Young cyclist Nguyen Thi Thu Mai won a bronze medal at the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship which concluded in Myanmar yesterday.

Cyclist Nguyen ThiThu Mai. — Photo sggp.org.vn

Mai finished third in the individual women’s U23 70km road race competition in 1hr 59.56min. Zixin Liu from China took gold in 1:59.45, while her compatriot Jiajun Sun won the silver medal in 1:59.50.

Seventeen cyclists from nine nations participated in this category.

Earlier, Nguyen Thi That won a gold medal in the women’s 106km road race and Huynh Minh Nghia took a bronze medal in the time trial 22km event.

The tournament, which attracted the participation of a total of 415 cyclists from 23 nations, was organised by Asian Cycling Confederation and Myanmar Cycling Federation under the supervision of Ministry of Health and Sports. — VNS