Great Britain powered to the gold medal in track cycling women’s team sprint with a world record at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, finishing with a time of 45.186.
It was the first time Great Britain had won an Olympic medal in the women’s team sprint. Furthermore, Team GB set three world records on the day, once each in qualifying, heat and the final. Team GB were represented by Katy Marchant, Sophie Capewell and Emma Finucane.
“We knew that it had to take a world record to win the Olympics, and for it to be broken five times is surreal,” said Finucane. “The crowd really gave us a really big buzz in that final lap. When I finished and looked up in the crowd, to see all the Team GB flags and all my family was amazing.”
New Zealand secured the silver in 45.659, led by Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton and Ellesse Andrews, while Germany took the bronze over the Netherlands.
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Publish date : 2024-08-05 22:09:43
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