Kazakhstan's tennis and cycling swept the charts with first-place wins and hitting new records, a continuation of the winning streak initiated by the rowing team during the third week of March.
Asian Road Cycling Championship has kicked off in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and the mood is already set for victory as the first batch of gold medals are collected on the podium. Meanwhile, the final round of qualifiers for the Challenger Tour ended with a spectacular win for our tennis.
Two golds at Asian Road Cycling Championship
Astana Qazaqstan Team riders win gold in team time trial at Asian Road Cycling Champs
Yevgeniy Ferodov, Yevgeniy Gidich and Yuriy Natarov of Astana Qazaqstan Team took first place in the team time trial at the Asian Road Cycling Championships held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The three cyclists, together with Almaty Cycling Team rider Igor Chzhan, finished the 24-km-long distance in 26 minutes and 49 seconds with an average speed of 53.698 km/h, which is an outstanding result, the team’s official website reads.
The Mongolian National Team took silver while bronze went to the Iranian National Team.
Rider Yevgeniy Fedorov won the gold medal in the Elite individual time trial (24 km) at the Asian Road Cycling Championship in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Fedorov crossed a tough distance with a climb and a few technical corners in 28 minutes and 45 seconds with an average speed of 50.087 km/h.
“The distance was not easy at all. But since my coaches and I developed a good strategy for the race, I managed to properly decompose my pedal force, so everything worked out in the end. I gave my best, and I am happy that this led to a victory and a gold medal for my country. I am very happy to be here at the Asian Championship and to represent Kazakhstan. Three years ago, I competed here as Under 23 and now I have the opportunity to race in the Elite category, and it’s great that I managed to win again!”
Nariyuki Masuda from Japan and Muradjan Halmuratov from Uzbekistan stood on the podium for the respective second and third places.
For 22-year-old Yevgeniy Fedorov, this is the first victory at Asian Cycling Championships in the Elite category. Previously, in 2019 Fedorov won the individual time trial and took silver medal in the road race in the Under 23 category.
“This is a great day for our National Team! We won another gold medal for Kazakhstan. Of course, this result was expected since for many years Kazakhstan has been a recognized leader in cycling in Asia, and we can be proud of this. Yevgeniy is a talented young athlete with a promising future. I congratulate him and all our athletes who are representing our country at this Asian Cycling Championships, and I wish good luck to those who have yet to perform!”
Rinata Sultanova wins gold at Asian Cycling Championship
Rinata Sultanova won gold at the Asian Highway Cycling Championships in Tajikistan.
Sultanova was the best in the individual time trial. She rode the distance of 24 kilometers in 33 minutes and 24.632 seconds, performing the best time in the women's elite category.
Delia Priatna (+34.643) from Indonesia got second place and the bronze went to Solongo Tserenlham (+01:39.450) from Mongolia.
It should be noted that Rinata Sultanova became the first Kazakh rider to win gold at the Asian Road Cycling Championships.
Denis Yevseyev scored a resounding victory in Switzerland
Tennis player Denis Yevseyev boasted another success in his career by defeating the former world number four, 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz, in the first round of the Challenger qualifier in Lugano, Switzerland.
The meeting ended 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
In the qualifying final, Denis Yevseev will play against another experienced player, Aldan Setkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.