Women cyclists scripted history for Odisha, bagging four medals, including one gold and one bronze for the first time in team events of the 76th Senior National Track Cycling Championship, which is being held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 15 November 2024.
Participating in the women elite team events for the first time, the Odisha squad, led by star cyclist Swasti Singh, captured the gold in 4000m team pursuit, clocking 00:05:31.513 on the opening day. Barsarani Barik, Urmila Behera and Khoirom Rejiya Devi were other three padalist of the Odisha squad.
The bronze medal was also secured on the same day with Swasti, Barsarani and Rejiya achieving it in team sprint with total time of 00:01:18.329. Swasti, the most decorated cyclist of the State, went on to grab one silver and one bronze in individual events.