Most sensible Indian bicycle owner Ronaldo Laitonjam misplaced to Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer within the pre-quarterfinals of the boys’s dash tournament on the Commonwealth Video games on Sunday.
Biking at CWG: Ronaldo Laitonjam loses in pre-quarterfinals of guys’s dash tournament (SAI Picture)
HIGHLIGHTSTop Indian bicycle owner Ronaldo Laitonjam misplaced to Australia’s Matthew GlaetzerThe 20-year-old Indian completed 0.162s in the back of GlaetzerLaitonjam had previous completed thirteenth within the qualifying spherical
Most sensible Indian bicycle owner Ronaldo Laitonjam misplaced to Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer within the pre-quarterfinals of the boys’s dash tournament on the Commonwealth Video games.
The 20-year-old Indian completed 0.162s in the back of Glaetzer, clocking 10.011s over the 200m distance. Laitonjam had previous completed thirteenth within the qualifying spherical after clocking 10.012 on the Lee Valley Velo Park.
His teammates David Beckham (10.120) and Esow Alben (10.361) completed 18th and twenty third within the qualifying spherical. Laitonjam had clinched a silver medal within the dash tournament of the senior class on the Asian Observe Championship in New Delhi in June.
Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam hails from Manipur, the place persons are loopy about soccer. On the other hand, in contrast to his namesake, Ronaldo has no interest in the sport. Ahead of shifting to biking, Ronaldo attempted his fingers at top diving, gymnastics, and swimming, which helped him face his fears. He began biking on the age of 14.
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