Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald took gold for Great Britain as they won the first ever Olympic women’s Madison in dominant fashion before Laura Muir surged to silver in the 1500 metres final.
It was a fifth career Olympic gold for Kenny, who surpassed Dutchwoman Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel to become the most successful female cyclist in Olympic history as she took gold at a third consecutive Games – the first British woman to do so. Jack Carlin then delivered another velodrome medal for Britain with bronze in the men’s sprint.
Muir ended her wait for a major global outdoor medal by taking a brilliant silver in the 1500m, the Scot running three minutes 54.50 for a new British record as she finished behind Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon.
Kate French put together a brilliant series of performances to become Britain’s second Olympic champion in modern pentathlon and earlier on Friday there was bronze in the women’s hockey after they edged out India in a seven-goal thriller.
Here, the PA news agency breaks down everything you need to know about Friday’s events.
What’s happened?
The British pair of Kenny and Archibald looked in control of the women’s Madison in Izu from the off, winning the first three sprints on the track and then further extending their advantage after the Dutch pair of Kirsten Wild and Amy Pieters were caught in a crash with a little more than 70 laps remaining.
In the second half of the race the Britons hoovered up points in the sprints and gained a lap with a little over 20 to go to build an all-but-insurmountable lead.
By the end of the race, they had won 10 of the 12 sprints to finish with 78 points, more than twice the tally of second-placed Denmark on 35.
Another velodrome medal followed soon after as Olympic debutant Carlin held off a powerful challenge from Denis Dmitriev, 35, to take bronze in the men’s sprint. The 24-year-old Scot took the inside line to beat Dmitriev in the opening race, and then held off a powerful finish from the 35-year-old former world championship.
In the women’s 1500 metres final, Muir ended a run of several near misses at major championships by surging into second place over the final 200m to overtake Sifan Hassan.
