Fifty years ago when cyclist Trevor won a bronze medal in Asian Games Source: 9th December Daily News The Sri Lankans Cycling fans along with Trevor de Silva will be celebrating 50 year old Sri Lanka sporting record. On the 17th of December 1966 former Sebastianite and Old Josephian Trevor de Silva won a Bronze Medal at the Asian Games in Bangkok. It was the very first occasion that a Sri Lankan won a medal in the Asian Games and since then a Sri Lankan Cyclist has never ever won an International Cycling Medal. There were six of Asia’s best and fastest cyclists with one Olympic Medalist and in the lane six was Sri Lanka’s Star Rider 24 year old Trevor de Silva and what was going through his mind as he was pitted against the cream of Asia’s cyclists. On that hot and humid day in Bangkok the Lake ...

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