Laura Kenny grabs record fifth gold to become most successful GB female Olympian

The 29-year-old returned to the top step of the podium on Friday after dominating the first women’s Madison event in the history of the Games.

Another Olympics, another set of world records in the team pursuit. By Rio, the event had been expanded to four riders and four kilometres, identical to the men’s event. Trott and Rowsell Shand were joined by Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker and picked up where they left off, repeating the trick of breaking the world record in qualifying, the first round and the final once again.

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