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Saudi Cyclists Continue to Win Medals at Track Asia Cup 2024

Saudi cyclists win medals at Track Asia Cup 2024. (SPA)
Saudi cyclists win medals at Track Asia Cup 2024. (SPA)
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Saudi Cyclists Continue to Win Medals at Track Asia Cup 2024

Saudi cyclists win medals at Track Asia Cup 2024. (SPA)
Saudi cyclists win medals at Track Asia Cup 2024. (SPA)

The Saudi cycling team has been performing exceptionally well at the Track Asia Cup 2024, currently taking place in Suphan Buri, Thailand, the Saudi Press Agency said on Friday.
With over 160 athletes from 28 nations participating, the Saudi riders won two bronze medals.
The junior team secured the first bronze in the team sprint event with a time of 1:08.334 minutes. Thailand won gold with a time of 1:02.586 minutes, while the Republic of Korea claimed silver in 1:11.855 minutes.
Ameen Al-Hayan earned the second bronze in the kilo race, finishing with a time of 1:09.442 minutes. Thailand's Nora Sethada captured gold with a time of 1:06.291 minutes, and the Republic of Korea's Dong Yuk Choi secured silver in 1:07.854 minutes.
The Saudi cycling team will continue its quest for more medals tomorrow, competing in the junior sprint, elite omnium, and points races for both juniors and seniors.

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F1 Rookie Colapinto Laughs Off 'Crazy' Messi Comparisons

Argentine Formula Two driver Franco Colapinto addresses the audience during an event with his sponsor Gulf, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 12, 2024. Juan Lopetegui/Gulf/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Argentine Formula Two driver Franco Colapinto addresses the audience during an event with his sponsor Gulf, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 12, 2024. Juan Lopetegui/Gulf/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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F1 Rookie Colapinto Laughs Off 'Crazy' Messi Comparisons

Argentine Formula Two driver Franco Colapinto addresses the audience during an event with his sponsor Gulf, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 12, 2024. Juan Lopetegui/Gulf/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Argentine Formula Two driver Franco Colapinto addresses the audience during an event with his sponsor Gulf, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 12, 2024. Juan Lopetegui/Gulf/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Rookie Franco Colapinto on Thursday brushed off talk of him being Formula One's Lionel Messi as he prepares for his debut at the Italian Grand Prix.

Colapinto will become the first Argentine driver to compete in F1 in over two decades this weekend in Monza after replacing struggling Logan Sargeant for Williams, according to AFP.

His appointment delighted fans of the sport back home, but asked whether he felt like football icon Messi before the last World Cup, Colapinto said such talk was "crazy".

"It's very difficult to feel as Lionel Messi, I don't know how it is to feel that," Colapinto told reporters.

"But sometimes I see that they compare me and I'm like, you guys are crazy, like Messi is God, it's like you cannot, how are you comparing me?"

Colapinto hasn't set high expectations for his debut with Williams, who have a paltry four points in the F1 constructors' championship.

"I am not expecting much... I just want to go step by step, I want to focus on myself," he added.

"That's the main thing I think. To be able to be focused on my job. To be able to do what the team expects. And I am, to be honest, more than sure that I can do it."

The action gets underway at Monza on Friday with the first two of the weekend's three practice sessions.