India had success in the junior category of the event as Dhanyadha J P won silver in junior women’s individual pursuit.
Ronaldo, one of India’s best cyclists in recent times, came up with a superb performance as he finished second behind Fadil Zonia of Malaysia with South Korea’s Choi Woo-rim claiming the bronze medal.
The 21-year-old from Manipur, who is the first Indian cyclist to win a medal in the Asian Championship, clocked 1:00.863 to take silver behind Fadil Zonia, who clocked 1:00.559.
Ronaldo is India’s most successful cyclist in the Continental championship with a silver and two bronze medals, all three medals coming at the Asian Championship in New Delhi last year. He won a gold medal in Team Sprint in the Junior World Championship in 2019 at Frankfurt.
The medal in Malaysia is his third individual and fourth overall.
Ronaldo Singh’s timing of 1:00.863 is also India’s new national record in the 1km time trial, surpassing his own previous national record of 1:01.724, achieved last year.
The Asian Track Cycling Championship 2023 is a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Cyclists collect ranking points for the Summer Games. However, the 1km individual time trial is a non-Olympic event.
