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Pakistan’s Ali Ilyas showed a brilliant performance in the Asian Cycling Championship and won the gold medal in the Masters Open category.
Ali Ilyas successfully defended his title. He participated in the 35-39 age group competition in the Masters Open category of the ongoing Asian Road Cycling Championship in Thailand.
The Pakistani cyclist completed the 21.4 km course in 26 minutes 30.556 seconds. His average speed was 48.44 km per hour.
Ali Ilyas defended his title with a gold medal in the event, while the Thai cyclist who came second in the event was one minute and 14 seconds behind Ali Ilyas.
The victory marks a successful title defense for Ilyas, reinforcing his dominance in the Masters category.
Other Pakistani cyclists also participated in different age groups. In the 45-49 age category, Umayr Sahlan Masud finished ninth, while in the 55-59 category, Rehan Hyder placed fifth. Meanwhile, in the 60-64 category, Qazi Atif secured seventh place.
Pakistani cyclists will also participate in U23, men’s elite and women’s masters’ category during the ongoing championship.
Pakistan’s female cyclists Zainab Rizwan and Rabia Gareeb will be in action on Sunday for the women’s master event while Yousaf will be on track for the men’s U23 event.
Meanwhile, the President of the Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF), Syed Azhar Ali Shah, expressed his delight on Ali’s remarkable achievement.
