Meenakshi Rohilla
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| Born | Meenakshi Rohilla 25 June 2002 Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Meenakshi Rohilla (born 25 June 2002)[3] is an Indian track cyclist.[4] She is a four-time gold medalist at the Asia Cup and a bronze medalist at the Asian Championships.[5]
Early life
Rohilla was born on 25 June 2002 in Haryana, India.
Career
In 2022, Rohilla participated in the Asian Championships and won a bronze in the team pursuit event.[6] She also finished 5th in the 3 km pursuit 7th in the omnium race.
She was a part of the cycling contingent at both the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7] At the 2023 Asian Championships, she finished 12th in the omnium event and 6th in the 3 km pursuit and team pursuit events. At the 2023 Asia Cup, she won four golds in scratch, points race, omnium, and the 3 km pursuit.[8]
Rohilla came very close to two more medals by finishing 4th in both the 3 km pursuit and the team pursuit events at the 2024 Asian Championships. Despite the close calls, she set a new national record in the pursuit race with a timing of 3:42.5s.[9] She qualified for the World Championships and finished 19th in the 3 km pursuit race.[10] The qualification was historic as India was being represented in endurance events for the first time.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Meenakshi Rohilla: 2022 CWG Profile". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Team, DNA Web. "CWG 2022: Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffers horror-crash, gets run over by rival, video viral". DNA India. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track Meenakshi - Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games". www.ocagames.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffers horrific crash after being run over by rival". India Today. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Asian Track Cycling Championships: Indian riders create history with four bronze medals on opening day". Olympics.
- ^ "Asian Track Cycling Championships: India finish with best-ever nine senior medals". Olympics.
- ^ PTI (1 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022 | Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffers crash, run over by rival". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "2023 Track Asia Cup: Winners" (PDF). Thai Cycling.
- ^ "Asian Track Cycling Championships: Indian cyclists add two gold, one silver, one bronze to kitty". ANI News. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Six Indian cyclists qualify for World Track Cycling Championships". The Bridge. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 September 2024). "India makes history as six riders qualify for World Track Cycling Championships". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.