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What's in a name? Beckham and Ronaldo grace Asian Games

India's David Beckham Elkatohchoongo leads Kazakhstan's Sergey Ponomaryov in the men's sprint qualification at the Asian Games. - AFP

HANGZHOU (AFP): David Beckham made his Asian Games debut on Wednesday in the same team as Ronaldo but not, sadly, in the football tournament.

David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh are both track cyclists for India.

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Asian Games , HangZhou , 2023 , Cycyling , Ronaldo , David Beckham

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