Congratulations to Darya Shmeleva, winner of 2017 track cycling world championship 2017-04-17 18:30:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated Darya Shmeleva, winner in the 500 metres heat at the 2017 track cycling world championship in Hong Kong. The message reads, in part: “You demonstrated outstanding skill, fortitude and willpower in this most difficult distance. This enabled you to once again mount the pedestal’s summit at this world championship”.