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Born | Meenakshi Rohilla 25 June 2002 Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Rohilla was born on 25 June 2002 in Haryana, India.
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]
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