Under-19 Mass Start. And
Lydia M Sunny (19 minutes 25.16s) won the Girls Under-17 Mass Start.
Host’s Maharashtra won a lone gold when Husein Korbu topped in the 9-km ordinary Cycle Race, pushing back Diven Meetei and Namdeo Durandi.
RESULTS
Men: 9-km Ordinary Cycle Race: 1-Husein Korbu (Maharashtra); 2-Diven Meetei (Manipur); 3-Namdeo Durandi (Karnataka)
Boys, U-19: 18-Km Mass Start: 1-Vivek AJ (Kerala; 29 minute 34.28 secs); 2-Pawan Kumar (Haryana; 29:34.28 mins); 3-Sadashiv Natikar (Karnataka; 29:34.28 secs)
Boys U-15: 9-Km Mass Start: 1-Malappa Martannvar (Karnataka; 14 min 21.91s); 2-Raju Kurni (Karnataka; 14 min 21.91s); 3-Krishna Naikodi (Karnataka; 14 min 21.91s)
Boys U-13, 5-km Individual Time Trial: 1-Rohit Sharma (Delhi; 6 min 31.010 secs); 2-Prashant Dhajaniri (Karnataka; 6:34.693 min); 3-D Harsadram (TN; 6:43.64 mins)
Girls, Under-17: 9-Km Mass Start: 1-Lydia M Sunny (Kerala; 19 min 25.16s); 2-Anjitha TP (Kerala; 19:25.16 min); 3-G Manisha (TN; 19:25.16 min)
Girls U-15, 9-km Mass Start: 1-Renuka Dandin (Karnataka; 16 min 32.30 secs); 2-Seema Adagal (Karnataka; 16:32.30 mins); 3-Tinu Mariya Tumi (Kerala; 16:32.30 mins)
Girls U-13, 5-km Individual Time Trial: 1-Megha Gugad (Karnataka; 7 minutes 14.05 secs); 2-Gopika S Pratapan (Kerala; 7:20.07 mins); 3-Madhura Waikar (Maharashtra; 7:20.92 mins).
