HANGZHOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Asuma Nakai took residence the gold medal of males’s BMX Cycling Racing Sunday on the Hangzhou Asiad.
The 23-year-old completed with 37.542 seconds within the remaining, adopted by Thailand’s Komet Sukprasert’s 38.478 seconds. The Philippines’ Patrick Bren Coo claimed the bronze medal.
“I came to the Asiad with the gold medal as my goal, and I’m thrilled to have achieved it,” mentioned Nakai, “Standing on the podium at the Hangzhou Asian Games has reignited my spirit and mindset, and I believe I can achieve great results at the Olympics next year.”
In the fiercely contested girls’s BMX Cycling Racing, Indonesia’s Amellya Nur Sifa clinched the gold medal, with China’s Gu Quanquan incomes the silver and Indonesia’s Jasmine Azzahra Setyobudi securing the bronze.
During the medal ceremony, the winner was overwhelmed with emotion, shedding tears of pleasure as she watched Indonesian flag being hoisted.
“I’m delighted to be here in this beautiful country participating at the Asian Games, and I’m extremely grateful to have won the gold today,” she mentioned.