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Commonwealth Games 2018 - Women's 4000m Team Pursuit Qualifiers, Deborah Herold to lead the way: Live Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedApr 05, 2018 11:04 IST

Action kick starts at 10:12 am at the Anna Meares Velodrome

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11:04 (IST)5 APR 2018

That's all folks from the Women's 4000m Team Pursuit event from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

11:04 (IST)5 APR 2018

The Indian team finished in the eight spot in the qualifying and are out of medal contention.

11:03 (IST)5 APR 2018

Australia and New Zealand will contest for the Gold Medal.

Canada and England will be up for the Bronze Medal.

11:02 (IST)5 APR 2018

Canada have clocked a time of 4:22.484 to finish in the Bronze Medal qualification spot.

10:55 (IST)5 APR 2018

England have finished the pursuit with a timing of 4:24.519 and moved into the top three. India's slide continues.

10:52 (IST)5 APR 2018

Next up, the England side will hit the track.

10:52 (IST)5 APR 2018

The Kiwis clock a time of 4:22.331 and move into the second spot. India moves down to the fifth.

10:45 (IST)5 APR 2018

New Zealand is the next team to take the track.

10:43 (IST)5 APR 2018

Australia claims the top spot with a run of 4:17.218, a new Games record and overtake Wales. India down to fourth now.

10:36 (IST)5 APR 2018

The next team up is the hosts Australia.

10:35 (IST)5 APR 2018

Final time for the Indian cyclists - 5:05.668. Ranked third overall for now.

10:34 (IST)5 APR 2018

Third section of 3000m covered in 3:47.005. Section rank - 3

10:33 (IST)5 APR 2018

The second section, 2000m takes 2:28.889. Section Rank - 3 

10:32 (IST)5 APR 2018

First 1000m section covered in 1:14.156. Section Rank - 2 

10:29 (IST)5 APR 2018

The next team is India. Amritha Reghunath, Monorama Devi Tongbram, Sonali Mayanglambam and Deborah Herold will by the cyclists for the nation.

10:28 (IST)5 APR 2018

The Proteas women finish their pursuit with a time of 4:51.224. Wales occupy the top spot for now.

10:23 (IST)5 APR 2018

Next up, the ladies from South Africa.

10:22 (IST)5 APR 2018

The team from Wales have started off with a bang as they clocked a new Games Record at 4:24.825

10:18 (IST)5 APR 2018

Hello and Welcome to the live coverage from Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 as the Women's 4000m Team Pursuit event takes place at the Anna Meares Velodrome.

09:34 (IST)5 APR 2018

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the match. Stay tuned to get an adrenaline rush!

09:33 (IST)5 APR 2018

Day 1 at Gold Coast continues with another cycling event coming up. This time nations will go up against each other in Team Pursuit. Team pursuit is a type of cycling event in which teams of four compete with each other over a distance of 4000m or 4km. 
  
Women's Team pursuit qualifying will take place today at the Anna Mears Velodrome, followed by Bronze and Gold medal matches. Great Britain currently holds the world record in this event, finishing in 4:10.236 in Rio two years earlier. 
 
India's team for 4000m pursuit includes Deborah Herold, Amritha Reghunath, Sonali Mayanglambam, and Monorama Tongbram. All four women are representing India in multiple cycling events at Gold Coast 2018. 
Deborah who hails from Andaman & Nicobar islands is India's strongest contender for a medal in track cycling. Manipur has two representatives within the team- Mayanglambam, and Tongbram. Reghunath who hails from Kerala will complete the team. 
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