Men's omnium Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

Japan Wins gold In Men's omnium

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Asian Games 2018

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Japanese cyclist Eiya Hashimoto won a gold medal in the men’s omnium category of the 2018 Asian Games cycling track competition at the Jakarta International Velodrome, East Jakarta, on Thursday.

Hashimoto came out as the cyclist who collected the highest points from four categories which were contested in the omnium with 119 points.

The omnium track consists of four disciplines, namely the scratch, tempo, elimination and points race, which must be completed properly. It means that points from the four events are collected to determine the position of cyclists in the standings.

The scale of points given in the first three races is 40 for the first, 38 for the second and 36 for the third.

Meanwhile, the silver medal of the men's omnium category was won by Hong Kong, China cyclist Chun Wing Leung with 114 points, followed by Kazakhstan cyclist Artyom Zakharov in third place with 112 points to secure the bronze medal.

Indonesian cyclist Nandra Eko Wahyudi finished 14th with 54 points.