Cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam createds history by becoming the 1st Indian to win a silver medal in cycling, know his age, state and cycling career
Ronaldo Singh is also the secretary-general of the Asian Cycling Confederation.
Ronaldo Singh scripted history as he became one of the first Indian cyclists to clinch a silver medal in a continental tournament in the senior category by completing second in the sprint event on the concluding day of the Asian Track Championship.
Cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam Biography, Age, Height, Family, Parents, Cycling Career, State, Medal And Instagram
CRPF trooper Roben Singh Laitonjam, the father of Ronaldo was in Srinagar watching Brazil play England in the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup while 2,100 km away in Imphal, his wife was minutes away from delivering their first child.
In the 50th minute of the match, with the scores level, Ronaldinho lined up a free kick and Roben made a bet with his fellow troopers – the ball was going in. Just as the Brazilian lobbed the ball over a despairing David Seaman, a call came in – his wife was going into labour and as Roben won money from the wager, he named his son Ronaldo, a name he considered lucky.
Ronaldo stands at 6 feet 1 inches, weighs 92kg, was born on 22 July, 2022 and is aged 20 years.
“When I was a kid, my father taught me to do high diving. He would make me jump off the tallest board into the pool. It was very scary. He did that to take out my fear. I did that for three months, then I did gymnastics. I did B-Boy stuff on the streets. That made me very flexible. I also did swimming to develop my muscles,” he said.
At the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, 🇮🇳 will have Ronaldo and David Beckham pedaling for a billion dreams. 💪#Football #CommonwealthGames #Ronaldo #Beckham pic.twitter.com/yXMkxIBQ3R
— Superpower Football (@SuperpowerFb) July 26, 2022
Ronaldo Singh gave the best performance by any Indian cyclist in a continental championship as he gave a tough fight to Japan’s Kento Yamasaki but settled with a silver medal.
Yamasaki defeated Ronaldo Singh in back-to-back races to stand on the top of the podium. Kazakhstan’s Andrey Chugay clinched the bronze medal in the event.
“This was the first athlete to get first silver med won by an Indian in Asian Championships. No Indian has won gold in our history before this, so his silver winning feat is the best ever performance by an Indian in continental championships,” the Cycling Federation of India chairman Onkar Singh stated.
Ronaldo is also the secretary-general of the Asian Cycling Confederation. He had earlier won bronze medals in a 1 km time trial and team sprint events.
In the morning, Ronaldo Singh defeated Kazakhstan’s Chugay in the semifinals and The Indian lost the first race but bounced back to win the next two to storm into the final. He said that “Gold was in my mind but I’m also happy with the first-ever silver. This is the best ever performance of my career. In every tournament I improved my technique, this is most important,”.
The world junior champion and Asian record holder Ronaldo created a national record in the 200 m flying time trial by breaching the 10 seconds barrier on the way to the semifinals of the men’s Elite sprint race event. In the world-class field, the Indian cycling team finished fifth with a total of 23 medals, in which 2 are Gold, 6 are Silver, and 15 Bronze.