Britain won the men's track cycling team sprint gold for the third
consecutive Olympics after defeating New Zealand on Thursday Aug 11,2016, with
Callum Skinner anchoring them to victory in the first event of the track
programme.
Skinner, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes set the third
Olympic record of the day to beat the world champions by the narrowest
of margins.
Britain clocked 42.440 for the three laps of the 250 metre circuit, 0.102 seconds quicker than New Zealand who were bidding for their first Olympic gold in the discipline
France beat Australia to win the bronze medal
Britain clocked 42.440 for the three laps of the 250 metre circuit, 0.102 seconds quicker than New Zealand who were bidding for their first Olympic gold in the discipline
France beat Australia to win the bronze medal
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