American Jennifer Valente recovered from a late crash to land an historic gold in the women's omnium as a gripping week of track cycling concluded at the Izu Velodrome on Sunday.
The 26-year-old showed true grit to climb back off the boards and become the first American woman to win an Olympic track title and the first from her country to do so since 2000.
But after dusting herself she rejoined the race and stayed out of trouble to take the title with 124 points. Dutch veteran Kirsten Wild, 38, claimed bronze, her first Olympic podium despite being an eight-time track world champion. Briton Laura Kenny's hopes of becoming the first female track cyclist to win three gold medals in a specific event after her victories in London and Rio, never fully recovered after being involved in a huge crash towards the climax of the opening 30-lap scratch race.
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