China's team sprinters took the first gold on offer in the Olympic track cycling programme as Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi powered to victory at the Izu Velodrome on Monday.
The duo broke their world record in the first round and although they were fractionally slower in the final, it was enough to beat Germany and retain the title.
The quartet of Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein and Mieke Kroeger completed 16 laps of the 250m Izu track in 4:07.307 to smash the record by nearly three seconds. The British team, including four-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny, were second quickest and will now ride against the United States who also broke the old world record.The women's team sprint final was a showdown between reigning Olympic champions China and world champions Germany for whom Emma Hinze and Lea Friedrich were in tandem.It was a second consecutive Olympic gold for Zhong, who took the Rio title with Gong Jinjie.
World champions Denmark set a searing pace with a new Olympic record, minutes after Italy had done same.
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