All India Inter-University Track Cycling (M&W) Championships 2016-2017 organized

Amritsar, November 19 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Guru Nanak Dev University organized All India Inter-University Track Cycling (M&W) Championships 2016-2017 from 16-19 November. More than 33 (Men and Women) university teams comprising about 250 cyclists from all over the country took part in this championship. About 15 International cyclists also participated in this championship. The championships were finished with great success. 

The closing ceremony function was celebrated in Guru Nanak Auditorium GNDU Campus, Amritsar on 19.11.2016. Prof. Ajaib Singh Brar, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar gave away the medals and trophies to the position holders. S. Amar Singh, Arjuna Awardee was Guest of Honor. Dr. Gurpinder Singh Sampra, President GNDU Sports Committee (Men) & Principal Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar welcome the Chief Guest.  Dr. Harbinder Kaur, Vice-President GNDU Sports Committee (Women) & Principal, Shahzada Nand College, Amritsar gave vote of thanks.  Dr. H.S. Randhawa, Deputy Director Sports & Head and Organizing Secretary, AIIU Track Cycling (M&W) Championship presented the performance report during championship. 

GNDU Cycling (Men) team was overall Champion with 52 points Panjabi University Patiala was Overall runners-up with 30 points and Punjab University Chandigarh was Overall third with 13 points. GNDU Cycling (Men) team won five golds, five silver medals and one bronze medal. GNDU Cycling (Women) team was overall Champion with 52 points. University of Kerala was overall runners-up with 19 points and Panjab University Chandigarh was overall third with 8 points. GNDU Cycling (Women) team won six golds, two silver and one bronze medal. 

Overall Six new records viz. three in men and three in women sections were created during championship. In Men section, Manjeet Singh of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar created new record in 1 KM Time trial timing 1:10.137 ms. Old record was 1.10.200 ms.  In 1 Km. Sprint, Manjeet Singh of GNDU created new record with timing 11.726 ms. Old record was 11:752 ms. In Olympic Team Sprint, new record was created with timing of 1.08.210ms. by the team of three cyclists of GNDU name Manjeet Singh, Ranjit Singh, Abhijith U.S. The old record was 1.09.316ms. 

In Women Section, Kezia Vargheese of GNDU Amritsar created new record in 500mts. Time Trial timing 38.141 ms. The old record was 39.490 ms. Amritha Reghunmath. G. of University of Kerala created new record in 3 Km. Individual Pursuit, with timing of 4.19.300 ms. The old record was 4.27.034 ms. In 1500 m. Team Time Trial, new record was created with timing of 2.00.513 ms. by the team of four cyclists of GNDU name Deshmukh Komal Ajay, Kezia Vargheese, Sayona P.O. and Rajbir Kaur. The old record was 2.01.315 ms.