Ronaldo Laitonjam

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Ronaldo Laitonjam
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Laitonjam in 2019
Personal information
Full nameRonaldo Laitonjam
Born (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)
Wangkhei, [1] Imphal, Manipur, India
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling Cycling (track) pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 New Delhi Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Nilai 1 km time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 New Delhi Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 New Delhi 1 km time trial
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Frankfurt Team sprint

Ronaldo Laitonjam is an Indian track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events. [2] [3] [4]

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Career

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 ]

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References

  1. About Ronaldo of Northeast, 2 July 2022
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Cyclist Ronaldo Singh creates history, becomes first Indian to win silver in Asian c'ships". Business Today. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. "Ronaldo shines with Asian record and earned Gold medal. India won 10 medals on Track Asia Cup day two" . Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. "Asian Track Championship: Cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam creates history, becomes 1st Indian to win silver medal". DNA India. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. "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.

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