Pakistan’s Ali Ilyas (centre) poses with different athletes after profitable the gold medal within the males’s Grasp Open (35-39 age group) on the Asian Street Biking Championship in Thailand on February 8, 2025. — Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ali Ilyas clinched gold within the males’s Grasp Open (35-39 age group) on the Asian Street Biking Championship in Thailand, defending his title with a commanding efficiency within the particular person time trial occasion.
Ilyas accomplished the 21.4km course in 26 minutes, 30.556 seconds, averaging a velocity of 48.44km/h. He completed one minute and 14 seconds forward of Thailand’s Narongdat Sangchai, who secured the silver medal. One other Thai bicycle owner, Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn, took bronze.
The victory marks a profitable title protection for Ilyas, reinforcing his dominance within the masters class.
Different Pakistani cyclists additionally participated in several age teams. Within the 45-49 age class, Umayr Sahlan Masud completed ninth, whereas within the 55-59 class, Rehan Hyder took fifth place.
In the meantime, within the 60-64 class, Qazi Atif secured seventh place.
Pakistani cyclists will even take part in U23, males’s elite and girls’s masters’ class throughout the ongoing championship.
Pakistan’s feminine cyclists Zainab Rizwan and Rabia Gareeb shall be in motion on Saturday for girls’s grasp occasion whereas Yousaf shall be on monitor for males’s U23 occasion.
In the meantime, President of the Pakistan Biking Federation (PCF) Syed Azhar Ali Shah expressed his delight at Ali’s outstanding achievement.
“This can be a second of nice honour for Pakistan’s biking group. Ilyas Ali’s excellent efficiency on the continental stage showcases Pakistan’s rising potential in worldwide biking. The PCF stays dedicated to offering most alternatives for our athletes to excel on world platforms,” he mentioned in an announcement launched by the PCF.
