also a prestigious satellite training centre of the UCI) and the support from the Cycling Federation of India and coach R K Sharma would help her in her quest for Olympic dream.
also a prestigious satellite training centre of the UCI) and the support from the Cycling Federation of India and coach R K Sharma would help her in her quest for Olympic dream.
Qualification for the Olympics is based on world ranking points which is accumulated through the last two World Championships before the Games, four or five World Cup series in the last two years and continental championships. Deborah will have to be in the top 10 rankings before the Olympics to qualify for it.
"I was ranked fourth in the world in 2015 in 500m time trial event. I have slipped a bit since then and I'm currently ranked 11th. But I hope to pick up points from this Asian Track Championships and from the two World Cup I am taking part after this event," she said.
Deborah will take part in the World Cup series events in Colombia and USA and hopes to take part in the World Championships in April in Hong Kong.
Talking about the Asian Track Championships beginning tomorrow where she will take part in four events -- 500m time trial, individual sprint and team sprint and keirin -- she said she would look to better her personal bests and win as many medals as possible.
"I am taking part in all my four events and I am looking forward to give my best and better my personal bests.
Competition will come mainly from Chinese and Korean cyclists but I'm prepared. This championship is a ranking point event and I want to collect as many medals as possible and as many points as possible. I have two World Cup events after this and then hopefully the World Championships in April," she said.
Asked about the recent water leakage from the rooftop at the IGI velodrome due to heavy rains in the National capital, she said, "It was bad but it is all right now. Everything is OK now. It's only that we could not do training for a couple of days. The facility here is actually very good and better than those at other countries I have gone and trained. This is a world class facility."
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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