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Jason Kenny turned Nice Britain’s most embellished Olympian as staff dash silver introduced an eighth medal, after spouse Laura took staff pursuit silver.
GB’s males had gained the staff dash on the previous three Video games, whereas the ladies gained the staff pursuit in 2012 and 2016.
The ladies’s staff of Kenny, Katie Archibald, Neah Evans and Josie Knight had been overwhelmed as a dominant German facet set a brand new world report of 4:04.242.
Kenny, Ryan Owens and Jack Carlin misplaced their ultimate to the Netherlands.
Jason Kenny, 33, now has six gold and two silver medals – equalling the entire medal haul of Sir Bradley Wiggins, though Kenny has yet another gold and silver.
Laura Kenny, 29, is already probably the most profitable British feminine Olympian with 4 golds and one silver, whereas equestrian rider Charlotte Dujardin is probably the most embellished with three golds, one silver and two bronze medals.
Ought to she win gold within the omnium or madison later within the week, Kenny would be the first British girl to have gained an Olympic title at three Video games.
Kenny broke her shoulder in January 2020 however the postponement of the Video games gave her sufficient time to get well and compete, whereas Jason briefly retired after Rio 2016 however returned a yr later.
GB’s ladies completed in 4:10.607, the bronze medal going to the US as they beat Canada with a time of 4:08.040.
Within the staff dash, the boys recorded a time of 44.589, whereas the Netherlands set an Olympic report of 41.269 and France beat Australia to bronze in 42.331.
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