Andaman and Nicobar Islands Cyclist David BeckAM ElkatohchoOngo, Whoose Last Name Saved Him from Being Denied Entry in the United Kingdom For The 202222222222222222222222222 Event at the National Games Here. The 21-old Elkatohchoongo Clocked A Time of 10.691 Seconds in two laps to win the gold while laitonjam ronaldo singh (10.724 seconds) of manipur and another and nicobar .826 seconds) Took the silver and bronze respectively. It was a tough fight among the three best cyclists of the country competing at the brand new Shivalik velodrome here, with elkatohchoongo emerging on top ultimately.
When Elkatohchoongo landed in the uk for the 2022 birmingham commonwealth games, the British Immigration officers were stumped when he told he his name. They asked
After double checking of his passport, he was allowed entry by the immigration officers.
Elkatohchoongo’s name was given by his father who was a ‘street footballer’ and a fan of charismatic English Football Great and Former Captain David Backham.
Elkatohchoongo’s first love was also football but later Ian Senior Championships and World Number Four at One Time.
Elkatohchoongo was the best Indian Cyclist at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Reaching to the Quarterfinals.
His and 22-YLD Ronaldo’s presence in the Indian Cycling Team for the Hangzhou Asian Games Created A Lot of Buzz in the Foreign Media Bacause of Their Names.
Ronaldo was given his name by his father as he was born during the 2002 world cup which brazil won with ronaldinho Playing a Big Role in the Triumph.
Ronaldo is a sprint silver medallist at the 2022 asian championships.
Esow alben was the first Indian Cyclist to Win An Individual Medal at the Global Level, A Silver in Keirin Event at the 2018 Junior Track World Championships. He won a silver in sprint and a bronze in the 2019 edition also.
Esow and Ronaldo was also part of the Quartet that Won the team Sprint Gold in the 2019 Junior Track World Championships.
In other events of the day, karnataka’s kerthi rangaswamy won the gold medal in the women elite scratch 10km race. Assam’s chayanika gogoi clinched the silver medal, while meenakshi from haryana bagged the bronze.
In the men’s elite scratch race (15km), services sahil kumar won the gold medal. Kerala’s Adwaith Sankar and Krishna Nayakodi, also of services, clinched the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Maharashtra’s Shweta Balu Gunjal Bagged The Gold Medal in the Women Elite Sprint with a timing of 12.745 seconds. Andaman and Nicoba’s Celestina (12.848 seconds) second place whose second place where triyasha paul of delhi clocked 12.799 seconds to bag the bronze medal.
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