Coimbatore girls shine in track cycling event

Two girls from Coimbatore district have won gold medals in the National Track Cycling Championship that was organised by the Cycling Federation of India at Jaipur, Rajasthan recently. M. Pooja Swetha,

Two girls from Coimbatore district have won gold medals in the National Track Cycling Championship that was organised by the Cycling Federation of India at Jaipur, Rajasthan recently.

M. Pooja Swetha, a Class X student of a private school at R.S. Puram in the city, and J.P. Dhanyadha, a Class X student from a private school at Karamadai, won two medals each at the national-level event held from December 24 to 28. Both were part of the team that won the gold medal in Team Sprint category. While the former won a bronze medal at the five-km Scratch Race category, the latter won a gold medal in the two-km Individual Pursuit category.