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LAHORE, Nov 8: Dilsher Ali (Wapda) and Raheela Bano (Punjab) won second gold medals as two more events were decided in the 51st Nestle national cycling championship at the Lahore Canal (Harbanspura) Thursday.
Both Dilsher and Raheela earned their first gold medals Wednesday in four kilometre and three kilometre individual pursuit finals.
Maintaining his form, Dilsher won the 30 kilometre individual time trial road race. He clocked 40 minutes 55.55 seconds. Amjad Ali of Army finished second with a time of 42 minutes 38.63 seconds. Haroon Rasheed (Wapda) claimed bronze medal when he clocked 43 minutes 11.25 seconds.
In women section, Raheela clocked 14 minutes 59.29 seconds to win the eight kilometre individual time trial road race.
Army’s Taskeen who grabbed a gold medal on opening day in the one kilometre time trial race, took the silver. Taskeen took 15 minutes 33.28 seconds to cross the finishing line. Her teammate Uzma Malik stood third for a bronze medal, covering the distance in 15 minutes 48.46 seconds.
The 70 kilometres team road time trials for men at the Lahore Canal Harbanspura is the lone event carded for Friday.
Results:
30 kilometre individual time trial road race for men:
1. Dilsher Ali (Wapda), 40 minutes 55.55 seconds; Amjad Ali (Army) 42 minutes 38.63 sec, Haroon Rasheed (Wapda) 43 minutes 11.25 sec.
Eight kilometre individual time trials road race for women:
Raheela Bano (Punjab), 14 minutes 59.29 sec, Taskeen (Army) 15 minute 33.28 sec, Uzma Malik (Army) 15 minute 48.46 sec.
Meanwhile the Sialkot District is holding an open cycle race from Sialkot to Lahore on Nov 11 in connection of Allama Iqbal birthday celebrations. The race will start from the residence of Allama Iqbal at Sialkot and will terminate at his tomb at Lahore in Badshahi Mosque.
The Pakistan Cycling Federation general council meeting will be held here tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm to finalise programme for year 2002 besides awarding the next national cycling championship.
