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Gold for Anu Chutia

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Anu Chutia won won a Gold Medal in Women’s Junior Team Sprint event at the Track Asia Cup 2015- Cycling Championship at New Delhi belid held on November 18-20. She won another Silver Medal in Women Junior 500 meter, Time Trial event. She is from Titabor, Jorhat.

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