Harshveer Sekhon (born 17 January 1998) is an Indian track cyclist and former roller skater.[3] He's a triple silver medalist at the Asia Cup. As a roller skater, he won the silver medal at the Asian Championships.[4]
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| Born | Harshveer Sekhon 17 January 1998 Ludhiana, Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editSekhon was born on 17 January 1998 to mother Baldeep and father Baljeet Sekhon. His younger sister Jasmeek Sekhon is also a cyclist.[5] He completed his schooling from DAV Public School. Sekhon then pursued a bachelor's in computer science engineering and a master's in business administration from Guru Nanak Dev College, Ludhiana.[6]
He started skating when he was six years old.[7] He trained under JS Dhaliwal at the Leisure Valley Rink in Ludhiana and went on to win several state and national medals.[8]
Career
editSekhon started his sports career as a roller skater. He won the silver in the elimination track race at the Asian Championships and even represented India at the 20,000m event at the 2018 Asian Games.[9] He qualified for the World Championships but withdrew his name due to lack of financial support from the government.[10] This led to him quitting the sport and focusing on studies.[11]
In 2018, Sekhon was introduced to cycling as a sport by a family friend. During the race, he ended up winning gold which gave him the confidence to pursue cycling professionally. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the 4 km team pursuit at the Asia Cup, losing the gold by only a meagre 0.33 seconds.[12]
Sekhon competed at the 2022 Asian Games and the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He won two silver medals at the 2023 Asia Cup in the omnium and elimination race events. He won the bronze in the elimination race at the 2024 Grand Prix Presov. Sekhon next competed in the omnium and elimination races at the World Championships.[13][14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Harshveer Sekhon: 2022 Asian Games Profile". Asian Games. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (9 October 2022). "National Games 2022: Harshveer Singh wins gold in men's 119km cycling road race". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 September 2024). "India makes history as six riders qualify for World Track Cycling Championships". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Harshveer bags silver at Asian Roller Skating event". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Track Asian Championship: Ludhiana woman cyclist bags silver". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Harshveer Singh Sekhon bagged second position in Asia Cup 2019". GNDEC. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Cyclist does city proud, wins silver at Asia Cup". The Times of India. 16 September 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Ludhiana cyclist gears up for Track World Championship in Denmark". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "City skater to be seen in action during Asian Games". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Financial crisis forces city lad to withdraw from world skating championship". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Harshveer Sekhon: Roller skater in Jakarta, cyclist in Hangzhou!". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Harshveer Sekhon: The Crossover Champion". HCL Cyclothon. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Final results". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Final Classification results". Tissot Timing. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.