Sawt Falasteen - Finucane wins world track sprint gold for Britain

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Finucane wins world track sprint gold for Britain / Photo: Oli SCARFF - AFP

Finucane wins world track sprint gold for Britain

SPORTS 09.08.2023

Emma Finucane won the women's sprint title at the track cycling world championships on Wednesday, beating Germany's Lea Sophie Freidrich 2-0 in a best-of-three final.

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The 20-year-old from Wales edged the first round at the Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow with 4,000 fans in the stands, coming from behind.

She then went off first in the second leg and sprinted away early leaving Freidrich no margin.

Ellesse Andrews of New Zealand won the bronze medal sprint ahead of another German Emma Hinze.

Aaron Gate of New Zealand won the epic 40km points race, 10 years after his last world title in the Omnium.

"I've been waiting ten years for this, it makes all of it worthwhile," said the 32-year-old from Auckland.

He also claimed bronze in the Madison and the Team pursuit in Glasgow.

In the men's Keirin final, Colombia's Santiago Quintero won the men's title ahead of a distraught Matthew Richardson of Australia, who appeared to be blocked by a rival.

The women's Omnium race was taken by the American Jennifer Valente ahead of Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark and road star Lotte Kopecky of Belgium.

G.AbuOdeh--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - Finucane wins world track sprint gold for Britain

Finucane wins world track sprint gold for Britain

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