A state-level swimmer saw cycling and then fell in love with the sport. After that that athlete gave his everything to this sport. Now that player will represent India in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham. We are talking about India’s young cyclist Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh. The 20-year-old wants to bring laurels to the country by bringing a medal in a relatively lesser-known sport in India.
Ronaldo’s height is 6.1 feet and he gets a lot of advantage in cycling. He won the gold medal in team sprint at the Junior World Championships held in Frankfurt, Germany at the age of 17 in 2019 and became the junior world champion. In the 2019 Asia Cup Track Championships, Surf set a new world record by clocking 10.065 seconds in the qualifying round of the 200m time trial sprint.
After this, Ronaldo won a total of three medals in the 2022 Asian Track Cycling Championships. Ronaldo won a silver medal in the sprint event, one kilometer time trial and a bronze medal each in the team sprint. For the first time any player from India won the silver medal in this tournament. He became the first cyclist in the country to win three medals in a single championship.
We had a special conversation with Ronaldo Singh regarding the preparations for the Commonwealth Games. Read the excerpts of the conversation-
Ronaldo: So far our preparation is good. We did well in the Asian Championships. Our opponents are tough in the Commonwealth Games. Despite this, we will leave no stone unturned from our side. We will try our best to win medals.
Ronaldo: At present, we are preparing according to our schedule. Coaches make that schedule. We train outside. Anurag Thakur sir has also told this. With a bigger rider, every weekend gives a chance to prepare. We get a lot of benefit from this.
Ronaldo: A miracle happened and I chose the cycle. Actually, I was a swimmer before. I have participated in swimming till state level. I wanted to become a sportsman. Sai had a talent hunt. After that I joined Sai. After that I saw a rider. I fell in love seeing his speed. Then I chose cycling. Ronaldo: This time our goal is to get a medal. With the kind of preparation we have, there is a possibility of winning medals. We want to make cycling famous in India. We are preparing to participate in the Olympics as well and will try to win there by doing better.
Ronaldo: We have forgotten the controversies. Leaving the past, we have moved ahead.
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A state-level swimmer saw cycling and then fell in love with the sport. After that that athlete gave his everything to this sport. Now that player will represent India in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham. We are talking about India’s young cyclist Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh. The 20-year-old wants to bring laurels to the country by bringing a medal in a relatively lesser-known sport in India.
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