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| Full name | Ronaldo Laitonjam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 2002 Wangkhei,[1] Imphal, Manipur, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronaldo Laitonjam is an Indian track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events.[2][3][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
He became the first Indian to win a medal at the Asian Cycling Championships.[5][6][7] He has won three medals (1 silver and 2 bronze).[citation needed]
He has competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the sprint, team sprint and 1 km time trial.[8] He also competed at the 2021 and 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He finished second overall in the kilometer at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ About Ronaldo of Northeast, 2 July 2022
- ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (23 June 2022). "This Ronaldo stays away from football to put India on world cycling map". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Junior cyclist Ronaldo Singh scripts history, becomes World No 1 in all sprinting events". The Times of India. 7 January 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ Arora, Abhishek. "India's junior cyclist Ronaldo Singh creates history, grabs World No. 1 ranking in all sprints". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Cyclist Ronaldo Singh creates history, becomes first Indian to win silver in Asian c'ships". Business Today. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ronaldo shines with Asian record and earned Gold medal. India won 10 medals on Track Asia Cup day two". Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Asian Track Championship: Cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam creates history, becomes 1st Indian to win silver medal". DNA India. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Cycling at Commonwealth Games 2022: Ronaldo Laitonjam loses in pre-quarterfinals of men's sprint event". India Today. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
See also[edit | edit source]
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