Meenakshi Rohilla

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Meenakshi Rohilla
Personal information
BornMeenakshi Rohilla
(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 23)
Haryana, India
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track [2]
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's track cycling Cycling (track) pictogram.svg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 New Delhi Team pursuit
Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Suphan BuriScratch
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Suphan BuriOmnium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Suphan BuriPoints race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Suphan Buri3 km pursuit

Meenakshi Rohilla (born 25 June 2002) [3] is an Indian track cyclist. [4] She is a four-time gold medalist at the Asia Cup and a bronze medalist at the Asian Championships. [5]

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Early life

Rohilla was born on 25 June 2002 in Haryana, India.

Career

In 2022, Rohilla participated in the Asian Championships and won a bronze in the team pursuit event. [6] She also finished 5th in the 3 km pursuit 7th in the omnium race.

She was a part of the cycling contingent at both the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 Asian Games. [7] At the 2023 Asian Championships, she finished 12th in the omnium event and 6th in the 3 km pursuit and team pursuit events. At the 2023 Asia Cup, she won four golds in scratch, points race, omnium, and the 3 km pursuit. [8]

Rohilla came very close to two more medals by finishing 4th in both the 3 km pursuit and the team pursuit events at the 2024 Asian Championships. Despite the close calls, she set a new national record in the pursuit race with a timing of 3:42.5s. [9] She qualified for the World Championships and finished 19th in the 3 km pursuit race. [10] The qualification was historic as India was being represented in endurance events for the first time. [11]

See also

References

  1. "Meenakshi Rohilla: 2022 CWG Profile". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. Team, DNA Web. "CWG 2022: Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffers horror-crash, gets run over by rival, video viral". DNA India. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. "Cycling Track Meenakshi - Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games". www.ocagames.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffers horrific crash after being run over by rival". India Today. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. "Asian Track Cycling Championships: Indian riders create history with four bronze medals on opening day". Olympics.
  6. "Asian Track Cycling Championships: India finish with best-ever nine senior medals". Olympics.
  7. PTI (1 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022 | Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffers crash, run over by rival". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. "2023 Track Asia Cup: Winners" (PDF). Thai Cycling.
  9. "Asian Track Cycling Championships: Indian cyclists add two gold, one silver, one bronze to kitty". ANI News. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. "Six Indian cyclists qualify for World Track Cycling Championships". The Bridge. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. Sportstar, Team (13 September 2024). "India makes history as six riders qualify for World Track Cycling Championships". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.