{"id":55896,"date":"2025-12-08T19:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=55896"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:58:18","slug":"indian-para-cyclists-shine-at-korat-thailand-para-cycling-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2025\/12\/08\/indian-para-cyclists-shine-at-korat-thailand-para-cycling-cup-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Para-Cyclists Shine at Korat, Thailand \u2013 Para Cycling Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55897\" src=\"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Photo-9478-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Photo-9478-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Photo-9478.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>Held at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 5 \u2013 7 December 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hyderabad, 8th December 2025<\/strong>: A 10-member\u00a0<strong>Indian para-cycling team<\/strong>\u00a0trained by the\u00a0<strong>Aditya Mehta Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0(AMF) participated in the\u00a0<strong>Korat, Thailand Para Cycling Cup 2025<\/strong>.\u00a0Athletes from 12 countries Malaysia, Thailand, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and India competed at the event, giving the Indian team invaluable exposure to high-performance international racing. The contingent also included two handcyclists, reflecting the growing depth of India\u2019s para-cycling ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Medal Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Track Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Individual Time Trial (1 km)<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vishva<\/strong>(16, Gujarat) \u2013 Bronze;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.\u00a0<strong>Lisha<\/strong>\u00a0(15, Assam) \u2013 Silver<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual Pursuit:<strong>Vishva<\/strong>\u2013 Bronze;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Lisha\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Bronze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200m Sprint:<strong>Vishva<\/strong>\u2013 Bronze;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Lisha<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Silver;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Pavan Kumar<\/strong>\u00a0(22, Andhra Pradesh) \u2013 Bronze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Road Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual Time Trial\u2014<strong>Vishva<\/strong>\u2013 Bronze;\u00a0 \u2003<strong>Lisha\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Bronze;\u00a0<strong>Yogesh<\/strong>\u00a0(Maharashtra) \u2013 Bronze;\u00a0<strong>Prashant<\/strong>\u00a0(Telugu athlete from Maharashtra) \u2013 Bronze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<strong>Total: 2 Silver &amp; 9 Bronze (11 Medals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Despite strong international competition, the para-athletes raced with heart, resilience, and pride \u2014 each medal carrying a story of perseverance and hope. The event also fostered friendships and meaningful learning exchanges with para-cyclists from other nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Arshad\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Our Paralympian para-cyclist, Arshad Shaik, secured 4th place despite recently undergoing surgery for a fractured arm \u2014 a true display of grit and determination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Support &amp; Acknowledgment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The team\u2019s participation was made possible through the support of Invesco, GMMCO, Alcon, and Flutter Entertainment (for adult para-cyclists). Their contributions toward adaptive equipment, training, rehabilitation, travel, and selection camps significantly strengthened this effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Foundation\u2019s Message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur para-cyclists displayed extraordinary courage and commitment. Their performance in Korat is a testament to their spirit and determination as they prepare for future elite events, qualification pathways for the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the Paralympics 2028. We are proud of every athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">With growing international exposure and sustained support, India\u2019s para-cyclists continue to rise as strong contenders on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Featured Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Held at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 5 \u2013 7 December 2025 Hyderabad, 8th December 2025: A 10-member\u00a0Indian para-cycling team\u00a0trained by the\u00a0Aditya Mehta Foundation\u00a0(AMF) participated in the\u00a0Korat, Thailand Para Cycling Cup 2025.\u00a0Athletes from 12 countries Malaysia, Thailand, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and India competed at the event, giving the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":106422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52924],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}