KIYG 2021: Son of a tailor, Adil Altaf wins Jammu & Kashmir's first cycling gold

The son of a financially constrained tailor in Srinagar, he blazed to glory in the Boys 70km road race on Saturday morning. He had already won a silver in the 28kms individual time trial the previous day, prompting even Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha to congratulate him.