Who to watch in the men’s team pursuit
Australia surprised in the qualification round on Monday. They finished with the fastest time on the day and will face Canada in the first round. Despite having lower finishes in the recent season, Australia has finished on the podium in four straight Olympics.
Italy has won the most gold medals (8), with its win in Tokyo their first in the event since 1960. They look to be strong contenders again behind Filippo Ganna. Italy hasn’t finished lower than runners-up in the three world championships since their gold medal win in Tokyo. They had a tough qualification round after miscalculating how many riders remained in the race, however they still finished fast enough for a fourth-place finish.
Denmark enters as the reigning world champions. They’ve also won a medal at each of the last two Olympics, including silver in Tokyo. They finished with the third-fastest time in the qualification round.
Great Britain will look to erase a disappointing seventh in Tokyo after crashing in its first-round race — the first time it didn’t reach the podium since 2004. The Brits have won the most medals (15) in the event and won three straight gold medals from 2008-2016. They finished with the second-overall time in the qualification round.
The United States did not qualify in this discipline for the 2024 Games. The U.S. has won one medal in this event, silver in the 1984 Olympics, however, the last time the U.S. competed in this event was 2000.
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Publish date : 2024-08-06 14:10:21
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